15 May 2017

SWL 2011-00362-1

Expiration date: 6/9/2017

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S. Code 1344), notice is hereby given that, Ms. Lesley Taylor, 1 Nick Lane, Conway, AR 72032, has requested authorization for work, including the placement of dredged and fill material, in waters of the United States associated with the filling of a man-made pond. The proposed project is located in an unnamed tributary of Rock Creek, in the NW 1/4 of section 1, T. 1 N., R. 14 W., Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. The basic purpose of the project is to fill a man-made pond. The overall purpose of the project is to fill a 1.18-acre man-made pond in order to restore the aquatic habitat of the previously existing intermittent stream. Please be made aware that 0.55 acre of this 1.18-acre pond was already filled without permit authorization.

11 May 2017

MVK 2017-00338

Expiration date: 6/5/2017

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S. Code 1344), notice is hereby given that, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), PO Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2261, has requested authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material in waters of the United States associated with widening 4.3 miles of U.S. Highway 167 and replacing three bridges with three box culverts. The proposed project begins on the north side of Hampton and extends northward to State Highway 274. The project is located in sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31 and 32, T. 13. S., R. 13 W., Calhoun County, Arkansas. The overall purpose of the project is to construct a wider roadway and replace three structurally deficient bridges. The basic purpose of the project is to enhance safety. The project is not water dependent. The entire project would be built on existing alignment and would add two travel lanes and a turn lane. The upgraded roadway would consist of four 12-foot-wide travel lanes with 8-foot-wide shoulders and an 11-foot-wide center turn lane. The average right-of-way width for the project is 130 feet and the total length for the project is 4.3 miles. The Federal Highway Administration approved this job as a categorical exclusion (CE) on May 31, 2016. A copy of the CE is available for viewing at the AHTD Central Office in Little Rock.

1 May 2017

SWL 1990-06699-10

Expiration date: 5/26/2017

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S. Code 1344), notice is hereby given that Mr. Bob Ralls, Ash Grove Cement Company, 11011 Cody Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66210, has requested authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material in waters of the United States associated with the Foreman Plant Expansion. The proposed project is located in French Branch and associated tributaries and wetlands, and tributaries and wetlands associated with Sterling Branch, in sections 33 and 34, T. 12 S., R. 32 W., near Foreman, Little River County, Arkansas. The basic purpose of the project is to produce cement for commercial use. The overall purpose of the project is to continue the operation of the Foreman Plant Expansion. The project is not water dependent.