Intent To Prepare a Draft and Final Second Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Reach 1 on the Herbert Hoover Dike Major Rehabilitation Project, Martin and Palm Beach Counties, 60665 [07-5278]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft and Final
Second Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for Reach 1 on the
Herbert Hoover Dike Major
Rehabilitation Project, Martin and Palm
Beach Counties
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The purpose of the project is
to reconstruct and rehabilitate Reach 1
of the Herbert Hoover Dike to prevent
catastrophic failure of the system to
retain the waters of Lake Okeechobee.
On July 8, 2005, the Jacksonville
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) issued a Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(FSEIS) for the Major Rehabilitation
actions proposed for Herbert Hoover
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Dike (HHD), Reach One. Herbert Hoover
Dike is the levee that completely
surrounds Lake Okeechobee. On
September 23, 2005, a Record of
Decision was signed adopting the
preferred alternative as the Selected
Plan for Reach One.
As plans and specifications were
developed for Reach 1, it became
apparent that the cut-off wall with
seepage berm alternative would not
work for all of Reach 1. The alternative
for Reach 1 will be a combination of one
or more of the following features
dependent on the geology and adjacent
land factors with the cut-off wall:
Seepage Berm, Relief Trench, Soil
Replacement Wedge, Relief Wells,
Drainage Feature and Sand Columns.
Reach 1 of the HHD extends for
approximately 22.5 miles within Martin
and Palm Beach Counties, from the St.
Lucie Canal at Port Mayaca, south to the
Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, FL. This
study is a cooperative effort between the
Corps and the South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD).
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Planning Division,
Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970,
Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nancy Allen at (904) 232–3206 or e-mail
at nancy.p.allen@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. The proposed action will be the
selected plan described in the July 2005
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) with the additional
action of implementing the landslide
rehabilitation features as needed based
on geology and adjacent land factors.
The proposed action will not affect the
Regulation Schedule for Lake
Okeechobee. Land may have to be
acquired outside of the existing right-ofway (ROW) and this EIS will account for
any impacts that result due to
acquisition of additional real estate.
b. Alternatives to be considered
separately for each subdivision of Reach
1 are dependent upon the geology and
adjacent land factors with the cut-off
wall. Reach 1 is divided into Subreaches
A, B, C and D. The alternatives to be
implemented include one or more of the
following features: Seepage Berm, Relief
Trench, Soil Replacement Wedge, Relief
Wells, Sand Column and Drainage
Feature.
c. A scoping letter will be used to
invite comments on alternatives and
issues from Federal, State, and local
agencies, affected Indian tribes, and
other interested private organizations
and individuals. The scoping letter will
be sent out in October 2007. A scoping
meeting is not anticipated.
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d. A public meeting will be held after
release of the Draft Second
Supplemental EIS. The public meeting
is anticipated to be held in July 2008 in
Clewiston, FL. The exact location, date,
and times will be announced in a public
notice and local newspapers.
e. A Major Rehabilitation Evaluation
Report (MRR) was approved by
Congress in the Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) 2000 that
addressed the need to repair the aging
dike.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft and Final Second Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for Reach 1 on the Herbert Hoover Dike
Major Rehabilitation Project, Martin and Palm Beach Counties
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of the project is to reconstruct and rehabilitate
Reach 1 of the Herbert Hoover Dike to prevent catastrophic failure of
the system to retain the waters of Lake Okeechobee. On July 8, 2005,
the Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued
a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for the
Major Rehabilitation actions proposed for Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD),
Reach One. Herbert Hoover Dike is the levee that completely surrounds
Lake Okeechobee. On September 23, 2005, a Record of Decision was signed
adopting the preferred alternative as the Selected Plan for Reach One.
As plans and specifications were developed for Reach 1, it became
apparent that the cut-off wall with seepage berm alternative would not
work for all of Reach 1. The alternative for Reach 1 will be a
combination of one or more of the following features dependent on the
geology and adjacent land factors with the cut-off wall: Seepage Berm,
Relief Trench, Soil Replacement Wedge, Relief Wells, Drainage Feature
and Sand Columns. Reach 1 of the HHD extends for approximately 22.5
miles within Martin and Palm Beach Counties, from the St. Lucie Canal
at Port Mayaca, south to the Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, FL. This
study is a cooperative effort between the Corps and the South Florida
Water Management District (SFWMD).
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Planning Division,
Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Allen at (904) 232-3206 or
e-mail at nancy.p.allen@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. The proposed action will be the selected plan described in the
July 2005 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) with the
additional action of implementing the landslide rehabilitation features
as needed based on geology and adjacent land factors. The proposed
action will not affect the Regulation Schedule for Lake Okeechobee.
Land may have to be acquired outside of the existing right-of-way (ROW)
and this EIS will account for any impacts that result due to
acquisition of additional real estate.
b. Alternatives to be considered separately for each subdivision of
Reach 1 are dependent upon the geology and adjacent land factors with
the cut-off wall. Reach 1 is divided into Subreaches A, B, C and D. The
alternatives to be implemented include one or more of the following
features: Seepage Berm, Relief Trench, Soil Replacement Wedge, Relief
Wells, Sand Column and Drainage Feature.
c. A scoping letter will be used to invite comments on alternatives
and issues from Federal, State, and local agencies, affected Indian
tribes, and other interested private organizations and individuals. The
scoping letter will be sent out in October 2007. A scoping meeting is
not anticipated.
d. A public meeting will be held after release of the Draft Second
Supplemental EIS. The public meeting is anticipated to be held in July
2008 in Clewiston, FL. The exact location, date, and times will be
announced in a public notice and local newspapers.
e. A Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Report (MRR) was approved by
Congress in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2000 that
addressed the need to repair the aging dike.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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