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MVN-2000-00999-CO

Published April 6, 2020
Expiration date: 5/5/2020

NAME OF APPLICANT:  Total Petrochemical & Refining USA, Inc., c/o BRIS Engineering, LLC, 8585 Archives Blvd, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

LOCATION OF WORK:  Within the Mississippi River Basin, in the Lower Mississippi River – Baton Rouge hydrologic unit (HUC 08070100); in the Mississippi River, left descending bank, mile 187.9, and at 7594 Highway 75, Geismar, Louisiana 70734.

 CHARACTER OF WORK:  The applicant has requested to modify and extend their existing dock permit by installing two additional breasting dolphins, two mooring dolphins, and one monopile.  The purpose of this modification is to improve ship breasting and mooring plan at the facility.  Approximately 35 cubic yards of rip rap will be installed over 900 square feet of revetted bank.  All work will take place from barge-mounted equipment.  No wetlands will be impacted by the proposed work.  Therefore, no mitigation is anticipated.  Should compensatory mitigation be required, the applicant will purchase credits from an approved mitigation bank within the watershed of impact.