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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Emergency Bank Protection - Section 14
What the Corps Can Do
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Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, as amended, permits construction of bank protection works to protect endangered highways, highway bridge approaches and other essential, important public works, such as municipal water supply systems and sewage disposal plants; churches, hospitals, schools and other nonprofit public services; and known cultural sites that are endangered by flood-caused bank or shoreline erosion. Repair, restoration, and/or modification of the eroding streambank is allowed.
Procedures followed for Section 14 projects are designed to expedite implementation. The time required from initiation of a study to award of a construction contract should not exceed 12 months.
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Section 14 covers only protection of important and essential public facilities which serve the general public. In addition to major highway systems of national importance, eligible highways may also include principal highways, streets and roads of special and significant importance to the local community. Examples are arterial streets, important access routes to other communities and adjacent settlements as well as roads designated as primary farm to market roads.
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Privately owned riverfront and privately owned facilities are not eligible for protection under the Section 14 authority. Erosion protection is not eligible under Section 14, if the problem is caused by the design or operation of the facility itself or by inadequate drainage or lack of reasonable maintenance. Repair of the facility itself is also excluded under Section 14.
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A bank protection project must be designed to be an effective and successful operation. Each project constructed must be economically justified and the maximum federal expenditure per project is limited to $1,000,000. If the project cost exceeds the $1 million federal cost limit, the difference must be provided by local cash contribution. Studies are accomplished at full federal expense up to $100,000, and the remainder is cost shared. Projects are cost shared. Non-federal interests are required to contribute a minimum of 35 percent of the project costs, of which at least 5 percent of the total cost must be contributed in cash.
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Local Responsibilities
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Local sponsorship for a Section 14 project must be provided by a state, local agency or Indian Tribe empowered with sufficient legal and financial authority to comply fully with all required local cooperation and participation. The local sponsoring agency must agree to:
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- Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project.
- Accomplish without cost to the United States all required alterations and relocations in sewer, water supply, drainage and other utility facilities.
- Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, not including damages during construction, operation and maintenance that are
due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors.
- Maintain the project after completion.
- Assume full responsibility for all project costs in excess of the federal cost limit of $1 million or to satisfy local cost sharing requirements.
- Provide a cash contributions for project costs in proportion to any special benefits to non-public property.
- Contribute a minimum of 35 percent up-front financing for construction. At least 5 percent of the total cost must be a cash contribution.
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Sample Resolution
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Be it resolved that the (City Council, Tribal Council, County Board of Commissioners, etc.) requests the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct studies to determine the feasibility of developing an emergency streambank or shoreline protection project at (location) under the authority provided by Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, as amended.
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The (City Council, etc.) acknowledges that it is aware of the Section 14 local responsibilities and that the (City, etc.) has the ability to proceed within 12 months if it is found feasible and advisable to develop a streambank or shoreline protection project at (location). The (City Council, etc.) further acknowledges that it would be required, before construction commences, to enter into a contractual agreement to provide such local cooperation as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
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The (Clerk, Secretary, etc.) of the (City Council, Tribal Council, etc.) shall be, and is hereby, directed to transmit three copies of this resolution to the District Engineer, St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 190 5th Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1638.
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Signed
(Mayor, Chairman, etc.)
Date (Date)
Point of Contact:
(Name, Title, Address, Phone Number)
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How to Request a Study
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An investigation under Section 14 may be initiated after receipt of a formal request from the prospective sponsoring agency. An example of an acceptable resolution is given above. This request and any further inquiries concerning an emergency bank protection project should be made directly to:
St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers
Project Management Branch
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1638
Contact Person: (Listed at the bottom of this page)
District internet page:
www.mvp.usace.army.mil
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Related Projects and Studies:
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Chippewa River at Big Bend , Minnesota - Stream Bank Protection
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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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Stream Bank Protection: Section 14, Pug Hole Lake, Minnesota
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Streambank Protection: Section 14, Barnes County, Kathryn, North Dakota
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Streambank Protection: Section 14, Pug Hole Lake, Minnesota
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Streambank Protection: Section 14, Sartell, Minnesota
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Streambank Protection: Section 14, Sherburne County, Elk River, Minnesota
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