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NOTE: Due to budget cuts and escalating costs in processing and mailing of these public notices, we are requiring email addresses and internet access.  Only under special circumstances will we send copies of the public notices via the U. S. Postal Service.

The Public Notices are available in two electronic formats. To read the Public Notice text only (html format), click on the Public Notice number.  To view a Public Notice with its drawings, click on the Public Notice link in the attachments box. (*pdf format).

  • SWL 2004-19526-2

    Expiration date: 9/25/2023

    Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S. Code 1344), notice is hereby given that Mr. Mark Asplund, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2608 SE J Street, Bentonville, AR 72716, has requested authorization for work, including the placement of dredged and fill material, in waters of the United States associated with construction of a Walmart Supercenter retail facility and attendant features. The proposed project is located in McKisic Creek and adjacent wetlands, in the NE 1/4 of section 4, T. 19 N., R. 31 W., Centerton, Benton County, Arkansas. The project purpose is construction of a commercial retail facility. The overall purpose of the project is to develop a Walmart Supercenter for residents of Centerton and Bentonville, Arkansas. The proposed facility and attendant features include parking lots, entrance/interior roads, three outparcels, fueling station, electric vehicle charging stations, detention/water quality basins, water quality bioswale and on-site compensatory mitigation features. There have been two Department of Army permits previously issued, one in 2006 and a subsequent permit modification issued in 2015, for the proposed retail center. The currently proposed site plan is generally similar to the 2015 modification, with the primary difference being a proposed entrance roadway located northeast of the subject property (requiring acquisition of an additional parcel).

    Public Notice PDF

  • SWL 1998-15259-3

    Expiration date: 8/21/2023

    Pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S. Code 403), notice is hereby given that Mr. Michael McCarthy, Lentz Sand & Gravel, LLC has requested authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material in waters of the United States associated with continuation of their commercial sand and gravel removal operations. Currently, Lentz Sand & Gravel, LLC (Lentz) is authorized to remove sand landward of and in a dike field. The proposed project is located on the left descending bank of the Arkansas River, between Navigation Miles (NM) 153.4 and 154.5, west of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

    Public Notice PDF

  • SWL GP-41

    Expiration date: 6/14/2028

    STATE OF MISSOURI ISSUANCE OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT 41 (GP-41) FLOOD RECOVERY/REPAIR ACTIVITIES – STATE OF MISSOURI. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, has issued GP-41, authorizing the protection and the repair of existing damaged structures, damaged land areas, and damaged fills that were previously authorized by a Department of the Army permit.

    Public Notice PDF
    GP-41 Permit
    MO WQC

  • SWL 2023-00167

    Expiration date: 7/7/2023

    Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S. Code 1344), notice is hereby given that, Arkansas Department of Transportation, PO Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2261, has requested authorization for work, including the placement of dredged and fill material, in waters of the United States associated with constructing a new highway that will connect the Springdale Northern Bypass to the Northwest Arkansas National Airport. The proposed project will cross nine streams and two wetlands and is located in sections 4, 9, 14, 15, 16, and 23, T. 18 N., R. 31 W., Benton County, Arkansas. The project purpose is to improve access from the future Springdale Northern Bypass (SNB) to the Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA). As the population increases in Northwest Arkansas, demand at XNA has increased for both passenger and freight flights. The proposed project would provide an improved connection between XNA and the SNB that reduces congestion and increases reliability.

    Public Notice PDF

  • SWL 1992-11145-9

    Expiration date: 6/16/2023

    Pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S. Code 403), notice is hereby given that Hillard’s Farms, PO Box 108, Ozark, Arkansas 72949-0108, has requested authorization for work in waters of the United States associated with a time extension of an existing permit that authorizes the removal of sand and gravel from a dike field along the Arkansas River. The project purpose is to remove sand and gravel for processing and subsequent individual and commercial use. Removal of the material deposited by the river will be transported by dump truck for processing and subsequent sale.

    Public Notice PDF