PN 23-33

State Route (SR) 0080 Section 550 located in the North Fork Redbank Creek watershed in Brookville Borough and Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. 41.169866 Latitude -79.074778 Longitude

This project would include temporary impacts to 314 linear feet of waterway and 0.24 acre of wetland as well as the permanent impact of 893 linear feet of waterway and 3.46 acres of wetland for the purpose of constructing the Wolf Summit Energy Center project (formerly known as the ESC Harrison County Power project). The project proposes construction of a combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facility and associated infrastructure including an electrical transmission line, a fuel supply pipeline, and ancillary features such as roads, stormwater infrastructure, and site utilities such as sanitary sewers and a freshwater pipeline all interconnected to the existing public infrastructure. This project was previously authorized pursuant to Department of Army Permit No. LRP-2016-1483 and was not constructed. Wolf Summit Energy, LLC, the new owner of the project, is seeking reauthorization of Permit No. LRP-2016-1483 with an updated stream and wetland delineation to move forward with construction of the project.  Drawings of the proposed project are attached to this notice.

PennDOT proposes to re-establish the SR 0837, Section A50 roadway located along the Monongahela River within West Mifflin Borough and the City of Clairton in Allegheny County.  The project consists of widening the existing roadway to restore the shoulder and improve the profile to meet the 55 mph design criteria. The design includes widening toward the river with rock embankments and sheet piles. Culvert replacements and extensions will be required through the widened embankments to convey existing outfalls that carry stormwater, industrial discharges, and perennial streams. Both temporary and permanent utility relocations will be required. The southbound retaining walls will remain. Roadway paving, guiderail updates/upgrades, signing, pavement markings, and drainage improvements are also included. Because the Monongahela River is the primary aquatic resource within the project area, impacts below the Ordinary High Water Mark at elevation 731.6 feet, were included as river impacts and totaled approximately 3.2 acres.  However, the normal pool elevation of 718.7 was used to calculate aquatic resource impacts along the Monongahela River which totaled approximately 0.26 acres. In additional to the Monongahela River, 5 perennial and 1 intermittent stream will involve encroachments totaling an additional 97 linear feet.  The use of barges are anticipated to construct the sheet piles and the toe of the rock embankments along the left descending bank of the Monongahela River. The coordinates for the southern end are 40’ 19′ 9.73″ N; 79’ 53′ 54.24″ W. The coordinates for the northern end are 40’ 20′ 16.41″ N; 79’ 53′ 40.51″ W.

LRP-2003-00787

​U. S. Steel Corporation

The applicant proposes reauthorization of a permit to perform maintenance dredging, as necessary, for a period of 10 years, in order to maintain adequate draft for the mooring of loaded barges at their Clairton Works.

:  United States Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branches of the Baltimore and Philadelphia Districts and the Regulatory Division of the Pittsburgh District are considering a proposal to accept and expend funds provided by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to expedite processing of Department of the Army permit applications, subject to a series of limitations in accordance with Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, as amended; 33 USC Chapter 36 Section 2352.    

March 28, 2023

The applicant proposes to construct a 244-foot x 26-foot community floating recreational boat dock, consisting of 20 slips, that will be connected to the shore by three (3) proposed 35-foot boat ramps anchored above the OHWM. No fill will be discharged into the river. The floating dock structure will extend approximately 50-feet from the shoreline on a 380-foot wide portion of the Monongahela River. Drawings of the proposed dock are attached to this notice.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is designing a new 4-lane, limited-access, tolled expressway from PA Route 51 in Jefferson Hills to Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; eventually allowing continuous travel from I-68 in West Virginia north to I-376, the Parkway East, in Allegheny County.  The PA Route 51 to Duquesne project begins at PA Route 51 and will extend SR 0043 northward to a new interchange that will end SR 0043 just south and west of PA Route 837 at a relocated Commonwealth Avenue in Duquesne.  Project impacts were originally estimated at greater than 22,500 linear feet of stream impact and 13 acres of wetland impact.  The final environmental impact statement was reassessed, and impacts were most recently recalculated using a June 2021 engineering design snapshot (see notice for impact totals).  This project will be constructed in a phased process, with seven separate sections.  This public notice is for Construction Section 53B1A.

The applicant has provided supplemental information which overall reduces impacts. The provided information also includes a detailed stream and wetland restoration plan, a voluntary proposal to provide additional compensatory mitigation for longer-term temporary impacts to waters of the U.S., a cumulative effects assessment, minor corrections, and refinements to the amount of discharges of dredged and/or fill material into waters of the U.S. necessitated by the proposed project to further avoid and minimize effects to waters of the U.S. As a result, the Corps is providing notice to the public of this supplemental information and refinements.

The proposed mitigation bank consists of waterways, wetlands, and riparian areas within the Paden Creek Watershed (12-digit HUC #050301020101) of the Pymatuning Reservoir-Shenango River Watershed (10-digit HUC # 0503010201) in Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (PA) and is approximately 5.0 miles west of Conneautville and 7.5 miles northwest of Linesville (41°45'37.50" North, -80°27'57.47" West).

The goal of the Project is to restore and preserve self-sustaining, functional ecological resources identified within the Project area. In accordance with these goals, the Project strives to replace the functions and values lost through adverse impacts to streams and wetland areas due to various Section 10 and/or Section 404 authorized projects occurring elsewhere within the Ohio River Subbasin (Pennsylvania State Water Plan Watershed Subbasin #20N) and/or adjacent secondary service watersheds were deemed appropriate.

The applicant placed a spud barge on the right descending bank of the Ohio River, near river mile 81.2, for mooring barges and vessels, this activity was not authorized. Proposed: The applicant has relocated the fleet to river mile 81.5, right descending bank and is proposing to obtain a permit for this location, to construct a waterfront structure, approximately 230-Ft in length, along the right descending bank. Due to the topography of the area, the downstream portion of the mooring area will extend approximately 160-Ft from the face of the spud barge riverward and the upstream portion will extend approximately 120-Ft from the face of the spar barge, riverward. This new mooring area will be used to moor the facilities towing vessels. Drawings of the proposed dock are attached to this notice.

The overall purpose of the Upper Ohio Beaver Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument is to provide third-party compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable adverse impacts to wetlands and streams/tributaries authorized by Clean Water Act Section 404 permits.  The first mitigation site to be authorized by this Instrument is the WILLOW CREEK WETLANDS MITIGATION BANK. Objectives include re-establishing high-quality forested and non-forested wetlands, forested uplands, rehabilitating existing degraded wetlands, and rehabilitating existing upland forest/successional woods.

PN 22-47

MPLX Terminals LLC

PN 22-46

PN 22-46 Maps

September 30, 2022

Silicon Processors, Inc.

Ohio River left descending bank Mile 112 in Moundsville, Marshall County, WV (39.84611, -80.81833).

The applicant (Silicon Processors, Inc.) proposes to install a 35-foot wide Crane Barge and three new conveyor belts. Conveyor A is approximately 135’ long x 36” wide. Conveyor B is approximately 125’ long x 36” wide, and has a transition point approximately 75’ from the top of the Bank. Conveyor C is approximately 110’ long x 36” wide, and is located on the Deck of the Work Barge. Conveyor A and B will extend over the river. These feed other conveyors which sit at the top of the Bank. No belts will extend into the river beyond the Riverward face of the cells. Other structures and equipment used for construction will be located either on the bank above the Ordinary High Water Mark on a floating barge/platform. Drawings of the proposed dock are attached to this notice.

Permanent discharge of fill material into 1,961 linear feet of twelve streams and 0.468 acre of four wetlands, as well as the temporary discharge of fill material into 206 linear feet of seven streams, associated with the construction of the Londonderry Ridge residential development.  Londonderry Ridge will consist of 80 townhouse units and 100 single-family units, located in Jackson Township, Butler County, PA.

September 9, 2022

The proposed Bank Site includes headwater tributaries of Chalfant Run (PADEP COMID 39541), which is tributary to Thompson Run (99407502); which is tributary to the Monongahela River. The site is located on the Churchill Valley Greenway, owned by Allegheny Land Trust, in Churchill Borough and Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (40.4481, -79.8410) in the Lower Monongahela Basin (HUC 05020005, Pennsylvania State Water Plan Watershed 19).

Water and Land Solutions has submitted a prospectus to the Pittsburgh District Corps of Engineers to develop and operate Churchill Valley Mitigation Bank.

PN 22-35

PN 22-35 Maps

Gallatin Fuels, Inc

Monongahela River, right descending bank, mile 87.4, Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

The applicant proposes to perform maintenance dredging, as necessary, for a period of 10 years, at their coal loading dock to provide sufficient depth to handle loaded barges. The area adjacent to the existing dock will be dredged for a length of 1,780 feet, an average width of 55 feet, to a depth of 12 feet below normal pool elevation, 778.0 feet. Approximately 1,985 cubic yards of accumulated sediment will be removed over the life of the permit. Drawings of the proposed project are attached to this notice.

PN 22-36

PN 22-36 Maps

PN 22-36 Attachments

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 10-0

PN 22-42

PN 22-42 Maps

The applicant (T&R Properties, Inc.) proposes to permanently discharge dredged or fill material into 1560 Linear Feet (LF) of ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams and 0.053 acres of PEM and PSS wetland. This proposal is to construct a future mixed-use development, associated stormwater management facilities, access roads, and other site amenities on the approximately 180-acre site in Washington County, PA. As mitigation for permanent impacts to waters of the U.S., the applicant proposes onsite stream relocation for 1,009 LF of stream. The remaining 551 LF of permanent stream loss and 0.053 acres of permanent wetland loss will be mitigated for with the purchase of 551 stream and 0.5 wetland mitigation bank credits from Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is designing a new 4-lane, limited-access, tolled expressway from PA Route 51 in Jefferson Hills to Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; eventually allowing continuous travel from I-68 in West Virginia north to I-376, the Parkway East, in Allegheny County. The PA Route 51 to Duquesne project begins at PA Route 51 and will extend SR 0043 northward to a new interchange that will end SR 0043 just south and west of PA Route 837 at a relocated Commonwealth Avenue in Duquesne. Project impacts were originally estimated at greater than 22,500 linear feet of stream impact and 13 acres of wetland impact. The final environmental impact statement was reassessed, and impacts were most recently recalculated using a June 2021 engineering design snapshot (see notice for impact totals). This project will be constructed in a phased process, with seven separate sections. This public notice is for Construction Section 53A2.

40.7610° N, -79.8099° W; Jefferson Township, Butler County, PA

Menards, Inc.

Washington, Pennsylvania,    Washington County,                            UNTs to Chartiers Creek,            40.193599, -80.222636

Project activities include the construction of an approximately 209,000 sq. ft. commercial facility, outdoor lumber yard, a drive-through lumber warehouse, parking areas, roads, stormwater facilities, and associated utilities.  Project would result in temporary impacts to 8 linear feet of waterway and permanent impact of 773 linear feet of waterway and 0.782 acre of wetlands within UNTs to Chartiers Creek.

Near Morganton, West Virginia, Monongalia County                             Little Indian Creek                      39.59707, -80.07011

The sponsor’s Prospectus proposes the creation of the Little Indian Creek Mitigation Bank.  The purpose of the mitigation bank is to generate credit for use in off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable adverse impacts (including the discharge of dredged or fill materials) to streams and wetlands within the specified service area (see below).  Impacts are subject to long-term monitoring which aids in the evaluation of credit releases and to ensure that ecological uplift occurs.  The bank is projected to restore, enhance, and protect approximately 16,895 linear feet of stream as well as 3.78 acres of forested wetland. 

SPN 22-31

SPN 22-31 Attachments

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District has collaborated on a draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the review of transportation projects related to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Federal and state agencies signatory to this agreement include: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh Districts of the USACE.

The purpose of the agreement is to streamline review of transportation-related projects requiring authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, by delegating compliance determinations for minor transportation-related actions requiring coordination under Section 106 of the NHPA to PennDOT cultural resource professionals meeting the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards.  This PA represents a renewal of prior agreements among FHWA, PennDOT, ACHP, and PHMC, notably adding the USACE Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh Districts as signatories.

Wetlands off of Pymatuning Avenue and SR 618 in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (41.6232, -80.3253).

The Reflections on Conneaut Residential Land Development Plan proposes to permanently discharge dredged or fill material in 0.67 acre of palustrine forested (PFO), 0.09 acre of palustrine emergent (PEM), and 0.01 acre of palustrine scrub shrub (PSS) wetlands associated with construction of 103 single family homes, carriage homes, and townhome units along with associated infrastructure, landscaping, and stormwater management facilities with a 34.98 acre limit of disturbance. As mitigation for permanent impacts to waters of the U.S., the applicant proposes replacement ratios of 3:1 ratio for PFO habitat, 1:1 ratio for PEM habitat, and a minimum of 2:1 ratio for PSS habitat as a part of onsite wetland creation resulting in 2.01 acre of PFO habitat, 0.09 PEM habitat, and 0.02 acre of PSS habitat.

LRP 2022-225

The applicant proposes to construct a non-commercial private recreational boat dock..

PN 22-28

PN 22-28 Maps

May 20, 2022

Somerset Conservation District

Attn: Len Lichvar

Lamberts Run in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (40.069589, -78.915692)

PN 22-25

PN 22-25 Maps 

EBX-EM, LLC, a Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), LLC subsidiary

The proposed mitigation bank site is located in the headwaters of Glade Run and an unnamed tributary to Little Sandy Creek, adjacent floodplains and upland corridors, within the Cheat River watershed, near Bruceton Mills, Preston County, WV (39.613, -79.599)

EBX-EM, LLC (Sponsor), a subsidiary of RES, has submitted a mitigation plan to the Pittsburgh District Corps and the other members of the WV IRT to develop and operate a stream mitigation bank, known as the Old Oak Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable adverse impacts (including the discharge of dredged or fill material) to streams and wetlands within the specified service area, as noted below. The proposed mitigation bank will involve the enhancement, restoration and preservation of streams and wetlands and their associated riparian buffers.

Along the Monongahela River, approximate Mile 57.9, Left Descending Bank, in Brownsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

(Latitude: 40.01895; Longitude: -79.92128)

The applicant proposes to construct a private recreational boat dock along his riverfront property. The proposed dock will consist of a 4-ft wide by 30-ft long main walkway extending riverward from the rover shore. The dock will extend perpendicular (downstream) 25-ft from the main walkway. The downstream walkway will support two “finger” piers extending riverward. Each finger will be 4-ft wide by 16-ft long. A total of three 12-inch diameter steel pipe pilings will anchor the dock configuration. Two of the pilings will extend riverward on the up-flow side of the walkway and one downstream to help secure a section of the docking parallel to the riverbank. The docks will be constructed of aluminum with composite decking. Foam filled poly floats will be used as floatation devices for the docks. 

PN 22-24

PN 22-24 Maps

Carter-Roag Coal Company

The applicant proposes to employing re-mining, contour mining and highwall miner / auger mining methods. These methods would be employed to recover metallurgical-grade bituminous coal from the Sewell, Sewell A, and Sewell B splits of coal. The Hartridge No. 1 Project encompasses a total of approximately 113 acres, of which approximately 88 acres are designated for mineral removal area. The remaining area, approximately 25 acres, consists of ancillary areas for drainage control, access road, and a top-of-highwall buffer.  Overall, project activity would result in direct impact to approximately 1,384 linear feet (0.130 acres) of 73 linear feet of perennial streams, 1,105 linear feet of intermittent streams, and 206 linear feet of ephemeral streams.  A total of approximately 0.53 acres of palustrine emergent wetland and 0.05 acres of open water feature would also be permanently filled during project activities.  The applicant proposes to purchase 1,143.40 stream mitigation bank credits and 0.98 wetland mitigation bank credits to offset the loss of Waters of the United States.

LRP 2020-237

April 14, 2022

The applicant proposes to construct the proposed Middle Area Embankment Expansion – Blue Rock Knob Refuse Facility.  The proposed expansion of the embankment is necessary to accommodate future coarse and fine coal refuse produces by the Carter-Roag Coal Company Starbridge Coal Preparation Plant in two phases.  The project activity will also include the construction of new sediment control structures.  The applicant proposed to impact 0.620 acre of wetlands and 1,621 linear feet of streams.  The applicant will purchase 356.048 stream credits and 0.061 wetland credits from an approved mitigation bank for Phase I of the project.  The applicant proposed to purchase either 816.755 stream credits and 0.559 wetland credits from an approved mitigation bank or 996.442 stream credits and 1.3640 wetland credits from an approved In-Lieu Fee Provider, dependent upon credit availability, for Phase II of the project. 

LRP 2021-320

PN 22-21 

PN 22-21 Maps

LRP 2022-129

Monongahela River, Alicia Docks Facility, river mile 58.2 to 58.9, right descending bank, Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Lat: 40.0111416 North, Long:-79.9289778 West

The applicant proposes renew their maintenance dredge permit, to preform maintenance dredging, as necessary, for a period of 10 years, at the Alicia Docks, along the bank of the Monongahela River.

PN 22-18

PN 22-18 Maps

The 153.2-acre project is located northwest of the intersection of New Garden Avenue (County Route 172) and Gamble Road (Township Road 758) in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio (40.795511°, -80.836105°).  The project drains into Cold Run located within the Cold Run sub-watershed (Hydrologic Unit Code [HUC] #05030101-05-01) and (via drain tile) into Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek. Cold Run flows southeasterly into the West Fork of Little Beaver Creek and ultimately into the Beaver Creek mainstem, part of the Upper Ohio watershed (HUC #05030101). 

On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of forty (40) existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one (1) new NWP. These forty-one (41) NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026:

On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of forty (40) existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one (1) new NWP. These forty-one (41) NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026:

PN 22-13

PN 22-13 Maps

Wolf Run Mining Company, LLC

Unnamed tributaries to Little Hackers Creek near Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia (39.186897, -80.093064)

PN 22-09

PN 22-09 Map

February 15, 2022

The applicant requests the reauthorization of a previously issued permit to continue expansion of the existing Harvey Run II Coal Refuse Impoundment.

22-06

22-06 Maps

February 28, 2022

AllStar Ecology has submitted a mitigation plan to the Pittsburgh District Corps and the other members of the WV Interagency Review Team (IRT) to develop and operate a stream and wetland mitigation bank, known as the Little Run Mitigation Bank.

LRP 2022-29

February 28, 2022

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

Near Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia (39.0680°N, 80.5064°W)

LRP 2022-30

February 28, 2022

Hard Rock Land Company, LLC

Near the unincorporated community of Walkersville in Lewis County, West Virginia (38.897106°N, 80.427605°W)

Hard Rock Land Company, LLC has submitted a mitigation plan to the Pittsburgh District Corps and the other members of the WV Interagency Review Team (IRT) to develop and operate a stream and wetland mitigation bank, known as the Stonefly Mitigation Bank.

PN 22-08

Patrick Wildfire

Near Fairmont, West Virginia, Marion County, 39.444354, -80.122130

The project is proposing the creation of two private recreational ponds via the impoundment and subsequent inundation of two streams.  The project would include the excavation and shaping of stream and adjacent upland area above the impoundment structures which would form the ponds.  Excavated materials would then be redischarged back into the stream for the creation of the impoundment structures.  These structures would include a fixed outlet which controls pond elevation up to natural land contours and a rocked dissipation pad at the outlet location.  Impoundment of these waters would result in the loss of 80 and 205 foot of stream associated with the creation of 2,200 sq. ft. and 17,000 sq. ft. ponds, respectively.  It is anticipated that the ponds may take 2-3 weeks to fully fill with waters, and this may result in a temporary reduction in downstream flow contributions from the ephemeral and intermittent upstream reaches.

Wetlands within a 35-acre property located at 9140 Peach Street, Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania (42.02320, -80.05700)

Ohio River, left bank, mile 34.55 to 34.93, in Shippingport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

The applicant proposes to renew their maintenance dredge permit, to preform maintenance dredging, as necessary, for a period of 10 years at the Energy Harbor Nuclear Corporation, to ensure adequate flow at intake and discharge structures and to maintain proper depth at the barge slip.  Approximately 23,000 cubic yards to be dredged.

LRP 2012-1313

PN 22-03

PN 22-03 Map

The applicant has already been approved to impact 2.352 acres of PEM wetlands for non-coal surface mining activities at the Berg Mine in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County, Pennsylvania.  The applicant now proposes to expand the project area to impact 0.42 additional acres of PEM wetland for a total of 2.772 acres of permanent impact to waters of the U.S.  

Approved mitigation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States was on site creation of 2.84 acres of palustrine wetlands.  The additional impacts will now require that the mitiation provide for 3.68 acres of wetland replacement. 

The applicant proposes to control storm water and reduce sediment transport, flooding, and combined sewer overflows (CSO) in the local Four Mile Run sub-watershed by completing the Four Mile Run (4MR) Storm water Improvement Project. The project construction involves removal of approximately 7,946 cubic yards of accumulated sediments from Panther Hollow Lake, placing 7,782 cubic yards of fill in Panther Hollow lake to increase aquatic habitat and modify the outlet and embankment of Panther Hollow Lake, daylighting approximately 2,550 linear feet of the currently culverted Four Mile Run stream in Junction Hollow downstream of Panther Hollow Lake, and building a separated 2,975 linear foot storm water pipeline, ranging in diameter from 36” to 60”, from Junction Hollow to the right descending bank of the Monongahela River at River Mile 3.45.  The new separated storm water outfall will be located approximately 115 feet upstream from the existing M-29 combined sewer outfall.

 2020-452

 20-40

 MAP

 20-31

 MAP

Blacklick Creek, North Branch to Blacklick Creek, East Wheatfield and Buffington Townships, near Vintondale, Indiana County, and Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (40°29'03.4"/ 78°55'57.2")

 20-39

 MAP

 2012-1750

PN 20-36

 MAP 1

 MAP 2

 MAP 3

PN 20-34

 MAP

 PN 20-33

 MAP

East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, approximately two miles north of East Finley in the Upper Ohio-Wheeling Basin (HUC 05030106), Pennsylvania State Water Plan Watershed 20). The project center coordinates are: 40.04545, -80.38654

 SPN 20-32

 Enc. 1

 Enc. 2

 SPN 20-30

 20-29

 Enc. 1

 Enc. 2

 Enc. 3

 Enc. 4

 20-28 

 MAP

PN 20-27

MAPS

 20-26

 MAP A

 SPN 

  A

  B

 20-25

 MAP A 

 MAP B

 20-23

 MAP A

 MAP B

The purpose of this Public Notice is to advise the interested stakeholders on current status of the re-evaluation, modification and implementation of the Ohio Stream and Wetland Valuation Metric (SWVM).

 20-24 

 MAP

 August 18, 2020

 20-22

 MAP A

 MAP B 

 MAP C 

 MAP D 

 MAP E

 20-21

  MAP

 20-20

 MAP A

 MAP B

 MAP C

 20-19

 MAPS A

 MAPS B

 MAPS C

 MAPS D

The Bank Sponsor, Harmony, received approval for their UMBI on July 21, 2019 (LRH-2016-00006-WV No. 2017-1734). As defined in 33 CFR 332.8, an UMBI is a single mitigation banking instrument which provides for future authorization of additional mitigation bank sites. As additional sites are selected, they must be reviewed and approved by the IRT as modifications to the existing mitigation banking instrument. Therefore, the current proposal is under consideration as a modification to Harmony’s UMBI.

 20-17

 MAPS A

 MAPS B

 MAPS C

20-15

MAP

The applicant proposes to construct 1.34 miles of a 10-inch natural gas gathering line.  Construction is proposed to occur within a combined permanent and temporary 75-foot right-of-way, access roads within a 35-foot wide corridor, and temporary workspaces.  The applicant proposes to temporarily impact a total of 461 linear feet of eight streams and 0.05 acre of three wetlands.  Temporary fill will be removed and crossings will be restored to pre-construction conditions.  Loss of waters of the United States is not proposed for this project; therefore no mitigation is proposed for the project. Drawings of the proposed work are attached to this notice.

The applicant proposes to construct the Terminal and Aerotech Park Phase I, of a two-phase project, which will involve airport expansion activities including the construction of a new terminal, taxiway, apron, parking lot, Taxiway H reconstruction, entrance roadway to the terminal, and an aeronautical industrial park by developing an area east of Runway 3-21 at the North Central West Virginia Airport. The project proposes to permanently fill 7,710 linear feet of 16 streams (1,493 linear feet perennial, 4,686 linear feet intermittent and 1,531 linear feet ephemeral) and 3.363 acres of 15 wetlands (3.162 acres palustrine emergent, 0.036 acres palustrine scrub-shrub and 0.165 acres palustrine forested). Drawings of the proposed project are attached to this notice.

20-13

MAP

June 28, 2020

Wetlands and waterways within the mouth of the Deer Creek watershed (HUC 0503010302) in Marlboro Township, Stark County, Ohio, east and north of Allen Drive Northeast, south of Pontius Street Northeast, and west of Marlboro Avenue Northeast (40.968135°, -81.220806°)

The Walborn Reservoir In-Lieu Fee Mitigation Project will generate in-kind mitigation credits to replace advanced mitigation credits that have been sold in the Mahoning Watershed (HUC 05030103) as compensation for activities authorized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Ohio EPA through the issuance of permits. The project will be designed, implemented, and managed to attain the following basic objectives:

• Restore riparian stream buffers to improve water quality, regulate watershed hydrology, and attenuate runoff.

• Produce high-quality wetlands and wetland buffer habitat that will result in a gain in aquatic resource functions that are currently not present on the site.

• Provide a diverse interspersion of restored habitat features and buffers.

• Establish connectivity and habitat corridors within an existing natural area.

• Provide an endowment for the long-term maintenance of the mitigation site.

20-13

MAPS A

MAPS B

 2020-10

 MAPS

 PLANS

Monongahela River, right bank, Mile 57.2-58, in Brownsville Borough and Luzerne Township, Fayette County, PA (40.015170°, -79.923326°)

The applicant proposes to perform a total of 1.52 acres of maintenance dredging in the Monongahela River, in order to utilize and maintain the existing Heartland Fabrication facility for barge storage, launching, and marine repairs.  Drawings of the proposed work are attached to this notice.  

 20-12

 MAPS

Benjamin Capo, Bridgewater Landing Marina                       404 Brkich Way, Bridgewater, PA 15009

The project includes a marina that was constructed in the early 2000s and no new or additional work is proposed. The facility consists of three (3) docks along the right descending bank of the Beaver River ("A" Dock North, "A" Dock South, "B" Dock, and "C" Dock). The mooring area is 1.88 acres in size. Total area of docks in the Beaver River at Bridgewater Landings Marina is 12,806 square feet. No disturbance of land results from the operation of the marina or the docks on the river. All facilities / features shown on attached Drawing No. 1 of 2 (Site Plan) are existing and no changes or new impacts are proposed.

 20-11

 MAPS

Mine 60, Scott Township,

Lawrence County, PA                     

N 41°, 1’, 54” : W -80°, 9’, 32”

The applicant proposes to impact four wetlands totaling 1.87 acres associated with a 246.2 acre sand and gravel mine.  Two hundred linear feet of unnamed tributaries B and C to Slippery Rock Creek, will be impacted to construct a haul road and conveyor belt. Mitigation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States will result in the creation of 2.98 acres of palustrine emergent/scrub shrub/forested wetlands on site.

The proposed Miller Hollow Refuse Site is located in unnamed tributaries to Dutch Run and adjacent wetlands along Dutch Run Road in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County and Armstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania                                  (40.6977, -79.2991).

The applicant proposes to develop a new coal refuse disposal site (Miller Hollow Refuse Site). The proposed Miller Hollow disposal site would be contiguous to the Dutch Run Preparation Plant (CMAP No.03851601) and adjacent to the active Coal Refuse Disposal Area (CRDA) No. 2. (CMAP No. 03870701). The project as proposed would permanently impact 5,523 linear feet of eight unnamed tributaries to Dutch Run and 4.04 acres of wetland (3.84 acres PEM and 0.17 acre PSS). The impacts, as proposed, would result from construction of sedimentation ponds, site preparation, and refuse placement.

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Along the right descending bank of the Ohio River, river mile 88.0, Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio. Lat.: 40.09909167 North, -80.71114722 West.

The applicant proposes to construct a barge loading and offloading waterfront facility. The facility will be receiving fluids from the Gas and Oil markets for processing, to reuse the fluids for drilling operations or to be sent to a disposal facility.  

Due to recent developments concerning the COVID19, and potential unanticipated office closures. The Pittsburgh District Regulatory Branch requests that all new regulatory permit applications and incoming correspondence be submitted electronically.

The applicant proposes to impact 4.89 acres of palustrine wetlands and 427 linear feet of unnamed tributary to Lawson Run to construct a new toll plaza at Mile Post 211 of the Ohio Turnpike.  Drawings of the proposed toll plaza are attached to this notice.  

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The applicant proposes to construct a commercial dock for the purpose of providing moorage for stern wheel boat cruises.  The dock will comprise of six - 40 foot by 8 foot, one - 50 foot by 8 foot, and one - 30 foot by 8 foot dock sections with a 20 foot by 4 foot gangway.  The dock will total 2,640 sq. ft. and extend 69 linear feet riverward into the Ohio River, a navigable waters of the United States.  Two stern wheel boats will operate from this dock occupying a 120 foot by 50 foot and 120 foot by 30 foot area on the riverward side of the dock.  The dock, including the moored stern wheelers, will extend 113 linear feet into the Ohio River.  A crane barge, materials barge, and towboat will be utilized to remove existing/install new pilings and to install the dock segments.  The project would be located on the left descending bank of river mile 90.58.  Drawings of the proposed dock are attached to this notice.

The purpose of this Public Notice is to inform interested parties of the proposed activity and to solicit comments regarding the proposed renewal of the Letter of Permission for Construction of Recreational Boat Docks within the State of Ohio.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers published on February 23, 2020 a public notice titled “LRH – OH SWVM-2020 THE OHIO STREAM AND WETLAND VALUATION METRIC FOR APPLICATION WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO.” The purpose of the public notice was to solicit comments from the interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the use of the Ohio Stream and Wetland Valuation Metric (SWVM).  Any comments received will be considered by the Corps to determine whether to modify, adopt, or terminate the use of the Ohio SWVM. Comments, both favorable and unfavorable, will be accepted, made a part of the record, and receive full consideration in subsequent actions on these procedures.  The public comment period on this proposal has been extended until April 24, 2020.  All aspects, as described in the original public notice remain unchanged.

FJA Developers               3445 Winners Circle Canfield, OH 44406

US-224 Canfield,   Mahoning County, OH 

(41.02377 N : -80.79290 W)

This is an amended public notice for PN 19-14 which ended on April 3, 2019.  The applicant proposed to impact 1.44 acres of Category 2 wetlands and 295 linear feet of unnamed tributary to Meander Creek for the construction of a residential/commercial development including, 64 residential lots, 33 multi-unit town-home lots, a clubhouse, pool, and a 17 acre retail area.  The applicant had proposed to create 1.44 acres of wetlands on-site as mitigation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States. The applicant’s amended plan proposes an additional 0.41 ac of wetland impacts totaling, 1.85 acres and 295 linear feet of unnamed tributary to Meander Creek for the previously described development.   The amended proposed mitigation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States is to purchase 3.9 in-lieu fee wetland credits and 295 LF of in-lieu fee stream credits.

The project is on and within wetlands and unnamed tributaries of Narrow Run and the Ohio River starting at the existing Norfolk Southern Rail north of East 26th Street in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio (40.012334/-80.7441629) and extending south for approximately 16 miles to Powhatan Point (39.837461/-80.827797).

The applicant proposes to stabilize railroad roadbed and embankments in 20 separate areas along an approximately 16-mile stretch of track extending from Bellaire, OH south to Powhatan Point, OH, known to the Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) as the River Line. Railroad roadbed and embankment stabilization is anticipated to include construction of rock buttresses or earth retaining structures.  The project proposes to permanently impact 0.07 acre of wetland, 605 linear feet of intermittent/perennial stream, 3,808 linear feet of the Ohio River, and to temporarily impact 118 linear feet of intermittent/perennial stream, and 9,880 linear feet of the Ohio River.

The purpose of this Special Public Notice is to inform interested parties of the proposed activity and to solicit comments concerning the proposed development of an in-lieu fee (ilf)compensatory wetland and stream mitigation program by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) for use throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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The applicant proposes to discharge fill into waters of the United States in conjunction with the realignment and widening of State Route (SR) 0228 Section 270. The SR 0228 Balls Bend project includes for the proposed widening of SR 0228 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes in Middlesex Township, Butler County, PA. The purpose of the proposed project is to improve mobility and safety for the traveling public along the SR 0228 corridor from the area just east of Three Degrees Road near the Adams/Middlesex Township line, to the intersection with Pennsylvania SR 8.  The applicants preferred alternative results in approximately 3,214 linear feet (LF) of permanent and approximately 721 LF of temporary stream channel impacts. These impacts include the removal of three existing structures and the placement of four new structures. Additionally, 1.21 acres of permanent and 0.14 acres of temporary wetland impacts are expected to occur as a result of the proposed project.  Stream Mitigation for the project includes the relocation of approximately 1,813 LF of channel and approximately 2,602 LF of improvements to stream bank/riparian buffer along two sections of Glade Run within the project site. Permanent wetland impacts will be mitigated on site through the construction of approximately 2.64 acres of wetland habitat.

This notice is to notify you that on January 15, 2020, after consideration of the comments received, the Division Commander accepted the WVDEP’s modified WQC for the 2017 NWPs. The modification includes changes to Special Conditions A, C, and L of the WQC for NWP 12 (Utility Line Activities); no other changes to the standard or permit-specific special conditions of the Section 401 WQC were made.

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Unnamed tributaries and adjacent wetlands of Mud Creek in the Village of Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio northeast of I-80, west of State Route 45 (Tod Ave SW), and east of the Lordstown Motors Corporation manufacturing facility (41.152727, -80.863155)

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Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia

Morgan Run, Red Sea A, Red Sea B, Helmick Run, Stony River, No Name Run, Above Lake, Headwaters, Laurel Run, near Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia

The applicant requests the reauthorization of a previously issued permit to place limestone sand for acid mine drainage abatement in several Stony River tributary streams. The tributary streams are located upstream of Mount Storm Lake, in a 1200-acre impoundment of the Stony River, in northern Grant County, West Virginia.