U.S. Army Corps Draft EA Pool 3

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the unloading of dredged material, or river sand, from its Corps Island placement site in Pool 3 of the Upper Mississippi River, located near Red Wing. 

The purpose of the proposed action is to transfer up to 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material from Corps Island and transfer the material to a readily available commercial site (e.g., aggregate site, gravel pit) or utilize the material for beneficial use (construction fill, landfill cover, agricultural uses). 

The dredged material unloading project at Corps Island is anticipated to happen during the 2026 and 2027 construction seasons.

A final determination on the draft EA will be made following the public review period. A copy of the draft EA can be viewed and downloaded from the St. Paul District website at: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Home/PublicNotices.aspx.

Questions and comments concerning the project should be directed to CEMVP_Planning@usace.army.mil. Comments should be submitted no later than October 14th.

Please address all correspondence on this project to the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attention: Regional Planning and Environment Division North, 332 Minnesota St., Suite E1500, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101.

For more information, go to https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/.