Ms. Sarah L. Chitwood has been named the Chief of the Regulatory Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Little Rock District.
She replaces Ms. Elaine Edwards who retired from the position on January 31st after many years of service.
The Little Rock District encompasses portions of both Arkansas and Missouri.
The Regulatory Division of the Little Rock District is responsible for evaluating permit applications for essentially all construction activities that incur in nation’s waters in the District. Such waters include jurisdictional wetlands.
The Chief of the Regulatory Division supervises day-to-day execution of the Corps regulatory programs to meet the needs of management and assure compliance with governing public laws and regulations, interagency agreements, Corps Headquarters policies and directives of the District Commander.
Permitting programs administered by the Regulatory Division include:
- Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
- Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
The Little Rock District Regulatory staff includes:
- Engineers
- Biologists
- Archeologists
- Natural Resource Management Professionals
- Legal Instrument Examiners
- Budget Analysts
Ms. Chitwood previously served as the Deputy Chief of the Little Rock District’s Regulatory Division and Chief of the Evaluation Branch. She began her career with the Corps in 2001.
Ms. Chitwood obtained her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas. She is a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Arkansas.
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