Update on emergency permit requests for the Deepwater Horizon incident

The Corps has issued 33 permits and denied two, while five were withdrawn by the applicants.

Under standard Department of the Army permitting procedures, the permit process generally takes between 90 to 120 days to reach a decision. Since receiving the first permit request on May 5, 2010, 15 permits were issued the same day, ten were issued the following day, four in two days, one in three days, one in four days, one in five days, and one in 15 days.

Below is a list of Deepwater Horizon emergency permit requests in the order by which they were received:

· 5-May: Pier on MRGO to unload oil spill booms, requested by St. Bernard Parish; issued 6-May

· 6-May: Install concrete fill to close gaps on Elmers Island, requested by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries; issued 7-May

· 10-May: Sand bags along Fourchon Beach between Parish Line and LA Hwy 3090, requested by Lafourche Parish; issued 11-May

· 12-May: Barrier Island protection project for Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes, requested by the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration; issued 27-May

· 14-May: Sandbag operation at Pelican and Scofield Islands, requested by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; issued 14-May

· 17-May: Riprap and bulkhead along Fourchon Beach between Parish Line & LA Hwy 3090 requested by Lafourche Parish; issued on 17-May

· 18-May: Create sand protection berm along Isles Denieres Chain, requested by the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration; denied on 6-Jul

· 19-May: Install pilings and booms east of Biloxi Marsh Area, requested by the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration; issued on 20-May

· 21- May: HESCO baskets along Fourchon Beach between Parish Line & LA Hwy 3090, requested by Lafourche Parish; issued on 21-May

· 21-May: Tiger dams on Grand Isle, requested by Jefferson Parish; issued 21-May

· 24-May: Sand bags along Trinity Island, requested by Terrebonne Parish; withdrawn on 4-Jun

· 24-May: Marsh Plugs north of Turtle Bay, requested by Little Lake Club; issued on 26-May

· 4-Jun: Install sheetpile with tiebacks for Canal 19 closure on Timbalier Island, requested by Terrebonne Parish; issued on 4-June

· 7-Jun: Sand bags along Shell Cut and Chaland Pass, requested by Plaquemines Parish; withdrawn on 15-Jun

· 8-Jun: Rock Jetties at 5 Passes, Grand Isle area, requested by Jefferson Parish; denied on 3-Jul

· 8-Jun: Inflatable coffer dams at Queen Bess Island, requested by Jefferson Parish; issued on 9-Jun

· 11-Jun: HESCO baskets and sand bags along Rockefeller WMA, requested by Cameron Parish; issued on 11-Jun

· 11-Jun: Breton Sound dock upgrade, requested by Amigo Enterprises; issued 11-Jun

· 11-Jun: Dredge and place fill to create embankment, requested by Terrebonne Parish; withdrawn on 15-Jun

· 11-Jun: Dredge Happy Jack and Wilkinson Canals, requested by Jefferson Parish; withdrawn on 24-Jun

· 11-Jun: Piling instillations in Caminada Pass, Barataria Pass, Pass Abel, Four Bayou Pass, and Cheniere Ronquille Pass, requested by Jefferson Parish; issued on 11-Jun

· 14-Jun: Temporary bypass road and bridge on LA Hwy 624, north of Bayou La Loutre, requested by Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development; issued on Jun-14

· 16-Jun: Breton Sound dock expansion on Bayou La Loutre, requested by Amigo Enterprises; issued on 16-Jun

· 21-Jun: Construct 14 bulkheads across breaches along Vermilion Parish coast, requested by Vermilion Parish Policy Jury; issued on 25-Jun

· 22-Jun: Piling and boom installation at Reccoucri Lake, requested by BP America Production Co.; issued on 24-Jun

· 23-Jun: Boom installation at Pass Abel, requested by BP America Production Co.; issued on 24-Jun

· 25-Jun: Breton Sound dock expansion on Bayou La Loutre and MRGO, requested by Amigo Enterprises; issued on 25-Jun

· 25-Jun: West boom installation at Pass Abel, requested by BP America Production Co.; issued on 28-Jun

· 29-Jun: Fill breaks along Twin Pipeline Canal Levee, requested by Terrebonne Parish Levee & Conservation District; withdrawn on 7-Jul

· 29-Jun: X-Tex fabric fence near Wilkinson Canal, requested by Plaquemines Parish; issued on 30-Jun

· 30-Jun: Pilings and booms at Wine and Raccoon Islands, requested by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries; issued on 1-Jul

· 30-Jun: Installation of tiger dams on Elmers Island; Breach 4 to Bayou Thunder Breach, requested by Lafourche Parish Government; issued on 1-Jul

· 30-Jun: Boom installation along Caminada Pass, requested by BP America Production Co.; issued on 1-Jul

· 1-Jul: Install concrete to close gaps on Elmers Island, requested by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries; issued on 2-Jul

· 2-Jul: Elevate a protective berm at Thunder Island Bayou, requested by Lafourche Parish; issued on 2-Jul

· 2-Jul: Install Geotextile fabric along Twin Pipeline Canal Levee, requested by Terrebonne Parish Levee & Conservation District; issued on 7-Jul

· 2-Jul: Clear, grade, and deposit fill to improve property for oil spill response staging, requested by Amigo Enterprises; issued on 2-Jul

· 8-Jul: Additional sandbags at Pelican and Scofiled Islands, requested by Plaquemines Parish; issued on 8-Jul

· 8-Jul: Breton Sound dock upgrade, requested by Plaquemines Parish; issued on 8-Jul

· 8-Jul: Grand Isle Beach sand cleaning project, requested by Mi SWACO; issued on 9-Jul

To obtain an NOD-20 emergency work permit, applicants must provide the following information by telephone, e-mail, or fax:

1. Description of the proposed work and brief statement of the emergency situation

2. Location of the proposed work (a map or latitude and longitude)

3. Name, address, telephone, and e-mail contact information for the applicant

This information can be forwarded to either:

(504) 715-1897 (after business hours)

While e-mail is preferred, requests may also be faxed to (504) 862-2289 or (504) 862-2574.

Within 30 days of approval, the permittee must provide a restoration plan to restore the impacted site. Should it be in public interest to maintain the authorized work, the permittee must also apply for a Department of the Army permit within 30 days of approval.

To review the full terms and conditions of NOD-20, visit our website at:

http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ops/regulatory/NOD-20.pdf