NATIONWIDE PERMITS FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CORPS) REGULATORY PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION OF 2017 NATIONWIDE PERMITS WITH REISSUED WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (WVDEP)
401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
On April 24, 2019, the WVDEP submitted a request to modify their Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification (WQC) for the 2017 Nationwide Permits (NWPs) published in the Federal Register (82 FR 1860) on January 6, 2017. The Corps’ Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, representing the Huntington and Pittsburgh Districts, issued a public notice on June 26, 2019, and requested comments from interested parties.
This notice is to notify you that on January 15, 2020, after consideration of the comments received, the Division Commander accepted the WVDEP’s modified WQC for the 2017 NWPs. The modification includes changes to Special Conditions A, C, and L of the WQC for NWP 12 (Utility Line Activities); no other changes to the standard or permit-specific special conditions of the Section 401 WQC were made. In accordance with the Corps’ permit conditioning policy at 33 CFR 325.4, the WVDEP’s revised WQC is incorporated as regional conditions to the 2017 NWPs. These modified regional conditions will apply to future activities seeking to utilize a NWP 12 authorization. A complete copy of the existing 2017 NWPs, Corps regional conditions, and the WVDEP WQC conditions is attached.
All of the existing NWPs are scheduled to be modified, reissued, or revoked on March 18, 2022. Prior to this date, it is not necessary to contact this office for re-verification of your proposed project unless the plans for the proposed activity are modified. Furthermore, if you commence or under contract to commence the authorized activity before March 18, 2022, you will have twelve (12) months from the date of the modification or revocation of the NWP to complete the activity under the present terms and conditions of this NWP.
Assistance and further information regarding all aspects of the Corps’ regulatory program may be obtained by contacting:
HUNTINGTON DISTRICT
Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
502 Eighth Street
Huntington, West Virginia 25701-2070
Phone: (304) 399-5210
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
William S. Moorhead Federal Building
1000 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-4186
Phone: (412) 395-7155