The following is a general explanation of the review and response process of permit requests conducted daily by the Water Resources Permit Advisory Unit.

The Permit Request

Requests for the review of permit applications are received daily in the Water Resources Permit Advisory Unit. Each permit request received by this Office and submitted for serious review must contain the following:

1. Vicinity Map of the Project Area

Submitted map may be a copy from a quadrangle map, road map, or any other map. The project area should be clearly marked on the submitted map; the Parish(es) in which the work is to occur should be reflected; and ideally the map should reflect the project's Section, Township, and Range, or any relevant levee stations in the vicinity of the project.

2. Plan and Profile Project Drawings

Submitted drawings should accurately reflect the project's scale and dimensions, any relevant MLW or MHW lines, Levee Stations or Waterway Miles related to the project, and which of any relevant structures or installations are existing, after-the-fact, or proposed. A complete description of the proposed work is required in either a drawing format or clearly defined documentation to make a fair and complete assessment of the project.

3. Supporting Documentation

Supporting documentation for a permit request may consist of letters related to previous authorization if the newly proposed project involves a request of amendment to a previously approved project. It may also consist of letters from other governmental agencies that offer support for the proposed project, or it might simply relay a full text description of the requested project as supplementation to supplied drawings. All documentation received for each permit request, as well as any documentation generated by this Office, becomes Public Documents – and as such is maintained in the form of microfilm, file copy, and computer database records. Information for any permit request received by the Water Resources Permit Advisory Unit is available to the Public. Attorneys, engineers, architects, and the public need only request information for a specific project, and every effort is employed in supplying the individual with all available information available in this Office, relative to the particular project.

All permit requests responded to by this office are reviewed, and a letter is generated by computer, submitted for signature and mailed out. A copy of each response letter is mailed to additional State Agencies for their information and possible review. The Water Resources Permit Advisory Unit is comprised of the following:

1. (1) One Permit Analyst Classification / Staff Engineering Technician Advanced.
2. (1) One Assistant Classification / Engineering Technician, 1,2 or3

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