Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the West Sacramento Project, California, General Reevaluation Report, 33999 [E9-16610]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps
of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
West Sacramento Project, California,
General Reevaluation Report
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AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: The action being taken is the
preparation of an environmental impact
statement/environmental impact report
(EIS/EIR) for the West Sacramento
Project, California, General Reevaluation
Report (GRR). The GRR will re-evaluate
the currently authorized plan as well as
develop and evaluate opportunities to
reduce flood risk, increase recreation,
and restore the ecosystem along the
Sacramento River in and around the
City of West Sacramento.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be
held on July 21, 2009, from 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the West
Sacramento City Hall, 1110 West
Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA.
Send written comments by August 21,
2009 to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and
suggestions concerning this study to Mr.
John Suazo, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District, Attn:
Planning Division (CESPK–PD–R), 1325
J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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
John Suazo at (916) 557–6719, e-mail:
john.suazo@usace.army.mil or by mail
to (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers is preparing an EIS/
EIR to analyze the impacts of a range of
alternatives that would lessen the risk of
flooding in and around the City of West
Sacramento.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will
address an array of flood risk
management improvement alternatives
along the entire West Sacramento basin.
Alternatives analyzed during the
investigation will include a combination
of one or more flood protection
measures. Potential measures include
seepage berms, stability berms, setback
levees, levee raises, and seepage cutoff
walls.
3. Scoping Process. a. The Corps has
initiated a process to involve concerned
individuals, and local, State, and
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Federal agencies. A public scoping
meeting will be held on July 21, 2009
to present information to the public and
to receive comments from the public.
The Draft EIS/EIR will be completed in
conjunction with additional public
meetings.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the EIS include effects on
hydraulic, wetlands and other waters of
the U.S., vegetation and wildlife
resources, special-status species,
cultural resources, land use, fisheries,
water quality, air quality, transportation,
and socioeconomics; and cumulative
effects of related projects in the study
area.
c. The Corps is consulting with the
State Historic Preservation Officer to
comply with the National Historic
Preservation Act, and the National
Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service to comply
with the Endangered Species 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
circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in 2012.
Dated: July 2, 2009.
Thomas C. Chapman,
COL, EN, Commanding.
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In accordance with 35 U.S.C.
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5034.
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days from the date of this publication.
Written objections are to be filed with
the Command Judge Advocate (see
ADDRESSES).
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Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the West Sacramento Project,
California, General Reevaluation Report
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The action being taken is the preparation of an environmental
impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the West
Sacramento Project, California, General Reevaluation Report (GRR). The
GRR will re-evaluate the currently authorized plan as well as develop
and evaluate opportunities to reduce flood risk, increase recreation,
and restore the ecosystem along the Sacramento River in and around the
City of West Sacramento.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on July 21, 2009, from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the West Sacramento City
Hall, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA. Send written
comments by August 21, 2009 to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions concerning this study
to Mr. John Suazo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District,
Attn: Planning Division (CESPK-PD-R), 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA
95814. 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 John Suazo at (916) 557-6719, e-
mail: john.suazo@usace.army.mil or by mail to (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing
an EIS/EIR to analyze the impacts of a range of alternatives that would
lessen the risk of flooding in and around the City of West Sacramento.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will address an array of flood risk
management improvement alternatives along the entire West Sacramento
basin. Alternatives analyzed during the investigation will include a
combination of one or more flood protection measures. Potential
measures include seepage berms, stability berms, setback levees, levee
raises, and seepage cutoff walls.
3. Scoping Process. a. The Corps has initiated a process to involve
concerned individuals, and local, State, and Federal agencies. A public
scoping meeting will be held on July 21, 2009 to present information to
the public and to receive comments from the public. The Draft EIS/EIR
will be completed in conjunction with additional public meetings.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the EIS include
effects on hydraulic, wetlands and other waters of the U.S., vegetation
and wildlife resources, special-status species, cultural resources,
land use, fisheries, water quality, air quality, transportation, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects of related projects in the study
area.
c. The Corps is consulting with the State Historic Preservation
Officer to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to comply with the Endangered Species 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 circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is scheduled to be available for
public review and comment in 2012.
Dated: July 2, 2009.
Thomas C. Chapman,
COL, EN, Commanding.
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