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The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has received a request from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for State certification of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permit #27, for the discharge of dredged or fill material to the Green River near Pinedale, Wyoming. The purpose of the project is to stabilize excessive eroding banks and improve aquatic habitat to stable reference conditions along a combined 9,000-foot segment of the Green River. This segment of the Green River is designated a Class 1 water 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 construction of bankfull benches integrated with toewood and/or brush, deepening of existing pools, willow planting, creation of alcove/backwater habitat, installation of a woody jam, channel narrowing, reshaping select runs, and construction of five boulder rock vanes to maintain grade and reduce stream energy along eroding banks. To do this, approximately 9,805 cubic yards (CY) of alluvial material will be excavated followed by placement of 9,620 CY of redistributed alluvial material and imported boulder. The project is expected to create an additional 3.03 acres of wetland.
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 August 22, 2024 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 español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of public comment period for such requests.
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