U'S' Army Corps of Engineers

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U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Worldwide organization --- 8 divisions, 41
  districts
• 230 years of service to the Nation
• Corps Mission Areas
• Water Resources
• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Homeland Security
• Warfighting

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USACE Environmental Operating Principles

• 1. Strive to achieve Environmental
  Sustainability. An environment maintained in a
  healthy, diverse, and sustainable condition is
  necessary to support life.
• 2. Recognize the interdependence of life and
  the physical environment. Proactively consider
• environmental consequences of Corps
  programs and act accordingly in all appropriate
  circumstances.
• 3. Seek balance and synergy among human
  development activities and natural systems by
  designing economic and environmental solutions
  that support and reinforce one another.
• 4. Continue to accept corporate responsibility
  and accountability under the law for activities
  and decisions under our control that impact human
  health and welfare and the continued viability of
  natural systems.
• 5. Seeks ways and means to assess and mitigate
  cumulative impacts to the environment
• bring systems approaches to the full life
  cycle of our processes and work.
• 6. Build and share an integrated scientific,
  economic, and social knowledge base that supports
  a greater understanding of the environment and
  impacts of our work.
• 7. Respect the views of individuals and groups
  interested in Corps activities, listen to them
  actively, and learn from their perspective in the
  search to find innovative win-win solutions to
  the Nations problems that also protect and
  enhance the environment.

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Districts in Texas
Tulsa District
Albuquerque District
Fort Worth District
Galveston District
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Galveston District Boundary
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Corps Regulatory Program Purposes

• Protect Navigation Sections 9 and 10 of the
  Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
• Restore and maintain the physical, chemical and
  biological integrity of the Nation's waters
  Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
• Protect marine resources associated with ocean
  disposal of dredged material Section 103 of the
  Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
  of 1972

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Somewhat Recent News
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Corps Regulatory Update

• Guidance to Implement the U.S. Supreme Court
  Decision for the Rapanos and Carabell Cases
• Regional Supplements to Corps Delineation Manual
• Final Compensatory Mitigation Rule
• North Houston Mitigation?

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Serving The Army and The Nation
"America and the world share this common goal we
must foster economic growth in ways that protect
our environment -- President
George W. Bush
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Questions?

• Regulatory Program Information
• Galveston District [phone]
• Galveston District Regulatory Home Page
  www.swg.usace.army.mil/reg/
• National Regulatory Program Home Page
• http//www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwo/reg/citizen.ht
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