Projects & Studies
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Benton County near St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Canisteo Mine Pit Flood Control Project, Itasca County, Minn.
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Chippewa River at Big Bend , Minnesota - Stream Bank Protection
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Crow River at Delano, Minnesota
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Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
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Devils Lake Flood Risk Management Project
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Devils Lake Levee, North Dakota
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Devils Lake: Minnewaukan Flood Control Project, North Dakota
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Drayton Initial Assessment - Drayton, North Dakota
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Emergency Streambank Protection, Section 14, Brooklyn Center, Minn.
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Erosion along Highway 2, Red Lake River, Crookston, MN
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Fargo-Moorhead and Upstream Feasibility Study
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Flood Control: Downtown St. Paul Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management Continuing Authority, Red River of the North: Wahpeton, N.D.
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Flood Risk Management: Fargo-Moorhead Metro, North Dakota and Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Red Lake River, Crookston, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Roseau River, Roseau, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Twin Valley, Wild Rice River, Minnesota
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Hay Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration - Roseau County, Minnesota
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Homme Dam and Reservoir Dam Safety, North Dakota
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Integrated Watershed Study: Minnesota River Basin in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa
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Kickapoo River Flood Damage Reduction, La Farge, Wisconsin
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Lac Qui Parle River, Dawson, Minnesota
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Marsh Creek near Mahnomen, Minnesota
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Minnesota River Flood Control Project : Montevideo, Minnesota
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Minnesota River Flood Control Project, at Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
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Newport, Minnesota Flood Risk Management Project, Section 205
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Painter Creek Habitat Restoration, Minnehaha Creek, Minnesota
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Park River Flood Protection Project at Grafton, North Dakota
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Pembina River Flood Control Project: Neche, North Dakota
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Reconnaissance Study: Minnesota River Basin in MN, SD, IA and ND
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Red River of the North Basin: Basin-Wide Watershed Management Planning
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Red River of the North Basin: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba, Reconnaissance Study
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Red River of the North Flood Control: Breckenridge, Minnesota
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Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota/East Grand Forks, Minnesota Flood Risk Management
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Ridgewood Addition, Fargo, North Dakota
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River Resource Values and Expectation
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Roads Serving As Water Barriers, Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
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Sand Creek Flood Risk Management Project, Jordan, Minnesota
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Section 205 Flood Control Project, Borup, Minnesota
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Section 205 Flood Control Study: Mississippi River, Aitkin, Minnesota
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Sheyenne River Flood Control, West Fargo, North Dakota
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Sheyenne River, Baldhill Pool Raise, North Dakota
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South Fork Zumbro River Flood Control: Rochester, Minnesota
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South Washington Watershed District
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Stillwater Flood and Retaining Wall Project, St. Croix River, Stillwater, Minnesota
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Stream Bank Protection: Section 14, Pug Hole Lake, Minnesota
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Western Flood Control Sites - Minnesota: Lake Traverse, Orwell Lake, Hwy 75 - Bigstone, Lac qui Parle
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Western Flood Control Sites – North Dakota: Lake Ashtabula, Homme Lake Souris River
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White Rock Dam Safety, Wheaton, Minnesota
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Wild Rice River (MN) Feasibility Study
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Wild Rice and Marsh Rivers, Ada, Minnesota
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Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration - Section 206
What the Corps Can Do
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Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 provides authority for the Corps of Engineers to undertake restoration projects in aquatic ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and wetlands.
The Corps evaluates projects that benefit the environment through restoring, improving, or protecting aquatic habitat for plants, fish and wildlife. A project is accepted for construction after a detailed investigation shows it is technically feasible, environmentally acceptable, and provides cost effective environmental benefits. Each project must be complete within itself, not a part of a larger project.
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The feasibility study comprises an initial federally-funded portion up to $100,000, and a cost-shared portion in which feasibility costs in excess of $100,000 will be shared 50/50 with the non-federal sponsor.
Costs for design and implementation are shared between the federal government (65 percent) and a non-federal sponsor (35 percent). The maximum federal expenditure per project is $5 million, which includes both planning and construction costs. Costs of lands, easements and project operation and maintenance are non-federal costs.
Section 206 allows the non-federal sponsor credit for certain work-in-kind, including design work, provision of materials, and construction activities. Work-in-kind must be accomplished by the non-federal sponsor. It can be accomplished by the staff of the non-federal sponsor or by a contract administered by the non-federal sponsor.
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After a state or local agency requests a potential project, the Corps conducts a preliminary study to determine if there is a Federal interest in the problem. If the Corps headquarters office approves this effort and federal funding is available, a cost shared (50/50) feasibility study begins. The feasibility study is conducted to define the problem, identify potential solutions, analyze the costs, benefits, and environmental impacts of the alternatives and select a plan.
In addition to the study, a draft Project Cooperation Agreement is drawn up by which the federal government and the sponsor agree to share project costs.
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Local Responsibilities
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A non-federal sponsor provides 35 percent of the costs for a Section 206 project. Sponsors must be public agencies with the legal and financial capability to fulfill the requirements of cost sharing and local cooperation. The sponsor generally must agree to the following:
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- Provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations and dredged material disposal areas.
- Provide any additional cash contributions needed to make the sponsor's share of the cost 35 percent.
- Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project, except damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors.
- Provide all access routes and relocations of utilities necessary for project construction and for operation and maintenance.
- Comply with the provisions of pertinent federal acts in carrying out the specified non-federal responsibilities of the project.
- Contribute in cash the local share of project planning and construction cost.
- Maintain and operate the non-federal works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
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How to Request a Study
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An investigation under Section 206 may be initiated after receipt of a formal request from the prospective sponsoring agency. An example of an acceptable resolution follows.
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Dear Sir:
This letter is to request the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a study under Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to determine the feasibility of an aquatic ecosystem restoration project at (location).
(Briefly describe the nature of the aquatic ecosystem restoration and any issues that might affect the acceptability of any recommended solutions, from the perspective of local government and/or the public.)
It is understood that, if it were found feasible and advisable to develop an aquatic ecosystem restoration project at (location), the (non-Federal sponsor) would be required to provide the local cooperation and cost sharing prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
Sincerely, (name and title of the public official authorized to request the study)
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Related Projects and Studies:
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Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration: Section 206, Paint Creek Restoration, Waukon, Iowa
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Drayton Dam Habitat Restoration, Drayton, North Dakota
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Grand Marais River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
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Hay Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration - Roseau County, Minnesota
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Kinnickinnic River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
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North Ottawa Impoundment Project, Grant County, Minn.
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Pigs Eye Habitat Restoration Lake, St. Paul, Minnesota
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