The public is invited to comment, from December 14 through December 24, 2015, on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Draft Section 401 Water Quality Certification (401 Certification) for the 21st Avenue West Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project in the Duluth/Superior Harbor. As explained in the draft 401 Certification, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, operating under an agreement with the MPCA, plans to place material dredged from the federal navigation channel into this 350-acre project site to restore aquatic habitat. Approximately 770,000 cubic yards of material will be placed during the next five years.
To review a copy of the draft 401 Certification and the public notice, please go to the following Web page: www.pca.state.mn.us/iryp3c9. In addition, the public notice is published in today’s (December 14th) State Register at the following location: https://mn.gov/admin/bookstore.
You are encouraged to submit comments on the draft 401 Certification. As indicated in the notice, all written comments need to be submitted to the MPCA contact person, Kevin Molloy, by no later than4:30 p.m. on December 24, 2015. Please contact Mr. Molloy if you have any related questions regarding this draft 401 Certification at 651-757-2577 or [email protected].
