Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the River Mile 208, Sacramento River Bank Protection Project, CA, 2061 [E9-584]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps
of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
River Mile 208, Sacramento River Bank
Protection Project, CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District, intends
to prepare a joint environmental impact
statement/environmental impact report
(EIS/EIR) for the construction of bank
protection at River Mile 208 on the
Sacramento River to prevent continued
bank erosion and potential outflanking
of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
Hamilton City Pumping Plant (HCPP),
near Hamilton City, CA. The proposed
action is being conducted under the
HCPP Fish Screen Improvement Project.
DATES: A public scoping meeting is
being held on Thursday, January 29,
2009, 7 to 9 pm at the Hamilton City
High School (620 Canal Street, Hamilton
City). Send written comments by
February 16, 2009 to (see ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
suggestions concerning this project may
be submitted to Mr. Matt Davis, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
District, Attn: CESPK–PD–R, 1325 J
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814–2922.
Requests to be placed on the mailing list
should also be sent to this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and EIS/EIR should be addressed to the
Corps: Matt Davis at (916) 557–6708, by
e-mail
Matthew.G.Davis@usace.army.mil, by
fax (916) 557–7856; or to GCID: William
Menke at (530) 934–8881, by e-mail
bmenke@gcid.net.
SUMMARY:
The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
District (Corps) is the federal lead
agency for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for
the Proposed Action. The Glenn-Colusa
Irrigation District (GCID) is the state
lead agency for compliance with the
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California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) for the Proposed Action.
1. Proposed Action. The Corps and
GCID are preparing an EIS/EIR to
analyze the impacts of constructing
bank protection on the east bank of the
Sacramento River at River Mile 208. The
purpose of the proposed bank protection
work is to prevent continued bank
erosion and potential outflanking of
GCID’s Hamilton City Pumping Plant
(HCPP). Maintaining the river’s
alignment upstream of the HCPP is
important for the continued functioning
of the pumping plant. The HCPP Fish
Screen Improvement Project was
constructed in 2000 to minimize losses
of all fish from operation of the HCPP
and to restore GCID’s capability to
divert the full quantity of water it is
entitled to divert to meet its water
supply delivery obligations. GCID
supplies water to 140,000 acres of
farmland, over 20,000 acres of federal
wildlife refuge, and 40,000 acres of
other lands and wetlands from
diversions at the HCPP.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will
address the No Action alternative and
four action alternatives including three
different types of bank protection
alternatives and a levee setback
alternative. The three types of bank
protection alternatives differ from one
another in the amount and extent of
rock protection placed and the
environmental features (e.g., vegetation
and instream woody material)
incorporated in the design.
3. Scoping Process.
a. A public scoping meeting will be
held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 to
present information to the public and to
receive comments from the public. The
meeting is intended to initiate the
process to involve concerned
individuals, and local, State, and
Federal agencies.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the EIS/EIR include effects on
hydraulics, wetlands and other waters
of the U.S., river meander, vegetation
and wildlife resources, special-status
species, aesthetics, cultural resources,
recreation, land use, fisheries, water
quality, air quality, noise,
transportation, visual resources, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects
of related projects in the study area.
c. The Corps will consult with the
State Historic Preservation Officer to
comply with the National Historic
Preservation Act and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and National Marine
Fisheries Service to comply with the
Endangered Species Act. The Corps is
also coordinating with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to comply with the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
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d. A 45-day public review period will
be provided for individuals and
agencies to review and comment on the
draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties are
encouraged to respond to this notice
and provide a current address if they
wish to be notified of the draft EIS/EIR
circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in November 2009.
Dated: December 23, 2008.
Thomas C. Chapman,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the River Mile 208, Sacramento River
Bank Protection Project, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, intends
to prepare a joint environmental impact statement/environmental impact
report (EIS/EIR) for the construction of bank protection at River Mile
208 on the Sacramento River to prevent continued bank erosion and
potential outflanking of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Hamilton
City Pumping Plant (HCPP), near Hamilton City, CA. The proposed action
is being conducted under the HCPP Fish Screen Improvement Project.
DATES: A public scoping meeting is being held on Thursday, January 29,
2009, 7 to 9 pm at the Hamilton City High School (620 Canal Street,
Hamilton City). Send written comments by February 16, 2009 to (see
ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions concerning this project may
be submitted to Mr. Matt Davis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District, Attn: CESPK-PD-R, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA
95814-2922. Requests to be placed on the mailing list should also be
sent to this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and EIS/EIR should be addressed to the Corps: Matt Davis at (916) 557-
6708, by e-mail Matthew.G.Davis@usace.army.mil, by fax (916) 557-7856;
or to GCID: William Menke at (530) 934-8881, by e-mail bmenke@gcid.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
District (Corps) is the federal lead agency for compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Proposed Action. The
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) is the state lead agency for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the
Proposed Action.
1. Proposed Action. The Corps and GCID are preparing an EIS/EIR to
analyze the impacts of constructing bank protection on the east bank of
the Sacramento River at River Mile 208. The purpose of the proposed
bank protection work is to prevent continued bank erosion and potential
outflanking of GCID's Hamilton City Pumping Plant (HCPP). Maintaining
the river's alignment upstream of the HCPP is important for the
continued functioning of the pumping plant. The HCPP Fish Screen
Improvement Project was constructed in 2000 to minimize losses of all
fish from operation of the HCPP and to restore GCID's capability to
divert the full quantity of water it is entitled to divert to meet its
water supply delivery obligations. GCID supplies water to 140,000 acres
of farmland, over 20,000 acres of federal wildlife refuge, and 40,000
acres of other lands and wetlands from diversions at the HCPP.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will address the No Action alternative
and four action alternatives including three different types of bank
protection alternatives and a levee setback alternative. The three
types of bank protection alternatives differ from one another in the
amount and extent of rock protection placed and the environmental
features (e.g., vegetation and instream woody material) incorporated in
the design.
3. Scoping Process.
a. A public scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, January 29,
2009 to present information to the public and to receive comments from
the public. The meeting is intended to initiate the process to involve
concerned individuals, and local, State, and Federal agencies.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the EIS/EIR
include effects on hydraulics, wetlands and other waters of the U.S.,
river meander, vegetation and wildlife resources, special-status
species, aesthetics, cultural resources, recreation, land use,
fisheries, water quality, air quality, noise, transportation, visual
resources, and socioeconomics; and cumulative effects of related
projects in the study area.
c. The Corps will consult with the State Historic Preservation
Officer to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to
comply with the Endangered Species Act. The Corps is also coordinating
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act.
d. A 45-day public review period will be provided for individuals
and agencies to review and comment on the draft EIS/EIR. All interested
parties are encouraged to respond to this notice and provide a current
address if they wish to be notified of the draft EIS/EIR circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is scheduled to be available for
public review and comment in November 2009.
Dated: December 23, 2008.
Thomas C. Chapman,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. E9-584 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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