404 Permits

It's Sunday, and in my little patch of the woods, the weather is glorious. Sunshine, cool, light breeze. Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Do you know what a 404 Permit is? Me neither, not really. As I understand it, if the NPS is going to do construction work, under the Ordinary High Water Mark, in protected areas, they have to get a 404 permit from the Corps of Engineers. So, say the park decides to build a walkway at Big Spring, you know, just exactly like the one that is there---they are required to get a 404 permit.

Did they? I don't know, but me and my friend, the Freedom of Information Act, have asked to Corps of Engineers to provide a copy of every 404 permit issued to the OSNR in FY07, FY08, and FY09. Should be very interesting to see what kind of response I get. I am going to guess, the answer from the Corps is going to be zero, but, hopefully I am wrong.

I will keep you updated.

Luann