Climate Adaptation Academy ROAD FLOODING: Corps Regulatory Requirements & Environmental Aspects

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1 Climate Adaptation Academy ROAD FLOODING: Corps Reglatory Reqirements & Environmental Aspects Pala Kllberg Senior Project Manager Reglatory Division New England District 25 Janary 2019

2 2 SCOPE OF PRESENTATION Stattory Athority of the Corps Geographic Jrisdictional Limits Definitions, Activities Permitting nder CT Programmatic General & Individal Permit Processes Reglatory Review Process Compensatory Mitigation

3 3 New England Region l 66,000 sqare miles l 13.9 million people l 6,100 miles of coastline l 13 deep draft commercial waterways l 13 major river basins

4 4 STATUTORY AUTHORITIES Section 9 - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Constrction of a dike or dam in navigable waters Section 10 - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Protect Navigation - 33 USC 403 Section Clean Water Act of 1972 Protect Aqatic Environment, Foster Balanced Development - 33 USC 1344 Section Marine Protection Research and Sanctaries Act of 1972 Allows for Transportation of Dredged Material for Prpose of Ocean Disposal 33 USC 1413

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8 SECTION 10 - RIVERS & HARBORS ACT of Reglates any work in, over or nder navigable waters of the U.S. that may affect their corse, condition, location or capacity of the waters. Prohibits the nathorized obstrction or alteration of a navigable water.

9 SECTION 10 - RIVERS & HARBORS ACT of Navigable Waters are those waters sbject to the ebb and flow of the tide, waterward of MHW and/or those waters that are presently sed, have been sed in the past, or may be ssceptible for se in the ftre for the transport of interstate commerce.

10 10 SECTION 10 Activities, Strctres Ø Dredging & disposal of dredged material Ø Directional Drilling, Trenching Ø Piers, docks, wharves, breakwaters, groins, jetties, revetments, blkheads, seawalls, etc. Ø Marinas & other recreational strctres Ø Any permanent or semipermanent strctre or potential obstacle to navigation (incldes moorings, pile driving, tility lines)

11 SECTION CLEAN WATER ACT of To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation s waters Reqires a Dept. of Army (Corps) athorization for discharge of dredged or fill material into Waters of the U.S. and adjacent wetlands. All discharges of dredged or fill material in Waters of the U.S. reqires a Corps Permit. Applies to permanent and temporary discharges Waters of the U.S. incldes navigable waters, inland rivers, lakes, streams and adjacent, contigos and bordering wetlands

12 12 SECTION 404 Fill Activities Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Bedding & backfill Trenching/Jet Plow Access roads Cofferdams Bank stabilization Land development Hazardos waste remediation UNLESS Sperfnd Site

13 13 TYPES OF PERMITS GENERAL PERMIT - 2 CATEGORIES: SV OR PCN ØMinimal Impact Work ØMst comply with terms and conditions of GP ØExpedited Process, days from complete application INDIVIDUAL PERMIT ØLarger, more controversial ØReqires analysis of alternatives, pblic interest review ØReqires WQC and/or CZMC athorization or waiver from CT DEEP

14 CORPS REGULATORY REVIEW nder CWA: SECTION 404(b)(1)* Environmental Considerations 14 ØIf a project involves a discharge of fill, Corps mst consider practicable alternatives (i.e., alternatives analysis ) to redce effects of the discharge. ØAvoid & minimize discharge to greatest extent practicable ØEvalate the impact on sbstrate, water circlation/qality, aqatic fnction, secondary & cmlative impacts ØUnavoidable impacts contribting to wetland loss mitigated** ØCorps can only isse an athorization for the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative (LEDPA) * 404(b)(1) Gidelines pblished in Federal Register Dec 1980 ** compensatory mitigation

15 : Mitigation Rle - Definitions (332.2) Seqencing: Avoid, Minimize, Compensate Avoid sing non-degraded plands for wetland creation (establishment) Mitigation type order of preference: Mitigation Bank In-Lie Fee Program ( ILF ) Permittee-Responsible Mitigation ( PRM )

16 2008: Mitigation Rle - Definitions (332.2) 16 Mitigation Bank Commercial entity or a single ser (e.g., State DOT) One or more sites where larger compensatory mitigation projects are done Permittees obtain credits from sponsor Sponsor assmes responsibility for providing the mitigation In-Lie Fee program ( ILF ) Government (Non-Corps) or non-profit natral resorce management entity Collects fees from permittees to do larger compensatory mitigation projects Sponsor assmes responsibility for providing mitigation Permittee-Responsible Mitigation ( PRM ) Compensatory mitigation activity ndertaken by permittee or contractor (cont.)

17 17 Smmary: To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation s waters CT GP Streamlines permit processing Evalate alternatives to minimize impacts Seqence: Avoid, Minimize, Compensate Corps Compensatory Mitigation follows 2008 Mitigation Rle: Mitigation type order of preference: Mitigation Bank In-Lie Fee Program ( ILF ) Permittee-Responsible Mitigation ( PRM ) 17

18 18 Qestions? Corps New England District Reglatory: Contact info: Pala Kllberg Senior Project Manager Reglatory Division US Army Corps of Engineers - New England District P: (978) pala.g.kllberg@sace.army.mil

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20 20 Before the 2008 Mitigation Rle: National Defense Athorization Act for FY 2004 Section 314 of Pblic Law Ensre opportnities for Federal agency participation in mitigation banking Establish performance standards and criteria for the se of on-site, off-site, in-lie fee mitigation, and mitigation banking as compensation for lost wetland fnctions in DA (Corps) permits (cont.)

21 21 National Defense Athoriz. Act FY 2004 (cont.) Standards and criteria shall: Maximize available credits and opportnities for mitigation Provide flexibility for regional variation in wetland conditions, fnctions, and vales To the maximm extent practicable, apply eqivalent standards to each type of compensatory mitigation

22 : Mitigation Rle - General Principles Mitigation seqence nchanged: Avoidance, minimization, compensation Rle s focs is on compensation for navoidable impacts Focs on compensatory mitigation planning and performance to get self-sstaining aqatic resorces that provide desired fnctions Clear standards, more accontability, better performance Compensatory mitigation reqirements mst be commensrate with amont and type of impact (cont.)

23 23 Mitigation Rle - General Principles (cont.) Preference for mitigation banks and in-lie fee programs Consolidated aqatic resorce restoration, establishment, enhancement, and/or preservation projects Provide higher level of planning and scientific expertise Help lessen risks and ncertainty for compensatory mitigation project sccess Allows more efficient compliance efforts (one large mitigation site vs. many small, scattered sites) Helps streamline permit process, by redcing need to evalate and approve individal permitteeresponsible mitigation plans (need only approve se of credits)

24 Mitigation Rle Development - backgrond Main sorces for principles in the rle: National Research Concil report on compensatory mitigation in 404 permit program (2001) Reglatory Gidance Letter Mitigation Banking Gidance 2000 In-lie fee Gidance 1990 Mitigation Memorandm of Agreement Proposed rle pblished in Federal Register on March 28, 2006