26 Jun 2024

SPN-1999-244600 Reissuance of Regional General Permit 11 for the Carmel River Stream Maintenance Program

Expiration date: 7/26/2024

The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, for reissuance of Department of the Army Regional General Permit 11 for continuing implementation of the Carmel River Stream Maintenance Program (SMP). RGP 11 would continue to be used for authorizing maintenance and restoration activities along the lower 18.6 miles of the Carmel River, from the Carmel River Lagoon upstream to the former San Clemente Dam, Monterey County, California. Reissuance of the RGP for an additional five years would allow continued annual authorization of maintenance activities subject to USACE jurisdiction. This Department of the Army permit reissuance is being processed pursuant to the provisions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA), as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1344 et seq.), and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA), as amended (33 U.S.C. § 403 et seq.).

26 Jun 2024

SPN-2003-282180 Regional General Permit 5 (RGP 5) For Emergency Repairs

Expiration date: 7/26/2024

The San Francisco District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to re-issue its Regional General Permit (RGP) 5, which would allow expedited authorization for discharges or work in waters of the United States within the District for repair or protection activities in emergency situations. This proposal is being processed pursuant to the provisions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1344 et seq.) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 403 et seq.).

24 Jun 2024

SPN-2013-00139 Vallejo Yacht Club Maintenance Dredging

Expiration date: 7/9/2024

The Vallejo Yacht Club, through its agent, Anchor QEA, LLC has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, for a 10-year Department of the Army Permit to dredge approximately 125,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Vallejo Yacht Club and either dispose of the dredged sediment at an in-bay disposal site or at an ocean disposal site or beneficially reuse the sediment. The purpose of the proposed dredging is to return the Vallejo Yacht Club to its originally permitted depth to allow safe navigational depths for recreational boats. This Department of the Army Permit application is being processed pursuant to the provisions of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1344 et seq.) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 403 et seq.) and Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1413 et seq.)).

13 Jun 2024

SPN-2003-283430 Elsie Gridley Mitigation Bank, Proposed Amendment to the Bank Enabling Instrument

Expiration date: 7/13/2024

The Bank Sponsor, Wetland Resources, LLC, has applied to amend the Bank Enabling Instrument for the Elsie Gridley Mitigation Bank to allow for and guide restoration activities generating mitigation credits within the “Phase 4” (Pasture 6) area of the bank, and to incorporate language, procedures, and templates into the instrument for a sale of credits without a transfer. The mitigation bank was established in 2006 and was amended in 2012 and 2022.