§401 Certifications: Dredge & Fill
§401 Certifications of Nationwide and Regional General Dredge and Fill Permits
Nationwide General Permits
DEQ has certified with conditions the majority of the 2017 Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits (NWPs) authorizing the discharge of dredged or fill material associated with general types of activities such as surveying; mining; building bridges; restoring aquatic habitat; constructing boat ramps, recreational facilities, and residential, commercial, and institutional developments; controlling floods; and managing stormwater.
DEQ partially certified the following three NWPs: NWP 12 (Utility Line Activities), NWP 13 (Bank Stabilization), and NWP 14 (Linear Transportation Projects).
DEQ has denied the following seven NWPs: NWP 16 (Return Water from Upland Contained Disposal Areas), NWP 17 (Hydropower Projects), NWP 23 (Approved Categorical Exclusions), NWP 51 (Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities), NWP 52 (Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects). and NWP 53 (Removal of Low-Head Dams), and NWP 54 (Living Shorelines). DEQ will provide individual §401 certifications for activities authorized under the NWPs that have been denied on a project-by-project basis.
The 2017 certifications became effective on March 19, 2017.
Regional General Permits
DEQ has certified Regional General Permit–Idaho (RGP-I) authorizing the construction, repair, or replacement of non-commercial piers and floating docks for a joint-use pier or floating dock, marine launching rails, mooring piles, and portable boat lift stations.
- Regional General Permit–Idaho (final)
DEQ has certified Regional General Permit 27 authorizing the addition of piers and floating docks, marine launching rails, mooring piles, and portable boat-lift stations in Lake Pend Oreille and Pend Oreille River.
- Regional General Permit 27 (final)
DEQ has certified Regional General Permit–Management of Aquatic Invasive Species (RGP-AIS) authorizing the discharge of fill material, structures, and/or work associated with the placement of temporary benthic (bottom) barriers, mechanical harvesting, raking, pulling by hand, and divers using vacuum suction to control growth of invasive, noxious aquatic vegetation as designated by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and usually associated with docks and swimming areas for safety and navigation purposes. The RGP-AIS also authorizes discharge of fill material, structures, and/or work associated with the placement of temporary benthic barriers and/or divers using vacuum suction to control the spread of nonnative bivalves and gastropods as designated by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture in areas identified with infestations.
DEQ has certified Regional General Permit–Emergency (RGP-E) authorizing the temporary discharge of dredged or fill material to restore, repair, and/or stabilize features that have been damaged, destroyed, or are in imminent danger of failing during emergency conditions, defined as conditions that would result in an unacceptable threat to human life, significant loss of property, and/or significant economic hardship.
- Regional General Permit-Emergency (2016 final)
To view a listing of regional general permits, visit the Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District Regional General Permits webpage.
§401 Certifications of Dredge and Fill Permits Requiring Individual Certification
County | Corps Permit # / Project Name | Permit Type | Applicant Name | Water Body Impacted | Issuance Date |
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Ada | NWW-2018-00097 - West Parkcenter Bridge Repair | NWP 13 | ABC West, LLC and Summerset West, LLC | Boise River | 04/30/18 |
Ada | NWW-2017-673 - Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Boise City Parks and Recreation | Boise River | 11/28/17 |
Ada | NWW-2009-00090 - J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation Boise Whitewater Park Phase II | Individual | Boise Parks and Recreation | Boise River | 08/28/18 |
Ada | NWW-2018-00571 - 43rd Street Bank Repair | NWP 13 | Boise Parks and Recreation | Boise River | 12/03/18 |
Ada | NWW-2018-475-B03 - Sewer line repair project | NWP 12 | Boise Public Works Department | Boise River | 10/10/18 |
Ada | NWW-2016-243-B02 - Dry Creek Trail, Phase 1 | NWP 23 | City of Eagle | Dry Creek and Ballantyne Canal | 01/29/18 |
Ada | NWW-2014-369-B02 - State Street and Collister Drive intersection project | NWP 14 | Ada County Highway District | Farmer's Union Canal | 03/09/18 |
Ada | NWW-2017-00451 - Pine Avenue project | NWP 14 | Ada County Highway District | Fivemile Creek | 10/04/17 |
Ada | NWW-2017-00441 - Meridian Road, Cherry Lane to Ustick | NWP 14 | Ada County Highway District | Fivemile Creek, South Slough, and Jackson Drain | 10/10/17 |
Ada | NWW-2017-00070 - Ten Mile Crossing | Individual | SCS Brighton LLC | Lawrence Kennedy Lateral | 03/09/18 |
Ada | NWW-2017-545-B02 - Meridian Maintenance Yard | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Noble Drain | 02/05/18 |
Ada | NWW-2005-2100162 - Creek reconstruction and rehabilitation | Avimor Develop Corps | Spring Valley Creek | 06/04/18 | |
Ada | NWW-2017-366-B03 - Whitebark Subdivision No. 2 - Utility Line Crossing | NWP 12 | BHH Investments, LLC | Tenmile Creek | 11/15/17 |
Ada | NWW-2018-377-B03 - Tenmile Creek Subdivision Phase No. 4, utility crossings | NWP 12 | SCS Brighton, LLC | Tenmile Creek | 08/15/18 |
Ada | NWW-2008-141 - Warm Springs Creek Relocation Project | Individual | Barber Valley Development | Warm Springs Creek | 04/13/18 |
Ada | NWW-2018-00569 - Julia Davis Park - Boise River Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Boise City Parks and Recreation | Boise River | 01/03/19 |
Ada | NWW-2018-00601 - New Dry Creek Diversion Side Channel Stabilization, Boise River | NWP 13 | Flood District #10 | Boise River | 01/30/19 |
Ada | NWW-2019-00232 - Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Eagle Sewer District | Boise River | 06/06/19 |
Ada | NWW-2018-00612 - West Ada School District Waterway Relocation | Individual | West Ada School District | Sky Pilot Drain, McFadden Drain, Eightmile Lateral | 08/12/19 |
Ada | NWW-2018-00680 - Fivemile Creek Bridge Project | NWP 14 | Ada County Highway District | Fivemile Creek | 08/20/19 |
Ada | NWW-2006-2300025 - Chinden Road Expansion | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Zinger Lateral and Sub-Lateral | 09/12/19 |
Adams | NWW-2018-00172 - Culvert installations and replacements | NWP 3 and 14 | Payette National Forest | Tributaries to East Branch Weiser River | 06/07/18 |
Adams | NWW-2015-589-B02 - Little Rainbow Bridge Project | NWP 16 and 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | Little Salmon River | 01/29/18 |
Adams | NWW-2018-00310 - Bank stabilization | NWP 13 | Ed Hargis | Weiser River | 08/16/18 |
Adams | NWW-2018-00387 - Bank stabilization | NWP 13 | Michael Breske | Weiser River | 09/13/18 |
Adams | NWW-2015-00200 - Bank Protection | NWP 13 | Wilderness West LLC | Weiser River | 07/11/18 |
Benewah | NWW-2016-552-B02 - State Highway 6 Tributary to Santa Creek box Culvert Project | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | Unnamed tributary of Santa Creek | 12/15/17 |
Benewah | NWW-2016-152-B02 - St. Joe River Bridge | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | St. Joe River | 12/27/17 |
Benewah | NWW-2019-00233 - Hume Creek Culvert Replacement Project | NWP 14 | US Forest Service | Hume Creek | 07/03/19 |
Bingham | NWW-2019-142-IO2 - Tabor Riverbank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Glen and Bernadine Tabor | Snake River | 06/05/19 |
Bingham | NWW-2017-184 - Alan Parks Snake River Bank Barbs | NWP 13 | Alan Parks | Snake River | 10/28/19 |
Blaine | NWW-2013-23-B02 - Adams Gulch Road Bridge Replacement | NWP 16 and 23 | Blaine County | Big Wood River | 03/09/18 |
Blaine | NWW-2017-00182 - Glendale Construction Gravel Extraction Project | Individual | Gene Sluder | Big Wood River | 02/07/18 |
Blaine | NWW-2019-457-I02 - Big Wood River Streambank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Angela and Jerry Tegan, Ryan Colyer, Biota Research and Consulting, Inc. | Big Wood River | 11/12/19 |
Boise | NWW-2017-00627 - Bogus Basin Recreational Association Snowmaking Pond | Individual | Bogus Basin Recreational Association | Bogus Creek | 05/14/18 |
Boise | NWW-2016-515-B02 - Payette River Bridge project | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | Payette River | 06/21/18 |
Bonner | NWW-2007-01303 - Sandpoint Junction Connector Project - Second Rail Crossing Pend Oreille Lake | Individual | BNSF Railway Company | Pend Oreille Lake | 03/22/19 |
Bonner | N/A - Carey Creek WMA Shoreline Stabilization | N/A | Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District | Pend Oreille River | 06/26/18 |
Bonner | NWW-2018-128 - BNSF Cocolalla Double Track | NWP 14 | BNSF Railway Company | Westmond Creek and unnamed tributaries to Cocolalla Lake | 05/09/18 |
Bonner | NWW-2017-00395 - Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | BNSF Railway | Westmond Creek | 08/28/17 |
Bonner | NWW-2007-001218 - Trestle Creek Marina | Individual | Trestle Creek Investments, LLC | Pend Oreille Lake | 02/21/19 |
Bonner | NWW-2018-00499 - Priest Lake Thorofare | Individual | Bonner County | Priest Lake | 10/16/19 |
Bonner | NWW-2018-00194 - Upper Pack River Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Bud O'Neill | Upper Pack River | 11/20/19 |
Bonner | NWW-2019-00380 - Alder Creek Access Driveways | NWP 14 | D. Kip Dochterman and RH Excavating | Alder Creek | 12/11/19 |
Bonneville | NWW-2017-652-B02 - Great Western Canal bridge replacement | NWP 23 | Bonneville County Department of Public Works | Great Western Canal | 01/02/18 |
Boundary | NWW-2017-00353 - Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Jacquelyn Gale | Fall Creek | 08/18/17 |
Boundary | NWW-2018-124 - Trout Creek Bridge project | NWP 14 | Boundary County Road and Bridge | Trout Creek | 08/22/18 |
Butte | NW/-2018-541-IO2 - James Creek Bank Stabilization Project | NWP 13 | R. Daniel Waddoups | James Creek | 12/10/18 |
Camas | NWW-2016-20-B02 - Willow Creek Bridge Replacement Project | NWP 16 and 27 | Idaho Transportation Department | Willow Creek | 09/25/17 |
Camas | NWW-2019-00438 - Soldier Creek Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Jim Paxton | Soldier Creek | 10/15/19 |
Canyon | NWW-2018-00026 - Boise River Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Nampa Paving | Boise River | 03/19/18 |
Canyon | NWW-2014-301-B02 - 10th Avenue Bridge Project | NWP 16 | Idaho Transportation Department | Indian Creek | 03/05/18 |
Canyon | NWW-2014-301-B02 - 10th Avenue Bridge Replacement Project | NWP 14 | Idaho Department of Transportation | Indian Creek | 11/28/17 |
Canyon | NWW-2019-00186 - Intersection Expansion | NWP 14 | City of Nampa | Wilson Drain | 05/24/19 |
Canyon | NWW-2017-00421 - Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Mason Creek | 06/06/19 |
Canyon | NWW-2019-0298-B03 - Middleton Road Realignment Project | NWP 14 | City of Middleton | Boise River | 07/31/19 |
Canyon | NWW-2019-00196 - Rippee Island Channel | Individual | Idaho Power Company | Snake River | 11/08/19 |
Caribou | NWW-2018-140-I02 - Culvert replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Projects | Tincup Creek | 06/14/18 |
Caribou | NWW-2018-135-I02 - Bridge Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Tincup Creek | 06/14/18 |
Caribou | NWW-2014-302-I01 - Caldwell Canyon Mine Haul Roads | Individual | P4 Production | Quonset Hut, Steward, and Dry Valley creeks | 08/20/19 |
Caribou | NWW-2001-2300230 - Tin Cup Creek Bridge Project | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Tincup Creek | 10/25/19 |
Cassia | NWW-2016-492-B02 - Raft River Eastbound and Westbound Lanes | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | Raft River | 06/08/18 |
Cassia | NWW-2016-00541 - Burley Riverbank Maintenance | NWP 13 | City of Burley | Snake River | 09/26/17 |
Cassia | NWW-2018-00399 - Bank Rehabilitation Project | NWP 13 | McCain Foods | Snake River | 01/02/19 |
Clearwater | NWW-2006-00790 - Rail line repair | NWP 14 | Mike Williams, BGCM Railroad | Orofino Creek | 09/27/18 |
Elmore | NWW-2006-770-B03 - Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Elk Valley Ranch | South Fork Boise River | 11/06/17 |
Elmore | NWW-2017-00410 - Abbot Ranch Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Miller Research | South Fork Boise River | 09/05/19 |
Fremont | NWW-2016-376-B02 - Curr Canal Bridge | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Curr Canal | 09/21/17 |
Fremont | NWW-2012-129-B02 - Ora Bridge Replacement | NWP 23 | Fremont County Public Works | Henry's Fork of the Snake River | 02/28/18 |
Gem | NWW-2019-00065 - Black Canyon Park, Banks Stabilization | NWP 23 | Bureau of Reclamation | Black Canyon Reservoir | 03/14/19 |
Gooding | NWW-2014-552-B02 - Bridge replacement | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | Z Canal | 03/14/18 |
Gooding | NW-2019-00363 - Big Wood River Bridge Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Big Wood River | 08/09/19 |
Idaho | NWW-2017-733-B03 - Forest Service Road No. 5669 Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Brandon Knapton | Tributaries of Brushy Fork | 05/15/18 |
Idaho | NWW-2017-537-B02 - Bridge Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Fish Creek | 11/08/17 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-00233 - Josephine Creek Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Payette National Forest | Josephine Creek | 06/28/18 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-035-B03 - Mill Creek Bridge Replacement | NWP 14 | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest | Mill Creek | 03/21/18 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-00089 - Moose Creek Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Moose Creek | 04/23/18 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-00231 - Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest | O'Hara Creek | 06/12/18 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-00152 - Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | USDA Forest Service Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest | South Fork Spruce Creek | 06/05/18 |
Idaho | NWW-2019-89 - Culvert Replacement Big Cedar Creek | NWP 14 | Nathaniel Davis | Big Cedar Creek | 04/01/19 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-00692 - Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho County Road and Bridge Department | Crocker Creek | 04/26/19 |
Idaho | NWW-2018-292-I01 - Stoddard Pack Bridge Replacement | Federal Highway Administration | Salmon River | 05/07/19 | |
Idaho | NWW-2019-00117 - Sears Creek Culvert Replacement | NWP 14, NWP 27 | Idaho Soil and Water Conservation District | Sears Creek | 06/25/19 |
Jerome | NWW-2013-361 - US 93 200 South Road Project | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | L Canal, L-3 Lateral | 06/28/18 |
Kootenai | NWW-2012-00498 - Kidd Island Road Realignment Project | NWP 23 | Worley Highway District /J-U-B Engineers, Inc. | Kid Creek | 08/22/19 |
Kootenai | NWW-2018-00296 - Atlas Waterfront Development | NWP 3, 13, 42 | City of Coeur d'Alene | Spokane River | 10/16/19 |
Kootenai | NWW-2007-01023 - Mellick Road Widening | NWP 14 | Riverview Ridge Estates LLC and T-O Engineers | Spring Branch Creek | 12/10/19 |
Latah | NWW-2016-286-B02 - Gold Creek Bridge Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Gold Creek | 02/07/18 |
Latah | NWW-2018-159 - Turn bay Construction | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Palouse River | 06/06/18 |
Latah | NWW-2018-159 - Turn bay construction | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Palouse River | 06/06/18 |
Latah | NWW-2018-159 - Turn bay construction | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Mount Deary Creek | 06/06/18 |
Latah | NWW-2018-00344 - Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Robert Callihan | Palouse River | 08/02/18 |
Latah | NWW-2017-557 - Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Ruthie Carpenter | Palouse River | 11/13/17 |
Latah | NWW-2015-347-B02 - Robinson Park Bridge Project | NWP 23 | North Latah Highway District | South Fork Palouse River | 02/15/18 |
Latah | NWW-2004-0600046 - US Hwy 95 Project | Individual | Idaho Transportation Department | South Fork Palouse River and Thorn Creek tributaries | 04/03/18 |
Latah | NWW-2019-00054 - Potlatch River Bridge Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Potlatch River | 04/01/19 |
Latah | NWW-2019-00167 - Brocke-Access Road Reestablishment | NWP 14 | Jim Brocke | Pine Creek | 05/07/19 |
Lemhi | NWW-2018-00185-I02 - Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game | Eighteenmile Creek | 07/20/18 |
Madison | NWW-2017-173-I02 - US-20 Frontage Road West Side South Project | NWP 14 | Madison County | Bannock Jim Slough | 08/25/17 |
Nez Perce | NWW-2018-585 - Southwick Road Re-alignment | NWP 14 | Nez Perce County Highway Department | Bedrock Creek | 02/19/19 |
Nez Perce | NWW-2019-0162-B03 - Pipe Arch Culvert Install | NWP 14 | US Forest Service | Little Moose Creek | 04/29/19 |
Nez Perce | NWW-2018-585 - Southwick Road Realignment | NWP 14 | Nez Perce County Highway Department | Bedrock Creek tributaries | 09/17/19 |
Oneida | NWW-2017-460-B02 - Highway 37 Reconstruction | NWP 14 | Oneida County | Rock Creek | 10/25/17 |
Owyhee | NWW-2015-39-B02 - Marsing Bridge Project | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Snake River | 03/05/18 |
Payette | NWW-2017-00063 - Gamble Island Bridge Replacement Project | NWP 14 | Alscott Farms | Snake River | 07/18/19 |
Shoshone | NWW-2016-495-B02 - Interstate 90 Kingston Interchange Reconstruction | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | French Gulch | 09/22/17 |
Shoshone | NWW-2018-00498 - Bank stabilization | NWP 13 | Harold Lee Living Trust | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River | 10/26/18 |
Shoshone | NWW-2013-00511 - Allen Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Tonie Allen | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River | 12/15/17 |
Shoshone | NWW-2006-1200095 - Bank stabilization | NWP 13 | Edith Ferguson | St. Joe River | 06/26/18 |
Shoshone | NWW-2019-00168 - Central Shoshone County Water District Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Central Shoshone County Water District, JUB Engineers | South Fork Coeur d' Alene River | 05/09/19 |
Shoshone | NWW-2019-00340 - Meredith Bank Stabilization Project | NWP 13 | Barry Meredith | North Fork Coeur d'Alene River | 08/22/19 |
Teton | NWW-2015-00114-I01 - Road Improvement and Culvert Replacement | NWP 13 | Teton County Public Works | Teton River | 08/08/17 |
Twin Falls | NWW-2017-629-B02 #13979 - US 30 Project | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Cedar Draw | 12/19/17 |
Twin Falls | NWW-2017-418-B02 - Culvert replacement | NWP 23 | Idaho Transportation Department | Coulee Canal or Twin Falls Coulee | 09/25/17 |
Twin Falls | NWW-2016-413-B02 - Bridge replacement | NWP 16 and 23 | Idaho Department of Transportation, District 4 | Salmon Falls Creek | 02/16/18 |
Valley | NWW-2018-00424 - North Fork Logan and Government Creek Road Improvements | NWP 14 | American Independence Mines and Minerals Company | North Fork Logan Creek and Government Creek | 09/28/18 |
Valley | NWW-1994-202770 - Cabin/Gate House Construction and Road Widening | Individual | Shore Lodge Whitetail, LLC | Unnamed tributary to North Fork Payette River | 08/23/17 |
Valley | NWW-2017-00563 - Warren Wagon Road Improvement | NWP 14 | FHWA-Western Federal Lands Highway Division | Payette Lake Tributaries | 12/14/17 |
Valley | NWW-2018-00604 - NF Payette River - Riverfront Park Bank Stabilization | 401 Certification | City of McCall | North Fork Payette River | 12/28/18 |
Valley | NWW-2018-00604 - Riverfront Park Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | City of McCall | North Fork Payette River | 12/28/18 |
Valley | NWW-2018-654-B03 - Federal Highways Administration, Western Federal Lands ID Payette Repairs 2017 | NWP 13 | Federal Highways Administration | South Fork Salmon River | 03/14/19 |
Valley | NWW-2019-00145 - Indian Creek Low-head Dam Removal Project | NWP 53 | US Forest Service | Indian Creek | 04/29/19 |
Valley | NWWW-2019-291-B03 - Deer Creek Culvert Replacement | NWP 14 | Boise National Forest | Deer Creek | 07/18/19 |
Valley | NWW-2006-00779 - SH55 Road Expansion | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | North Fork Payette River, Bogus Creek | 09/12/19 |
Valley | NWW-2019-412-B03 - Silver Creek Campground Bank Stabilization Project | NWP 13 | USDA, Forest Service, Emmett Ranger District | Silver Creek | 09/27/19 |
Valley | NWW-2017-00563 - Warren Wagon Road Widening | NWP 23 | Western Federal Lands Highway Division | North Fork Payette River and Tributaries | 12/04/19 |
Washington | NWW-2017-00612 - Mink Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Mink Land and Livestock | Weiser River | 11/28/17 |
Washington | NWW-2018-00039 - Pine Creek Bridge Replacement Project - 0620 | NWP 14 | Idaho Transportation Department | Pine Creek | 06/12/19 |
Washington | NWW-2019-00505 - Weiser River Bank Stabilization | NWP 13 | Wendell Walker | Weiser River | 11/08/19 |