PRRIP Elm Creek and Cottonwood Ranch 03/14/2012

• Description: PRRIP Elm Creek and Cottonwood Ranch Section 404 Permitting Key Milestones and Events 03/14/2012
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 10/23/2014
• Author: PRRIP - ED OFFICE
• Title: PRRIP Elm Creek and Cottonwood Ranch Section 404 Permitting Key Milestones and Events 03/14/2012
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

PRRIP — ED Office 6 March 14, 2012
Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
Elm Creek and Cottonwood Ranch Section 404 Permitting Key Milestones and Events
Date
Action
Key Discussion /Outcome
05/10/2010
Program submits Elm Creek Pre - Construction
Notification (PCN)
05/26/2010
Program submits Cottonwood Ranch PCN
Corps stated that the Department of Interior (DOI) should be the lead
06/09/2010
Corps evaluates lead federal agency issues
federal agency for NEPA, Section 106 and ESA issues. DOI disagreed
and several letters were exchanged before PCNs were evaluated.
07/09/2010
BOR provides lead federal agency clarification letter
to Corps
09/03/2010
Corps is authorized to continue the PCN Review.
Corps asked questions relative to volume of fill, borrow locations,
Corps coordinates with Program on PCN needs
nature of construction activities.
09/21/2010
Corps determines Elm Creek and Cottonwood Ranch
Corps has issues with wording of NWP #27 relative to conversion of
need to be elevated to an Individual Permit (IP)
wetland to uplands.
Cottonwood Ranch: Determined that amending NPPD permit at
Cottonwood Ranch to include Program work at that location would be
09/28/2010
Program has meeting with Corps to discuss
acceptable if NPPD would cooperate. Elm Creek: If no wetlands
permitting options
impacted, could be a NWP, otherwise, would require an IP.
Participants agreed to work towards and General Permit for future
work.
10/15/2010
Corps issues authorization for Cottonwood Ranch
under amended NPPD permit
Program conducts a multi - project coordination
Key general discussion points:
meeting with Corps to discuss:
. NWP #27 could not be used for nesting island construction if fill
02/23/2011
• 2011 proposed activities
is placed on vegetated sandbars to increase height for nesting.
. Use of NWP #27
Corps views this as converting wetlands to uplands
• Sediment augmentation activities
• Regional General Permitting was discussed as a way to
• Development of Regional General Permit
streamline permitting
03/24/2011
Program hosted coordination meeting with Corps
Program hosted Col. Robert Ruch and John Moeschen in Kearney to
management
discuss Program and the Corps history on Platte River issues.
04/07/2011
Program met with Corps to discuss draft Elm Creek
Reviewed permit application with Corps.
IP application
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