POH-2021-00220 Navy Transport of Dredged Material Request, Oahu Hawaii

2/28/2022
Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received for a Department of the Army (DA) permit for certain work in waters of the United States (U.S.) as described below and shown on the attached drawings. APPLICANT: Kent R. Hendricks, Navy Region Hawaii, 400 Marshall Road, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), HI 96860. AGENT: Sherri R. Eng, Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii, 400 Marshal Road, JBPHH, HI 96860. LOCATION: The U.S. Navy Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) located at Waipio Peninsula, Waipahu, Hawaii (21.348° N; -157.974° W) and South Oahu Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (SOODMDS) offshore of the Island of Oahu (21.252° N; - 157.947° W). See the enclosed figures for additional information regarding project location. PROPOSED ACTIVITY: The applicant proposes to transport approximately 112,000 cubic yards (cy) of previously dredged material from the West Loch of Pearl Harbor to the SOODMDS, an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated open ocean disposal site located about eight miles south of Honolulu and four miles south of the Pearl Harbor entrance channel. See “Additional Information” section below for details regarding the project scope. AUTHORITY(S): This permit application will be reviewed under Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), as amended (33 USC § 1413).

Application has been received for a DA permit for certain work in waters of the US

2/16/2022
Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received for a Department of the Army permit for certain work in waters of the United States as described below and shown on the attached drawings. The comment period ends on March 17, 2022. APPLICANT: Mr. Edward Moon, Naval Base Guam, PSC 455, Box 195, FPO AP 96540 WATERWAY AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The proposed project is located below the mean high water line of the Pacific Ocean in Outer Apra Harbor with a terrestrial landing site near 13.4459, 144.6692, Polaris Point, Santa Rita, Guam. Guam Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site, also referred as Guam Deep Ocean Disposal Site (G-DODS): 3 nautical mile (nm) boundary diameter located 11 nm west of Apra Harbor, Guam (13.591667°, 144.478883°). PROPOSED PROJECT PURPOSE: The applicant’s stated purpose is to provide the local capability for vessels to measure their electromagnetic signature.

Announcing the Honolulu District's Regional Conditions to the 2021 Nationwide Permits

2/1/2022
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Emergency Permit Application Processing Procedures For Activities In Response To The March 2021 Heavy Rain Events

3/16/2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Regulatory Branch has initiated emergency permit processing procedures in response to the impacts associated with the March 2021 flood events. These emergency procedures will be available through May 8, 2021, unless modified or rescinded prior to that date, to align with the State of Hawaii Emergency Proclamation. Please review the public notice for required information.

Tafuna, American Samoa, Flood Risk Management Study

1/14/2022
LOCATION: The study site is located in the unincorporated U.S. Territory of American Samoa, part of