The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Greystone Enterprises LLC for proposed work in the Woonasquatucket River at Goldsmith Street in Johnston, Rhode Island.

The proposed work involves approximately 700 linear feet of bank stabilization. The project proposes the temporary discharge of crushed rock in approximately 7,672 square feet below Ordinary High Water (OHW) for a temporary construction access path, and the installation of a temporary cofferdam in approximately 816 square feet below OHW. 

The purpose of this project is to provide stabilization and restoration of the eroding right bank of the Woonasquatucket River downstream of the Manton Dam to protect adjacent utilities and the Woonasquatucket River Greenway near the eroded bank.

USACE is soliciting comments from members of the public; federal, state and local agencies; American Indian Tribes; and other interested parties to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. The public notice with more detailed information is available for review on the District website at: https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/PublicNotices, file # NAE-2021-01426.

Public comments on this proposed work should be forwarded no later than Oct. 28, 2021, to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Attn: Charlotte Skolnick, Regulatory Division, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742 or by email to  Charlotte.R.Skolnick@usace.army.mil. Please reference file # NAE-2021-01426.