Volume 43 - Issue 30 - July 25, 2024

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice of Water Quality Certification

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has drafted a water quality certification per Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requested by Water Resources, L..L.C. representing Harry L. Fowler, Jr. Revocable Trust per Public Notice No. NWK-2024-00419 for projects found at https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Media/Public-Notices/Article/3835387/nwk-2024-419/.

The applicant proposes to place fill below the ordinary high-water mark (OHWM) of the Cottonwood River for erosion protection and bank stabilization along approximately 850-linear feet of the left descending bank. The project would reduce bank erosion that is encroaching on private agricultural land and threatening a public roadway. The project would include the construction of nine (9) bendway weir structures (BWS) and installation of 850-linear feet of longitudinal peaked stone toe protection (LPSTP). The stabilized riverbank would be reshaped to a stable 3:1 slope with native vegetation planted along the regraded bank (approximately 1.5 acres of riparian plantings).

The draft certification and additional information containing the link to the USACE Public Notice will be posted on the KDHE website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1095/Section-401-Water-Quality-Certification on or before July 25, 2024. Persons wishing to comment on the referenced draft document must submit their comments in writing by email to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at KDHE.NPS@ks.gov by August 25, 2024, if they wish to have their comments considered in the formulation of final determinations for 401 regarding this public notice. 

For more information, contact Scott Satterthwaite, Watershed Management Section, Bureau of Environmental Field Services, KDHE at Scott.Satterthwaite@ks.gov.

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment

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