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Availability of Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline
Protection Project—General
Reevaluation Study: Borrow Sources
for 2010–2044, Worcester County, MD
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
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ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), has prepared a
Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Atlantic
Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection
Project (Atlantic Coast Project)
evaluating new borrow sources to
provide sand for routine periodic beach
nourishment of Ocean City, MD for the
years 2010–2044. Existing borrow
sources in state waters are anticipated to
be exhausted in about 2010.
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Between 6,800,000 and 15,000,000
cubic yards of sand would be needed
through 2044, depending on future
storm frequency and intensity. Three
offshore shoals in Federal waters are
proposed as sand sources: Weaver, Isle
of Wight, and ‘‘A.’’ Sand may also be
dredged from Shoal ‘‘B,’’ also known as
Bass Grounds or First Lump, in the
future, but only if its value as a fishing
ground declines substantially.
Guidelines to minimize long-term
impacts to the offshore shoals were
formulated in coordination with
resource agency personnel and
academic experts. Dredging would be
conducted in accordance with these
guidelines. Specific dredging plans
would be developed in coordination
with resource agencies prior to each
beach nourishment cycle. We are
making the Draft SEIS available to the
public for a 45-day review and comment
period.
DATES: Comments need to be received
on or before August 28th, 2007, to
ensure consideration in final plan
development. A public meeting will be
held for the Draft SEIS Document at
Ocean City Town Hall, 301 Baltimore
Avenue, on July 25th, 2007. A
presentation will be given at 7 PM;
displays will be available for viewing
and staff on hand to answer questions
beginning at 6 PM.
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Send written comments
concerning this proposed project to U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District, Attn: Mr. Christopher Spaur,
CENAB–PL–P, P.O. Box 1715,
Baltimore, MD 21203–1715. Submit
electronic comments to
christopher.c.spaur@usace.army.mil.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for additional information about
sending written comments and filing
electronic comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Christopher Spaur, (410) 962–6134 or
(800) 295–1610.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic Coast Project is designed to
provide coastal flood and erosion
protection to Ocean City, MD against a
100-year storm on the Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic Coast of Maryland and
Assateague Island Virginia Feasibility
Report and Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the project was finalized
in August 1980. Subsequent
environmental documents were
prepared for the project in 1989
(Atlantic Coast of Maryland Hurricane
Protection Project Final General Design
Memorandum, Book 1 Main Report and
Environmental Assessment) and 1993
(Environmental Assessment for the Use
of Borrow Area No. 9 as Part of the
Periodic Renourishment and
Maintenance of the Atlantic Coast of
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Maryland Shoreline Protection Project).
The project was completed in 1994.
Periodic nourishment and maintenance
of the beach are required to maintain the
design level of protection. Since 1998, a
period of few severe storms,
approximately 800,000 cubic yards of
sand have been placed on Ocean City
beach every four years. Identified sand
sources in state waters are forecast to be
exhausted after about 2010.
This SEIS documents findings of
investigations conducted from 2001
through 2006 to select new borrow
sources for the Atlantic Coast Project
through the remainder of the project’s
50 year economic life. Studies to
develop the borrow plan were
conducted by the USACE, in
partnership with the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Ocean City, and Minerals Management
Service (MMS). DNR is the cost-sharing
non-Federal sponsor of the study with
USACE; MMS is a cooperating agency.
A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a
General Reevaluation Report and
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement was published in the Federal
Register on October 21, 2003 (68 FR
60095). Coordination with resource
agency personnel, academic experts,
and fishermen was undertaken during
plan formulation.
Offshore shoals are the most
appropriate sand sources for the project
since these contain large quantities of
suitable sand that can be cost-effectively
obtained. Offshore shoal borrow sources
in Federal waters that could provide up
to 15,000,000 cubic yards of sand
through 2044 were sought and
identified. Three offshore shoals were
selected and proposed as sand sources
based on engineering, environmental,
and economic screening criteria:
Weaver, Isle of Wight, and ‘‘A.’’ Sand at
Shoal ‘‘B,’’ also known as Bass Grounds
or First Lump is engineeringly and
economically suitable, however that
shoal is currently an important fishing
ground. Accordingly, Shoal ‘‘B’’ would
not be utilized unless future
reevaluation finds that its relative value
as a fishing ground has declined
substantially. Sub-areas on each shoal
were delineated based on suitability of
sand for beach nourishment purposes.
Dredging guidelines to minimize longterm impacts to the offshore shoals were
formulated. No more than about 5% of
the total volume of any shoal would be
dredged. Dredging on any given shoal
would avoid the crest, be conducted
uniformly over a wide area, go no
deeper than ambient seafloor depths,
and preferentially dredge on the up and
downdrift ends of the shoal if suitable
sand is present there.
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16:17 Jul 09, 2007
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This SEIS documents the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
compliance for the proposed new
offshore shoal borrow sources and
supplements previous environmental
documents. Printed and electronic
copies of the Draft SEIS can be obtained
from Christopher Spaur; copies will also
be available at the public meeting. You
may view the Draft SEIS and related
information on the worldwide web at:
https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/PN/
CivilWorks.htm.
Please include your name and address
with your comments. Electronic
comments on the Draft SEIS must be
contained in the body of the message;
do not send attached files. Please
include your name and address in your
message. After the public comment
period ends, USACE will consider all
comments received. The Draft SEIS will
be revised as appropriate and a Final
SEIS will be issued.
The Draft SEIS has been prepared in
accordance with (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and
(3) USACE regulations for implementing
NEPA (ER–200–2–2).
Christopher C. Spaur,
Ecologist, Planning Division, Baltimore
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Availability of Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
for Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project--General
Reevaluation Study: Borrow Sources for 2010-2044, Worcester County, 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 the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Baltimore District, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE), has prepared a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Atlantic Coast of
Maryland Shoreline Protection Project (Atlantic Coast Project)
evaluating new borrow sources to provide sand for routine periodic
beach nourishment of Ocean City, MD for the years 2010-2044. Existing
borrow sources in state waters are anticipated to be exhausted in about
2010.
Between 6,800,000 and 15,000,000 cubic yards of sand would be
needed through 2044, depending on future storm frequency and intensity.
Three offshore shoals in Federal waters are proposed as sand sources:
Weaver, Isle of Wight, and ``A.'' Sand may also be dredged from Shoal
``B,'' also known as Bass Grounds or First Lump, in the future, but
only if its value as a fishing ground declines substantially.
Guidelines to minimize long-term impacts to the offshore shoals were
formulated in coordination with resource agency personnel and academic
experts. Dredging would be conducted in accordance with these
guidelines. Specific dredging plans would be developed in coordination
with resource agencies prior to each beach nourishment cycle. We are
making the Draft SEIS available to the public for a 45-day review and
comment period.
DATES: Comments need to be received on or before August 28th, 2007, to
ensure consideration in final plan development. A public meeting will
be held for the Draft SEIS Document at Ocean City Town Hall, 301
Baltimore Avenue, on July 25th, 2007. A presentation will be given at 7
PM; displays will be available for viewing and staff on hand to answer
questions beginning at 6 PM.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments concerning this proposed project to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Attn: Mr. Christopher
Spaur, CENAB-PL-P, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203-1715. Submit
electronic comments to christopher.c.spaur@usace.army.mil. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information about
sending written comments and filing electronic comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christopher Spaur, (410) 962-6134
or (800) 295-1610.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic Coast Project is designed to
provide coastal flood and erosion protection to Ocean City, MD against
a 100-year storm on the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Coast of Maryland
and Assateague Island Virginia Feasibility Report and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the project was finalized in August
1980. Subsequent environmental documents were prepared for the project
in 1989 (Atlantic Coast of Maryland Hurricane Protection Project Final
General Design Memorandum, Book 1 Main Report and Environmental
Assessment) and 1993 (Environmental Assessment for the Use of Borrow
Area No. 9 as Part of the Periodic Renourishment and Maintenance of the
Atlantic Coast of
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Maryland Shoreline Protection Project). The project was completed in
1994. Periodic nourishment and maintenance of the beach are required to
maintain the design level of protection. Since 1998, a period of few
severe storms, approximately 800,000 cubic yards of sand have been
placed on Ocean City beach every four years. Identified sand sources in
state waters are forecast to be exhausted after about 2010.
This SEIS documents findings of investigations conducted from 2001
through 2006 to select new borrow sources for the Atlantic Coast
Project through the remainder of the project's 50 year economic life.
Studies to develop the borrow plan were conducted by the USACE, in
partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Ocean City, and Minerals Management Service (MMS). DNR is the cost-
sharing non-Federal sponsor of the study with USACE; MMS is a
cooperating agency. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a General
Reevaluation Report and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement was
published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2003 (68 FR 60095).
Coordination with resource agency personnel, academic experts, and
fishermen was undertaken during plan formulation.
Offshore shoals are the most appropriate sand sources for the
project since these contain large quantities of suitable sand that can
be cost-effectively obtained. Offshore shoal borrow sources in Federal
waters that could provide up to 15,000,000 cubic yards of sand through
2044 were sought and identified. Three offshore shoals were selected
and proposed as sand sources based on engineering, environmental, and
economic screening criteria: Weaver, Isle of Wight, and ``A.'' Sand at
Shoal ``B,'' also known as Bass Grounds or First Lump is engineeringly
and economically suitable, however that shoal is currently an important
fishing ground. Accordingly, Shoal ``B'' would not be utilized unless
future reevaluation finds that its relative value as a fishing ground
has declined substantially. Sub-areas on each shoal were delineated
based on suitability of sand for beach nourishment purposes.
Dredging guidelines to minimize long-term impacts to the offshore
shoals were formulated. No more than about 5% of the total volume of
any shoal would be dredged. Dredging on any given shoal would avoid the
crest, be conducted uniformly over a wide area, go no deeper than
ambient seafloor depths, and preferentially dredge on the up and
downdrift ends of the shoal if suitable sand is present there.
This SEIS documents the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
compliance for the proposed new offshore shoal borrow sources and
supplements previous environmental documents. Printed and electronic
copies of the Draft SEIS can be obtained from Christopher Spaur; copies
will also be available at the public meeting. You may view the Draft
SEIS and related information on the worldwide web at: https://
www.nab.usace.army.mil/PN/CivilWorks.htm.
Please include your name and address with your comments. Electronic
comments on the Draft SEIS must be contained in the body of the
message; do not send attached files. Please include your name and
address in your message. After the public comment period ends, USACE
will consider all comments received. The Draft SEIS will be revised as
appropriate and a Final SEIS will be issued.
The Draft SEIS has been prepared in accordance with (1) The
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality
for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), and (3) USACE regulations for implementing NEPA (ER-200-2-2).
Christopher C. Spaur,
Ecologist, Planning Division, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
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