The Clean Water Act of 1972 was designed to do more than control pollution discharges by
industry, etc. It also established the means to control pollution and protect
wetlands from activities of mankind that would degrade our surface waters, such as the
discharge of dredged or fill material resulting from dam construction, stream
re-channelization and other such activities. The U.S. Corps of Engineers is the
permitting agency for these activities. The permit applications are made public by
the Corps at various times, and as with the NPDES permits and others, there is a public
comment period. After the close of the comment period the Corps takes the comments
made into consideration as it decides whether to issue the permit as submitted, modify
certain requirements or call for additional requirements before the permit is granted, or
not grant the permit at all. Most permits are granted in one form or another and
often modified at a later date. Some are even posted and granted after the activity
has been completed. When a permit application affecting the Arkansas River
Basin is made public and we receive notice, we will post the notices here.
Directions for posting comments are within each notice.
Last updated
03/24/07
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Permits And Public Notices Related To The Arkansas River
