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HomeMy WebLinkAboutU.S. Army Corps of Engineers-After the Fact Department of the Army Permit-4/27/2020DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT PO BOX 2004 CLOCK TOWER BUILDING ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 61204=2004 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF April 9, 2020 Operations Division SUBJECT: CEMVR-OD-P-2019-926 Mr. Jamie Knutson City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 Dear Knutson: Please return this copy to: City Clerk & Finance Dept. 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, IA 50703 Enclosed is a Department of the Army permit (in duplicate) which will authorize the After the Fact work in conjunction with the site preparation and grading for a commercial development in Section 20, Township 89 North, Range 12 West, Black Hawk County, Iowa. If the permit is acceptable to you, please sign and date both copies of the permit (page 4). Return both copies of the permit to this office at the following address, at the following address: District Engineer US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District ATTN: Regulatory Branch Clock Tower Building Post Office Box 2004 Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004 The permit will become effective when signed by an authorized representative of this office. A copy of the signed permit will be returned to you for your files. If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this initial proffered permit, you may decline and request that this initial proffered permit be modified by following procedures outlined in Section I.A. of the attached Notification of Appeals Process. If you decline, however, you are not authorized to commence work until you receive the appropriate Department of the Army authorization. Your request must be received by the Rock Island District Engineer at the above address by June 9, 2020. Should you have any questions, please contact our Regulatory Branch by letter, or telephone me at 309-794-5859. Sincerely, '. Digitally signed by FROHLICH.ALBERT.1.1230323077` pRottuotueDtr�az3a3z3on bate:zazo.o4.tonsoav-osroo Albert J. Frohlich Project Manager, Iowa Section Regulatory Branch AFTER THE FACT DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT Permit Number: CEMVR-OD-P-2019-926 Permittee: City Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 Effective Date: Expiration Date: 31 December 2023 Section 404 POC: Jamie Knutson Tel: 319-2914312 Issuing Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District Clock Tower Building - P.O. Box 2004 Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004 NOTE: The term "you" and its derivatives, as used in this permit, means the permittee or any future transferee. The term "this office" refers to the appropriate district or division office of the Corps of Engineers having jurisdiction over the permitted activity or the appropriate official of that office acting under the authority of the commanding officer. You are authorized to perform work in accordance with the terms and conditions specified below. Project Description: The Permittee has completed grading and filling for the mass grading of a 28- acre site to be used for commercial development. The site is located between Martin Luther King Drive and Newell Street within the City of Waterloo, Iowa. In addition to the grading for a warehouse, the overall project includes the following, the installation of water and sewer lines, access roads, parking areas, outdoor trailer storage, two dry detention basins, and Newell Street will be widened to accommodate the additional traffic. On the west side of the parcel, a ditch was excavated to convey water from an existing wetland and spring to the south. The ditch was constructed through a portion of an upland buffer that was part of a wetland mitigation site for CEMVR-RD-3536904. The ditch will be filled in at the boundary of the upland buffer and the permit area for this action and water will be allowed to sheet flow across the area preserved for 353690-1. Impacts from this project resulted from the placement of fill into wetlands at some time in 2017 and 2018. Three wetlands, Wetland B, C and D, were filled without a DA Permit. This impact resulted in 2.02 acres of impact. Of the 2.02 acres, a portion of wetland B will be restored. The result is 1.88 acres of fill. In addition to this, Newell Street will be widened to accommodate the increased truck traffic using the new facility. Approximately 0.32 acres of wetland will be impacted by this action. Overall, this project will result in the loss of 2.2 acres of emergent wetland. To compensate for these impacts, the Applicant will purchase wetland credits from an approved wetland mitigation bank. Project Location: Wetlands located on a 28-acre parcel of property in Section 20, Township 89 North, Range 12 West. The parcel of property is located between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Newell Street within the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. UTM NAD-83 Zone 15, Latitude 42.511538, Longitude-92.295225. 1 Drawings) No. CEMVR-OD-P-2019-9zo Sheet 1 of 4 — Project Location Sheet 2 of 4 — Wetland Impacts/Layout Sheet 3 of 4 — Grading and Site Plan and Ditch Sheet 4 of 4 - Newell Street Widening Permit Conditions: General Conditions: I . The time limit for completing the work authorized ends on the date specified on page 1. If you find that you need more time to complete the authorized activity, submit your request for a time extension to this office for consideration at least one month before that date is reached. 2. You must maintain the activity authorized by this permit in good condition and in conformance with the terms and conditions of this permit. You are not relieved of this requirement if you abandon the permitted activity, although you may make a good faith transfer to a third party, in compliance with General Condition 4 below. Should you wish to cease to maintain the authorized activity or should you desire to abandon it without a good faith transfer, you must obtain a modification of this permit from this office, which may require restoration of the area. 3. If you discover any previously unknown historic or archaeological remains while accomplishing the activity authorized by this permit, you must immediately notify this office of what you have found. We will initiate the Federal and state coordination required to determine if the remains warrant a recovery effort or if the site is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, 4. If you sell the property associated with this permit, you must obtain the signature of the new owner in the space provided and forward a copy of the permit to this office to validate the transfer of this authorization. 5. If a conditioned water quality certification has been issued for your project, you must comply with the conditions specified in the certification as special conditions to this permit. For your convenience, a copy of the certification is attached if it contains such conditions. 6. You must allow representatives from this office to inspect the authorized activity at any time deemed necessary to ensure that it is being or has been accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of your permit. Special Conditions: 1. The Permittee shall provide the Corps of Engineers and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Proof of Purchase from an Approved Wetland Mitigation Bank within 30 days of the issuance date of this permit for the purchased 2.20 acres of emergent wetland mitigation credit. 2. The conditions listed in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Certification dated February 10, 2019, No. 19-I-013-12-OS-S are considered special conditions of the DA Permit. 3. Wetlands that have been identified as being avoided, shall be fenced off and protected during construction. The remaining acreage of Wetland B shall not be graded or used as a storm water detention basin without prior approval from the Corps. 2 4. The Permittee shall fill the ditch that extended across the upland buffer which was part of CEMVR-RD-3536904. Water will be allowed to sheet flow across the upland buffer and the boundary of this buffer shall be clearly marked upon completion of the restoration of this site. 5. Future work within the permit area shall be coordinated with this office for impacts to wetlands. Further Information: 1. Congressional Authorities: You have been authorized to undertake the activity described above pursuant to: ()Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403). (X) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). ()Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1413). 2. Limits of this authorization. a. This permit does not obviate the need to obtain other Federal, state, or local authorizations required by law. b. This permit does not grant any property rights or exclusive privileges. c. This permit does not authorize any injury to the property or rights of others. d. This permit does not authorize interference with any existing or 3. Limits of Federal Liability. In issuing this permit, the Federal Government does not assume any liability for the following: a. Damages to the permitted project or uses thereof as a result of other permitted or unpermitted actives or from natural causes. b. Damages to the permitted project or uses thereof as a result of current or future activities undertaken by or on behalf of the United States in the public interest. c. Damages to persons, property, or to other permitted or unpermitted activities or structures caused by the activity authorized by this permit. d. Design or construction deficiencies associated with the permitted work. e. Damage claims associated with any fiiture modification, suspension, or revocation of this permit. 4. Reliance on Applicant's Data: The determination of this office that issuance of this permit is not contrary to the public interest was made in reliance on the information you provided. 5. Reevaluation of Permit Decision. This office may reevaluate its decision on this permit at any time the circumstances warrant. Circumstances that could require a reevaluation include, but are not limited to, the following: 3 a. You fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit. b. The information provided by you in support of your permit application proves to have been false, incomplete, or inaccurate (See 4 above). c. Significant new information surfaces which this office did not consider in reaching the original public interest decision. Such a reevaluation may result in a determination that it is appropriate to use the suspension, modification, and revocation procedures contained in 33 CFR 325.7 or enforcement procedures such as those contained in 33 CFR 326.4 and 326.5. The referenced enforcement procedures provide for the issuance of an administrative order requiring you to comply with the terms and conditions of your permit and for the initiation of legal action where appropriate. You will be required to pay for any corrective measures ordered by this office, and if you fail to comply with such directive, this office may in certain situations (such as those specified in 33 CFR 209.170) accomplish the corrective measures by contract or otherwise and bill you for the cost. 6. Extensions. General condition 1 establishes a time limit for the completion of the activity authorized by this permit. Unless there are circumstances requiring either a prompt completion of the authorized activity or a reevaluation of the public interest decision, the Corps will normally give favorable consideration to a request for an extension of this time limit. Your signature below, as permittee, indicates that you accept and agree to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit. Permittee This issuing officer for this permit is Steven M. Sattinger, Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer, Rock Island District. This permit becomes effective when the Federal official, designated to act for the Secretary of the Army, and in accordance with CEMVR-QD-P appointment order 25 July, 2016 has signed below. Albert Frohlich Date When the structures or work authorized by this permit are still in existence at the time the property is transferred, the terms and conditions of this permit will continue to be binding on the new owner(s) of the property. To validate the transfer of this permit and the associated liabilities associated with compliance with its terms and conditions, have the transferee sign and date below. Transferee Date 0 I Designed by: � Scale: ..a. d ®.�mo.m rs�a.ra ' IV `..ti t 'Iry Run�'sQ�+ ;•��✓�, ,ten ' �"�+ ,�,a IV o Sir t cant. m LRS not to scale _ Drawn by: Date: LRS _09/06/19 I Checked by: Project No:: LRS IC 10645.003 f, . omc j4 ..... •fl � FiRa a ot lob" 4V Black Ilar'. 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LRS Dote: 09/09/2019 1_ O T 7 NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL PARK - PLAT NO, 4 WATERLOO BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA Project No: IC 10645-003 SITE PLAN CONJROL, WATERLOO, IA LOT 1, NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL PARK PLAT NO.4 WATERLOO, BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA ag as esl of ftJ ®IOW ALL ^t � ONE CALL_ Uiauui� auu Dirt ria�i 3 of 4 WET�AN D KEY ElAERGENT IVETLAND (0.016 ACRES) STREAM �/� (293 LINEAR FEE DRAINAGE WAY / ` '- (92 LINEAR FEET) ;w:y:•::;•r•x DITCH IMPACT 2019-926 Newell Street Widening 4 of 4 =7 /A = !)A 0 15 75 150 GRAPHIC SCALE IN FEET 1°=150' m o 0 _ � � b o U f �it J � J u � o p O U DnR February xu, 2020 MR JAMIE KNUTSON CITY OF WATERLOO 715 MULBERRY ST WATERLOO IA 50703 Dear Mr. Knutson: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS LT. GOVERNOR ADAM GREGG DIRECTOR KAYLA LYON After reviewing your request for State 401 Water Quality Certification (Certification), the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued the enclosed Certification. Please read the attached conditions carefully before beginning work on the project. A copy of this Certification has been forwarded to the office of the Army Corps of Engineers as indicated below. If you have any questions or comments about the certification or any conditions contained therein, please contact me at the address shown below or call (515) 725-8399. Sincerely, Christine M. Schwake Environmental Specialist cc; Mr. A) Frohlich, Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, Rack Island District (email) 502E 9Tt{ST, DES MOINES IA 50319 Phone: 515-725-8200 www.lowaDNR.Qov Fax: 515-725-8202 I:)WA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SECTION 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION Certification issued to: Effective: February 10, 2020 City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, IA 50703 Project certified: US Army Corps of Engineers, No. CEMVR-OD-P-2019-0926 State 401 Water Quality Certification, No. 19-I-01342-05-S Project Description: The City of Waterloo seeks an After the Fact (ATF) Standard Individual Permit for the mass grading of a 28-acre site to be used for commercial development in S20, T89N, R12W, in Black Hawk County. (The site Is located between Martin Luther King Drive and Newell Street within the City of Waterloo). In addition to the grading, the overall project includes the following, the installation of water and sewer lines, access roads, parking areas, outdoor trailer storage, storm water management facilities and Newell Street will be widened to accommodate the additional traffic expected. On the west side of the parcel, a ditch was excavated to convey water from an existing wetland and spring to the south. The ditch was constructed through a wetland mitigation site and will be re -graded into a shallow swale to convey water from the existing wetland and spring to the south. Water will also be conveyed from the existing wetland along Newell Street into the roadside ditch that will discharge into Blowers Creek to the east. Impacts from this project resulted from the placement of fill into wetlands. This occurred prior to the issuance of a Department of the Army Section 404 Permit. Impacts totaling 2.20 acres occurred without a permit. To compensate for these impacts, the Applicant will purchase wetland credits from an approved wetland mitigation bank at a 1:1 ratio. Water quality use designation: All surface waters in Iowa are classified for the following general uses: livestock & wildlife watering, noncontact recreation, crop irrigation, and industrial, agricultural, domestic, and other incidental withdrawal uses. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) has issued this State 401 Water Quality Certification (Certification) pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act {33 U.S.C. 1341}, The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) requires state Certification before a Section 404 permit can be issued. Section 401 Certification represents the Iowa DNR's concurrence that the project certified is consistent with the Water Quality Standards of the state of Iowa as set forth in Chapter 61, Iowa Administrative Code {567 IAC 61}. Subject to the attached conditions, incorporated by reference herein, the Iowa DNR has determined that there is reasonable assurance the proposed activities will be conducted in a manner that will not violate water quality standards of the state of Iowa {567 IAC 61.2(2) and 567 IAC 61.3(2)}. /^1 Prepared By; �� ��Q.(/J-(���i (/ / � f�, /LLci�t.� Date Executed: February 10, 2020 Christine M. Schwal<e, Iowa DNR, 502 East 9T" Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 (515) 725-8399 GENERAL CONDITIONS 1, During construction and upon completion of the project, actions must betaken to prevent pollution affecting public health, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and recreation due to turbidity, pH, nutrients, suspended solids, floating debris, visible oil and grease, or other pollutants entering waters of the state; 2, Equipment used in waters of the state shall be cleaned of all hazardous materials, pesticides, fuels, lubricants, oils, hydraulic fluids, or other construction -related, potentially hazardous, substances before arriving on site. Wash water shall not be discharged into a water of the state; 3, All cleared vegetative material shall be properly managed in such a manner that it cannot enter a water of the state and cause a violation of water quality standards; 4. All construction debris shall he properly managed in such a manner that it cannot enter a water of the state; 5. Erosion shall be managed so that sediment is not discharged to a water of the state in a manner that causes a violation of water quality standards, 6, Riprap, if used, shall consist of clean material free of coatings of potentially hazardous substances. No asphalt or petroleum -based material shall be used as or included in riprap material placed in any water of the state or within the high-water table; RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Prior to construction, the permittee is responsible for securing and for compliance with such other permits or approvals as may be required by the Iowa DNR, federal, state, or local governmental agencies for the project activities described, 2, You are responsible for ensuring that whoever performs, supervises, or oversees any portion of the physical work associated with the construction of this project has a copy of, is familiar with, and complies with all the terms and conditions of this Section 401 Water Quality Certificate as well as the associated Section 404 Permit. NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OPTIONS AND PROCESS AND REQUEST FOR APPEAL A licant: Cit of Waterloo File No.: 2019-926 Date: 4/9/2020 Attached is: See Section below X INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission) A PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission) B PERMIT DENIAL C APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION D PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION E SECTION I - The following identifies your rights and options regarding an administrative appeal of the above decision. Additional information may be found at http://usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/ or Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. A: INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or object to the permit. • ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the permit. v OBJECT: If you object to the permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein, you may request that the permit be modified accordingly. You must complete Section II of this form and return the form to the district engineer. Your objections must be received by the district engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice, or you will forfeit your right to appeal the permit in the future. Upon receipt of your letter, the district engineer will evaluate your objections and may: (a) modify the permit to address all of your concerns, (b) modify the permit to address some of your objections, or (c) not modify the permit having determined that the permit should be issued as previously written. After evaluating your objections, the district engineer will send you a proffered permit for your reconsideration, as indicated in Section B below. B: PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or appeal the permit • ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the permit. o APPEAL: If you choose to decline the proffered permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein, you may appeal the declined permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section H of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice. C: PERMIT DENIAL: You may appeal the denial of a permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice. D: APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You may accept or appeal the approved JD or provide new information. • ACCEPT: You do not need to notify the Corps to accept an approved JD. Failure to notify the Corps within 60 days of the date of this notice, means that you accept the approved JD in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the approved JD. • APPEAL: If you disagree with the approved JD, you may appeal the approved JD under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section H of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice. E: PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You do not need to respond to the Corps regarding the preliminary JD. The Preliminary JD is not appealable. If you wish, you may request an approved JD (which may be appealed), by contacting the Corps district for further instruction. Also you may provide new information for further consideration by the Corps to reevaluate the JD. SECTION II - REQUEST FOR APPEAL or OBJECTIONS TO AN INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT REASONS FOR APPEAL OR OBJECTIONS: (Describe your reasons for appealing the decision or your objections to an initial proffered permit in clear concise statements. You may attach additional information to this form to clarify where your reasons or objections are addressed in the administrative record.) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The appeal is limited to a review of the administrative record, the Corps memorandum for the record of the appeal conference or meeting, and any supplemental information that the review officer has determined is needed to clarify the administrative record. Neither the appellant nor the Corps may add new information or analyses to the record. However, you may rovide additional information to clarify the location of information that is already in the administrative record. POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION: If you have questions regarding this decision and/or the appeal If you only have questions regarding the appeal process you may process you may contact: also contact the Division Engineer through: Albert J. Frohlich Administrative Appeals Review Officer USACE — Rock Island District — Regulatory Branch US Army Engineer Division, Mississippi Valley P.O. Box 2004 ATTN: CEMVD-PD-OD Rock Island, IL 61204 P. O. Box 80 309-794-5859 Vicksburg, MS 39181-0080 RIGHT OF ENTRY: Your signature below grants the right of entry to Corps of Engineers personnel, and any government consultants, to conduct investigations of the project site during the course of the appeal process. You will be provided a 15 day notice of any site investigation, and will have the opportunity to participate in all site investigations. Date: Telephone number: Signature of appellant or agent.