Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of a Dredged Material Containment Facility in the Patapsco River, at Masonville, Baltimore City, MD, 29128 [06-4683]
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CERP EAA Storage Reservoirs FEIS.
Accordingly, this FEIS has been
prepared by the Regulatory Division to
address the environmental impacts of
the SFWMD’s proposed project. The
Regulatory Division of the USACE is
evaluating the SFWMD’s proposed EAA
Reservoir A–1 while the USACE Civil
Works Planning Process continues with
a separate and independent evaluation
of the CERP project. Any regulatory
decision on the SFWMD’s proposed
project will not affect the planning
process and consideration of
alternatives for the federal CERP EAA
Storage Reservoirs project. The
SFWMD’s Acceler8 project may
ultimately be a component of the federal
CERP EAA Storage Reservoirs project. If
it is not a part of the federal
recommended plan, it will be
considered as a locally preferred plan.
Dated: May 11, 2006.
Erik L. Stor,
Major(P), Corps of Engineers, Deputy
Commander.
[FR Doc. E6–7644 Filed 5–18–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Availability of Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Construction of a Dredged Material
Containment Facility in the Patapsco
River, at Masonville, Baltimore City,
MD
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
Baltimore District, has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the proposed construction of a
dredged material containment facility
(DMCF) by the Maryland Port
Administration (MPA). This DEIS was
prepared as part of the submission of
MPA’s application for a Department of
the Army permit to construct the facility
in the Patapsco River, Baltimore City,
MD. This application will be evaluated
pursuant to section 10 or the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 and section 404 of
the Clean Water Act.
The preferred alternative is for the
construction of a stone, sand, and
cofferdam structure that would impact
approximately 131 acres of waters of the
United States, including jurisdictional
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wetlands. The structure would be
initially constructed to 10 feet above the
mean lower low water (MLLW)
elevation, with a future temporary
elevation to 42 feet above MLLW, and
an ultimate elevation of 36 feet above
MLLW. The project would also include
mechanical dredging of approximately
1.7 million cubic yards of overburden
material within the footprint of the
proposed disposal site, and the
placement of this material at the Hart
Miller Island disposal site, Baltimore
County, MD. Hydraulic dredging of
approximately 1.5 million cubic yards
of sand would be performed, and the
sand used to construct the outer portion
of the containment structure.
Approximately 0.5 million cubic yards
of clay is to be mechanically/
hydraulically dredged and placed on the
inside of this structure. Two new
spillway structures and discharge
outfalls are to be included in the
construction of the DMCF. Other work
associated with the construction of the
DMCF is the relocation of a city water
main line and storm drain systems, and
the relocation of a commercial mooring
buoy. The total proposed footprint of
the proposed project is 141 acres.
DATES: The Baltimore District must
receive comments on or before July 7,
2006 to ensure consideration in the final
action. A public hearing on the DEIS has
been scheduled for Wednesday, June 21,
2006 at 7 p.m. Displays will be available
and representatives of the project team
will be present at 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held in the Baum Auditorium at Harbor
Hospital, 3001 South Hanover Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21225. Please send
written comments concerning this
proposed project to U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Baltimore District, Attn: Mr.
Jon Romero, CENAB–OP–RMN, PO Box
1715, Baltimore, MD 21203–1715. You
may submit electronic comments to
jon.romeo@usace.army.mil. Your
comments must be contained in the
body of your message; please do not
send attached files. Please include your
name and address in your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jon Romeo, (410) 962–6079.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS
integrates analyses and consultation
required by the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section
401 and Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act, Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act, the Clean Air Act, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, and the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
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Management Act. All appropriate
documentation (i.e. section 7 and
section 106 coordination letters and
public and agency comments) will be
obtained and included as part of the
EIS. The decision on whether or not to
issue a Department of the Army permit
for this project will reflect the national
concern for the protection and
utilization of important resources. The
benefits which may reasonably be
expected to accrue from the proposal
will be balanced against its reasonably
foreseeable detriments. All factors that
may be relevant to the proposal will be
considered. Among these are wetlands,
fish and wildlife resources, cultural
resources, land use, water and air
quality, hazardous, toxic and
radioactive substances, threatened and
endangered species, regional geology,
aesthetics, environmental justice,
navigation, cumulative impacts, and the
general needs and welfare of the public.
Vance G. Hobbs,
Chief, Maryland Section Northern.
[FR Doc. 06–4683 Filed 5–18–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Seven Oaks Dam Water Quality
Study, San Bernadino County, CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: With the construction of
Seven Oaks Dam, during and
immediately after storm events, water
flows into the pool of water impounded
behind the dam may be turbid. Once
water is impounded behind the dam, all
water flowing in the Santa Ana River
that enters Seven Oaks Reservoir must
pass through that impoundment before
being released at the dam. To the extent
that water impounded behind the dam
can have a higher level of sediment or
algae than water flowing in the Santa
Ana River below the Southern
California Edison (SCE) No. 1
Powerhouse, the quality of water
released from Seven Oaks Dam into the
Santa Ana River may be reduced.
The purpose of the study is to
evaluate the potential impacts, if any, of
the Seven Oaks Dam regarding
downstream water quality and to
characterize upstream water quality.
This will entail characterization of the
water quality conditions that existed
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Construction of a Dredged Material Containment Facility in the
Patapsco River, at Masonville, Baltimore City, MD
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore
District, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the proposed construction of a dredged material containment
facility (DMCF) by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA). This DEIS
was prepared as part of the submission of MPA's application for a
Department of the Army permit to construct the facility in the Patapsco
River, Baltimore City, MD. This application will be evaluated pursuant
to section 10 or the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and section 404 of
the Clean Water Act.
The preferred alternative is for the construction of a stone, sand,
and cofferdam structure that would impact approximately 131 acres of
waters of the United States, including jurisdictional wetlands. The
structure would be initially constructed to 10 feet above the mean
lower low water (MLLW) elevation, with a future temporary elevation to
42 feet above MLLW, and an ultimate elevation of 36 feet above MLLW.
The project would also include mechanical dredging of approximately 1.7
million cubic yards of overburden material within the footprint of the
proposed disposal site, and the placement of this material at the Hart
Miller Island disposal site, Baltimore County, MD. Hydraulic dredging
of approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand would be performed,
and the sand used to construct the outer portion of the containment
structure. Approximately 0.5 million cubic yards of clay is to be
mechanically/hydraulically dredged and placed on the inside of this
structure. Two new spillway structures and discharge outfalls are to be
included in the construction of the DMCF. Other work associated with
the construction of the DMCF is the relocation of a city water main
line and storm drain systems, and the relocation of a commercial
mooring buoy. The total proposed footprint of the proposed project is
141 acres.
DATES: The Baltimore District must receive comments on or before July
7, 2006 to ensure consideration in the final action. A public hearing
on the DEIS has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 7 p.m.
Displays will be available and representatives of the project team will
be present at 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in the Baum Auditorium at
Harbor Hospital, 3001 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21225.
Please send written comments concerning this proposed project to U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Attn: Mr. Jon Romero,
CENAB-OP-RMN, PO Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203-1715. You may submit
electronic comments to jon.romeo@usace.army.mil. Your comments must be
contained in the body of your message; please do not send attached
files. Please include your name and address in your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jon Romeo, (410) 962-6079.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS integrates analyses and consultation
required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), section 10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 401 and Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air
Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act, and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. All appropriate documentation (i.e.
section 7 and section 106 coordination letters and public and agency
comments) will be obtained and included as part of the EIS. The
decision on whether or not to issue a Department of the Army permit for
this project will reflect the national concern for the protection and
utilization of important resources. The benefits which may reasonably
be expected to accrue from the proposal will be balanced against its
reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors that may be relevant to
the proposal will be considered. Among these are wetlands, fish and
wildlife resources, cultural resources, land use, water and air
quality, hazardous, toxic and radioactive substances, threatened and
endangered species, regional geology, aesthetics, environmental
justice, navigation, cumulative impacts, and the general needs and
welfare of the public.
Vance G. Hobbs,
Chief, Maryland Section Northern.
[FR Doc. 06-4683 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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