CONCORD, Mass. – The town of Phillips is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with construction off of Reeds Mill Road in Phillips, Maine.

The proposed work involves the placement of permanent and temporary fill below the ordinary high water line of Warm Brook off of Reeds Mill Road in Phillips in conjunction with the replacement of an existing undersized 2.5-foot diameter metal pipe with an open-bottom, 3-sided concrete box set on concrete abutments with a span of 12-feet, 2 inches.

The box will be embedded in the natural stream substrate, placed at the natural stream slope, and armored to minimize scour and erosion. Dewatering the work site will require the installation of temporary coffer dams. The project will result in approximately 800 square feet of permanent and 2,500 square feet of temporary stream bed impact.

The placement of fill and instream work is limited to that which is necessary to conduct the work necessary for project completion. As such, impacts to the resources have been minimized to the maximum extent practicable while allowing for the intended purpose. All disturbed areas associated with the installation will be restored, post installation of the new culvert. No mitigation for resource impacts has been proposed or required.

The application for the federal permit was filed with the Corps of Engineers in compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, which regulates the discharge or fill of material in U.S. waters, including wetlands. The public notice can be viewed at www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNotices.aspx.

Public comments referencing this permit request by the town of Phillips (File # NAE-2016-01726) should be forwarded no later than Sept. 14, 2016 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Maine Project Office (ATTN: LeeAnn Neal), 675 Western Ave., #3, Manchester, Maine 04351. Additional information is available from Permit Project Manager LeeAnn Neal at 207-623-8367 Ext. 2 or by email to leeann.neal@usace.army.mil.