The Portland District Regulatory Branch has jurisdiction over the state of Oregon, southern Washington ports and restoration projects in the Columbia River estuary funded by the Bonneville Power Administration.

The contact numbers below are for information related to our Regulatory Program, such as: questions about obtaining a permit for construction within or discharging material into a wetland or waterway; reporting illegal activity in a wetland or waterway; requesting a determination of jurisdiction over a wetland or other water, or other general Regulatory Program questions.

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Columbia River: Bonneville Dam, The Dalles, John Day, Willow Creek
Rogue River Valley: Applegate, Elk Creek, Lost Creek
Willamette Valley: Big Cliff, Blue River, Cottage Grove, Cougar, Detroit, Dexter, Dorena, Fall Creek, Fern Ridge, Foster, Green Peter, Hills Creek, Lookout Point

Columbia River Ports (listed below) • Kinsey Friesen • 503-808-4378
• Port of Camas-Washougal, WA
• Port of Chinook, WA
• Port of Ilwaco, WA
• Port of Kalama, WA
• Port of Klickitat, WA
• Port of Longview, WA
• Port of Portland, OR
• Port of Ridgefield, WA
• Port of Skamania, WA
• Port of Vancouver, WA
• Port of Wahkiakhum, WA
• Port of Woodland, WA

To comment by e-mail on a public notice:
Send an email to the project manager named in the notice.

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Email: PortlandRegulatory@usace.army.mil

Regulatory main phone number: 541-600-7644
Regulatory general email address: PortlandRegulatory@usace.army.mil

Regulatory Agricultural email: CENWP-AgricultureOffice@usace.army.mil
For questions about Regulatory related agriculture activities and agricultural properties.

Mitigation Bank and In-lieu Fee inquiries: CENWP-MITBANK-ILF@usace.army.mil
For questions related to starting a mitigation bank or in-lieu fee program.

To report a potential violation:
Please contact the Regulatory Project Manager for your county from the map above.

Mailing Addresses

Other Contacts
• NEPA Subject Matter Expert • Joe Brock • 503-808-4377
• Regulatory archaeologist • Brian Heil • 503-808-4382
• RGP-4 Pre-Construction Notifications • Danielle Erb • 503-808-4368
• RGP-6 Pre-Construction Notifications • Kinsey Friesen • 503-808-4378
• Statewide ODOT permit coordinator (all five regions) • Kate Mott • 503-808-4386
• Mitigation Subject Matter Expert • Michael Neal • 503-808-4380
• Portland, OR Harbor • Trey Fraley • 503-828-8792

Regulatory Chiefs
• Portland District Regulatory Branch Chief • William Abadie • 503-808-4370
• Policy and Compliance Section Chief • Kate Mott • 503-808-4386
• Portland Section Chief • Melody White • 503-808-4385
• Eugene Section Chief • Melanie O'Meara • 541-510-3037