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Standard Permits

Application for a standard individual permit entails submitting a complete application for a Department of the Army Permit, accompanied by required attachments, such as drawings and maps (see also 33 CFR 325.2(e)(1)) to the Albuquerque District Regulatory Division. The goal for a non-controversial Individual Permit is to complete evaluation in 120 days. This does not include time needed to make a final jurisdictional determination, or to establish the effects of the project on waters of the U.S. Projects requiring an Environmental Impact Statement may take years to complete. The more complex a project is, the longer it may take to evaluate.

Application Form | Instructions for submitting a complete application

Optional Application with Supplemental Guidance and Other Information

After receiving your application, the Corps may request additional information such as more detailed maps, alternative site analysis, and compensatory mitigation plans. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the Albuquerque District website or ask the Corps representative for copies of public notices that have been issued in the past to serve as a template for your application. Pre-application consultation is strongly encouraged in order to ensure that unnecessary impacts to aquatic resources are minimized and avoided as much as possible. This will generally result in a smoother, more timely permit evaluation process.

It should also be noted that a fee in the amount of $100.00 for commercial projects or $10.00 for general public non-commercial projects must be paid before the permit can be issued. The check should be made payable to the "Finance and Accounting Officer, UFC, Albuquerque", and mailed to the attention of the Regulatory Division at: 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109.

Required Application Information

1. Pre-application meeting for projects with large proposed impacts (strongly encouraged)

    2. Applicant revises plans in response to pre-application meeting

    3. Applicant submits ENG FORM 4345, including all required elements.

    4. Corps receives application and assigns Action No.

    5. Corps acknowledges application and may request additional information

    6. Applicant supplies requested additional information, if needed

    7. Corps completes a jurisdictional determination. (Providing a wetland delineation can expedite the entire permit evaluation.)

    8. Corps issues public notice and requests comments from public, government agencies, organizations, etc.

    9. Corps consults with other federal agencies as appropriate. Individual Water Quality Certification (401(b)) must be obtained from the State.

    10. Corps reviews comments and forwards adverse comments to applicant for response within 15 days

    11. Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement initiated (if needed)

    12. Public hearing held (if needed)

    13. Corps prepares NEPA documents and makes Record of Decision or Statement of Findings

    14. Corps makes permit decision within 120 days of receiving a complete application packet and all requested information, a final jurisdictional determination, closure of the public notice comment period (if no adverse comments), and issuance of water quality certification

    15. Corps issues or denies permit