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PROPOSED DISCHARGE OF DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL TO THE SNAKE RIVER
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has received a request from the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation for State certification of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permit #18, for discharge of dredged or fill material to the Snake River near Wilson, Wyoming. The purpose of the project is to install wildlife ramps to improve wildlife access along the east and west portions of the Snake River levee. This segment of the Snake River is designated Class 1 where point source discharges are prohibited except for storm water and construction related discharges. This certification will require meeting the provisions in Chapter 1, Section 7(b) of the WDEQ Water Quality Rules and Regulations, which allows these discharges under certain circumstances. Proposed activities include the placement of approximately 150 cubic yards (CY) of material to construct fifteen wildlife ramps. No wetlands would be impacted.
Requests for information about the proposed water quality certification should be directed to Eric Hargett by email ([email protected]) or phone (307-777-6701). Written comments must be addressed to Eric Hargett, Wyoming DEQ/WQD, 200 W. 17th Street ? 4TH floor, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, and be postmarked on or before 5:00 p.m. on Aug. 2, 2023 to be considered. Electronic comments may only be submitted through and accepted by the Wyoming DEQ comment portal provided at http://wq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/. Phone comments will not be accepted. Para espa?ol, visite deq.wyoming.gov.
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