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Individual permits may authorize fill activities that are not covered under the NWP or <br />Regional General Permits (RGP's). This permit will be processed through the public interest <br />review procedures, including public notice and receipt of comments. An alternative analysis <br />(AA) must be provided with this permit action. The AA must contain an evaluation of <br />environmental impacts for a range of alternatives. These alternatives should include the <br />preferred action, no action alternative, and other action alternatives that would be the identified <br />project purpose. Other action alternatives should include other practicable (with regards to cost, <br />logistics, and technology) that meet the overall project purpose. The alternatives could include <br />offsite alternatives and alternative designs. When evaluating individual permit applications, the <br />Corps can only issue a permit for the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative <br />(LEDPA). In some cases, the LEDPA may not be the applicant's preferred action. The individual <br />permit application form and form instructions can be found on our website: <br />http://www.usace.army.m i l/Missions/Civil Works/RegulatorvProgramandPermits/ObtainaPerm it. <br />aspx. <br />If the activity requires a Department of the Army permit as a result of any impacts to <br />WOUS or any earth disturbances within that resource, a federal action will occur. For the Corps <br />to make a permit decision, the applicant must provide enough information to demonstrate <br />compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Section 7 of <br />the Endangered Species Act (ESA). <br />The activity must be designed and constructed to avoid and minimize adverse effects, <br />both temporary and permanent, to WOUS to the maximum extent practicable at the project site. <br />Mitigation in all its forms (avoiding, minimizing, rectifying, reducing, or compensating for <br />resource losses) will be required to the extent necessary to ensure that the adverse effects to the <br />aquatic environment are minimal. Any loss of an aquatic site may require mitigation. Mitigation <br />requirements will be determined during the Department of the Army permitting review. <br />If the information that was submitted could impact WOUS, which are jurisdictional <br />resources, this office should be notified. If a section 404 permit is required, work in an aquatic <br />site should be identified by the proponent of the project and be shown on a map identifying the <br />Quarter Section, Township, Range and County, Latitude and Longitude, Decimal Degrees <br />(example 39.55555; -104.55555) and the dimensions of work in each aquatic site. <br />If there are any -questions, please call the Denver Regulatory Office at 303-979-4120. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kiel Downing <br />Chief, Denver Regulatory Office <br />