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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As part of its Clean Water Act § 404 Permit Program, the Army Corps of Engineers regulates certain activities in “waters of the United States,” a regulatory term that includes wetlands.  To determine the extent of its jurisdiction, the Corps makes an official confirmation of the geographic boundaries of waters and wetlands on a given property and whether those waters and wetlands are regulated under the Clean Water Act.  This c...

By STEFAN MODRICH smodrich@fortbendstar.com Harvest Green residents, including one vocal board member of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District (MUD) 134E, halted a plan by Clayton Garrett and Scott Snodgrass

Delay to start of Minor Flood Relief Works in North Leitrim Reporter:  ); Existing work demands on the Office of Public Works (OPW) have resulted in a delay to the expected start of the Minor Flood Relief Scheme on the Glenaniff River near Rossinver in North Leitrim. The news came following a query by Cathaoirleach of Manorhamilton Municipal District, Cllr Sean McDermott at the December meeting. Cllr McDermott pointed out that the project was to start early in 2021 but he understood that this...

Speed worries at popular Kildare walking route Council to examine need for speed ramps on road between Carton Avenue and Carton Demesne Reporter:  ); Kildare County Council is to look at the possibility of introducing speed calming measures near a popular walking route in Maynooth. At the council’s Clane-Maynooth Municipal meeting on December 4, Cllr Naoise O’Cearuil asked that the council introduce speed calming measures at the crossing from Carton  Avenue into Carton Demesne on the Dun...

Ana Madigibuli 17 December, 2020, 12:15 am Men work round the clock to clear burning sacks of coconut meal from the Island Industries bulk store at Walu Bay in Suva while firemen fight the fire in the background. Picture: FILE On Tuesday, June 23, 1963, firemen had to toil in clouds of smoke fighting a smouldering fire in the Island Industries Ltd copra meal shed at Walu Bay in Suva. The firemen, alongside Island Industries Ltd workers and more than 140 temporary labourers, worked hard to put ...

The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the reopening of Toad Suck Park at a news conference at the campsite on Monday. Toad Suck Park has been closed since the spring of 2019 due to damage incurred from a historic flooding event. Col. Eric Noe, District Engineer and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District, spoke on the extent of the damage at Toad Suck after the 2019 flood in his remarks on Monday. “At Toad Suck, water levels were ...