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ASWM NEWS FEATURE
State Programmatic General Permits (A Cautionary Tale to Enhance Dialogue)
by Leah Stetson, ASWM
In 1992, New Hampshire became the first state to be issued a new kind of state programmatic general permit (SPGP). It was the first time that the Corps and a state created a comprehensive permit and revoked all of the nationwide permits for that state. This became an effective permitting tool for New Hampshire, which deals with about 1,500 SPGP authorizations per year out of 6,000 for all of the New England states’ SPGPs combined.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
FL: Need a Dock? DEP has Made Process Easier
Temple Terrace University Beacon – August 20, 2008
As part of an ongoing commitment to improve services to the public and reduce burdensome paperwork and wait time, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has expanded the existing online self-certification process for certain small, private single-family docks. Now in addition to the state authorization, the public can receive authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the form of a Self-Certification State Programmatic General Permit (SPGP) or receive immediate confirmation that a qualifying proposed single-family structure is exempt from permit requirements. For full article, go to: http://cnewspubs.com/onthewater/modules/news/
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Harwich Gets Key Approvals For Comprehensive Dredge Program
By William Galvin – Cape Cod Chronicle – July 31, 2008
Good news along the waterfront came from two fronts this week, with both the Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Massachusetts giving approvals for the town’s dredge and beach nourishment comprehensive permit. “It takes a lot of weight off our shoulders,” Harbormaster Thomas Leach said on Tuesday of approvals that will go a long way to allowing the town to establish a dredging and beach nourishment plan. The town has been working for three years with its consultant, Coastal Engineering Company of Orleans, to put in place a comprehensive permit for dredging its harbor channels and placing spoils on both public and private beaches. Presently the town has several permits which expire at different times and can be cumbersome when addressing immediate dredging needs. For full story, go to: http://www.capecodchronicle.com/harnews/har
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Spreckelsville group seeks sand dredging
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By Harry Eagar – The Maui News – June 27, 2008
Six beachfront owners on Stable Road are asking the Board of Land and Natural Resources for permission to renourish the beach, and for the first time on Maui they propose to use sand dredged from offshore. The project would also include four "Geotubes," like big sleeves filled with sand and extended into the water like groins. The tubes would help slow the loss of sand from the beach but are removable and are considered to have a much less significant impact on the beach than seawalls. The board will consider the application today in Honolulu, and later the proposal will have to come to the Maui County planning director for a minor special management area permit or the Maui Planning Commission for a major SMA. […]If the board approves the application today, it will be contingent on renewal of the State Programmatic General Permit, which is up for renewal of its blanket Water Quality Certificate from the Department of Health. For full article, go to: http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/
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Army Corps proposes easing Gulf wetlands rule
By Mike Stuckey – MSNBC – October 19, 2006
Federal wetlands regulators have dropped a bombshell on environmentalists with a little-publicized proposal to relax restrictions on filling in certain wetlands along the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast to speed recovery from Hurricane Katrina. “It’s unethical, illegal, immoral, unsustainable and they’re simply doing it to make the fat cats richer faster,” said Derrick Evans, executive director of a Gulfport, Miss., community group that plans to fight the proposal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps’ proposal would allow property owners and developers to skirt the conventional "regional general permit" process for any projects that fill up to 5 acres of “low-quality” wetlands in the six southernmost Mississippi counties. For full article, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15305378/ |
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FL DEP seeks more control over wetlands permitting
By MELORA GRATTAN - University of Florida, Enviro-Net – 2005
While the magic number of acres is still in question, state regulators are attempting to move their federal counterparts closer to consolidated permitting programs so the state has authority over projects that impact wetlands and other surface waters. For full article, go to: http://www.environet.com/main.asp?page=story&id=1&month=11&paper=fl&year=2005 |
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Innovative program decreases workload in New England
By Christine Godfrey & Joanne Barry, New England District – Engineer Update – July 2001
The Regulatory program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is sensitive and complex, and it must be geared toward both efficiency and environmental responsibility. Nationwide, the Corps authorizes more than 40,000 projects a year. New England District (NED) accounts for about 5,000 of them. To be efficient, and to balance the needs of development with those of protecting important aquatic resources, the Corps must be resourceful and innovative. A good example is NED's successful Programmatic General Permit PGP) program. For full article, go to: http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/pubs/jul01/story14.htm |
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Alaska – RGP
