Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Central Palm Beach County Comprehensive Erosion Control Project in Palm Beach County, FL, 23253-23254 [2010-10236]
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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Central Palm Beach County
Comprehensive Erosion Control
Project in Palm Beach County, FL
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Jacksonville District, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Jacksonville District,
intends to prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to address potential impacts associated
with the construction of groins and
segmented emergent breakwaters and
placement of truck hauled sand along
the coastline of the Towns of Palm
Beach, South Palm Beach, Lantana, and
Manalapan. The Corps will be
evaluating a Department of the Army
permit for the work under Section 10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section
404 of the Clean Water Act. As part of
the permit process, the Corps is
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evaluating the environmental effects
associated with construction of the
breakwaters and groins and the sand
placement. The Palm Beach County
Department of Environmental Resources
Management (County) is the permit
applicant seeking to implement the
Proposed Action.
The primary Federal involvement
associated with the Proposed Action is
the discharge of fill within Waters of the
United States and the construction of
breakwaters and groins within
Navigable Waters of the United States.
Because of the extensive hardbottom
resources immediately adjacent to the
beach, the high recreational uses of the
project area, the potential to cause down
drift erosion, and other environmental
impacts including potential adverse
effects to Federally listed species, the
Corps will prepare an EIS in compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) to render a final decision on
the County’s permit application. The
Corps’ decision will be to either issue or
deny a Department of the Army permit
for the Proposed Action. The Draft EIS
is intended to be sufficient in scope to
address Federal, State, and local
requirements and environmental issues
concerning the Proposed Action and
permit reviews.
DATES: A public scoping workshop will
be held on, or about, May 27, 2010 from
4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public scoping
workshop will be held at the Town of
South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577
South Ocean Boulevard, South Palm
Beach, Florida. The workshop will give
agencies and the public an opportunity
to receive more information on the
Proposed Action, alternatives, and to
provide comments and suggestions on
the scope of the EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the Proposed Action
and Draft EIS should be directed to Mr.
Eric Reusch, Corps Regulatory Project
Manager, by telephone at (561) 472–
3529 or by e-mail at
Eric.G.Reusch@usace.army.mil. Written
comments should be addressed to the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Mr.
Eric Reusch, 4400 PGA Boulevard, Suite
500, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 34410
or by facsimile at (561) 626–6971.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. Project Site and Background
Information. The study area comprises
approximately 1.3 miles of shoreline
and nearshore environment within four
municipalities including the Town of
Palm Beach, Town of South Palm
Beach, Town of Lantana, and Town of
Manalapan. The northern limit of the
project is located at Florida Department
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monument R132 (Town of Palm Beach)
and extends south to the Ritz Carlton
Hotel (R138+400′) located in
Manalapan. The shoreline in this area
has experienced long-term erosion, and
waves have impacted the coastal
armoring during major storms. Existing
structural armoring in the project area
includes rock revetments, concrete
seawalls, steel sheet pile walls, a small
wood retaining structure, a concrete
ramp, and a concrete waffle revetment.
Erosion currently threatens the
structural integrity of several buildings
within the project reach. The County
has nourished the project area dune toes
on several occasions and has planted
native dune vegetation at several
locations. Due to the narrow beach
profile, much of this effort has been lost
to erosion.
b. Purpose and Need. The overall
project purpose is to stabilize and
restore the shoreline adjacent to the
Towns of Palm Beach, South Palm
Beach, Lantana, and Manalapan.
c. Proposed Action. Palm Beach
County proposes to construct 18
emergent breakwaters placed parallel to
the shoreline at a depth of about ¥8
feet. The breakwaters would be located
seaward of the nearshore hardbottom
and landward of the offshore
hardbottom. In addition, a series of four
short groins are proposed for the
Lantana Municipal Beach. Construction
of these structures would help maintain
sand on the beach by reducing the
amount of wave energy reaching the
shoreline. The project also proposes
elevating the existing berm with the
placement of truck-hauled sand in order
to offset any potential impacts to
downdrift beaches from capture of sand
by the breakwaters and groins.
d. Alternatives. An evaluation of
alternatives to the Proposed Action
initially being considered includes a ‘‘no
action’’ alternative, beach nourishment
and dune restoration through filling
activities, groins, segmented submerged
breakwaters, upland coastal structural
reinforcement/replacement, and
combinations of these alternatives, as
well as analyzing other reasonable
alternatives developed through the
project scoping process.
e. Draft EIS Scoping Process. The
Corps is furnishing this notice to advise
other Federal and State agencies,
affected Federally recognized Tribes,
and the public of our intentions. This
notice announces the initiation of a 30day scoping period which requests the
public’s involvement in the scoping and
evaluation process of the DEIS.
Stakeholders will be notified through
advertisements, public notices and other
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means. All parties who express interest
will be given an opportunity to
participate in this process. The process
allows the Corps to obtain suggestions
and information on the scope of issues
and an opportunity to provide
reasonable alternatives to be included in
the Draft EIS. The Corps invites
comments from all interested parties to
ensure that all significant issues are
identified and the full range of issues
related to the permit request are
addressed. We will accept written
comments until 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. (See DATES
and ADDRESSES.)
f. Significant Issues. The DEIS will
analyze the following: Aesthetics/visual
quality, agricultural resources, air
quality, biological resources, cultural
resources, cumulative impacts,
environmental justice, flood protection,
geology/soils, growth inducement, land
use/planning, noise/vibration, public
health and safety, public services/
utilities, recreation, socioeconomics,
threatened and endangered species,
traffic/circulation, water resources
including wetlands, and other issues
identified through scoping, public
involvement, and interagency
coordination. The Corps will conduct an
environmental review of the Proposed
Action in accordance with the
requirements of NEPA, 1969 as
amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 Code
of Federal Regulations, Section 1500 et
seq.), Corps Procedures for
Implementing NEPA (33 Code of
Federal Regulations, Section 230 et
seq.), NEPA Implementation Procedures
for the Regulatory Program (33 Code of
Federal Regulations, Section 325,
Appendix B), and with other
appropriate Federal laws and
regulations, policies, and procedures of
the Corps for compliance with those
regulations. The Proposed Action,
through the Corps permit review
process, will require consultation under
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and the Magnunson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
Additionally, the proposed action
would involve evaluation for
compliance with the Section 404(b) (1)
Guidelines of the Clean Water Act;
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act; Water Quality
Certification pursuant to Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act; certification of
State lands, easements and right of
ways; and determination of Coastal
Zone Management Act consistency.
g. Availability of the Draft EIS (DEIS).
The Corps currently expects the DEIS to
be made available to the public on or
about January 2011. A public meeting
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will be held during the public comment
period for the DEIS. Written comments
will be accepted at the meeting.
Donald W. Kinard,
Chief, Regulatory Division, Jacksonville
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Central Palm Beach County Comprehensive Erosion
Control Project in Palm Beach County, FL
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Jacksonville
District, intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to address potential impacts associated with the construction of
groins and segmented emergent breakwaters and placement of truck hauled
sand along the coastline of the Towns of Palm Beach, South Palm Beach,
Lantana, and Manalapan. The Corps will be evaluating a Department of
the Army permit for the work under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors
Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. As part of the permit
process, the Corps is evaluating the environmental effects associated
with construction of the breakwaters and groins and the sand placement.
The Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
(County) is the permit applicant seeking to implement the Proposed
Action.
The primary Federal involvement associated with the Proposed Action
is the discharge of fill within Waters of the United States and the
construction of breakwaters and groins within Navigable Waters of the
United States. Because of the extensive hardbottom resources
immediately adjacent to the beach, the high recreational uses of the
project area, the potential to cause down drift erosion, and other
environmental impacts including potential adverse effects to Federally
listed species, the Corps will prepare an EIS in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to render a final decision on
the County's permit application. The Corps' decision will be to either
issue or deny a Department of the Army permit for the Proposed Action.
The Draft EIS is intended to be sufficient in scope to address Federal,
State, and local requirements and environmental issues concerning the
Proposed Action and permit reviews.
DATES: A public scoping workshop will be held on, or about, May 27,
2010 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public scoping workshop will be held at the Town of
South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 South Ocean Boulevard, South Palm
Beach, Florida. The workshop will give agencies and the public an
opportunity to receive more information on the Proposed Action,
alternatives, and to provide comments and suggestions on the scope of
the EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the Proposed Action
and Draft EIS should be directed to Mr. Eric Reusch, Corps Regulatory
Project Manager, by telephone at (561) 472-3529 or by e-mail at
Eric.G.Reusch@usace.army.mil. Written comments should be addressed to
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Mr. Eric Reusch, 4400 PGA
Boulevard, Suite 500, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 34410 or by facsimile
at (561) 626-6971.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. Project Site and Background Information. The study area
comprises approximately 1.3 miles of shoreline and nearshore
environment within four municipalities including the Town of Palm
Beach, Town of South Palm Beach, Town of Lantana, and Town of
Manalapan. The northern limit of the project is located at Florida
Department
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of Environmental Protection (FDEP) monument R132 (Town of Palm Beach)
and extends south to the Ritz Carlton Hotel (R138+400') located in
Manalapan. The shoreline in this area has experienced long-term
erosion, and waves have impacted the coastal armoring during major
storms. Existing structural armoring in the project area includes rock
revetments, concrete seawalls, steel sheet pile walls, a small wood
retaining structure, a concrete ramp, and a concrete waffle revetment.
Erosion currently threatens the structural integrity of several
buildings within the project reach. The County has nourished the
project area dune toes on several occasions and has planted native dune
vegetation at several locations. Due to the narrow beach profile, much
of this effort has been lost to erosion.
b. Purpose and Need. The overall project purpose is to stabilize
and restore the shoreline adjacent to the Towns of Palm Beach, South
Palm Beach, Lantana, and Manalapan.
c. Proposed Action. Palm Beach County proposes to construct 18
emergent breakwaters placed parallel to the shoreline at a depth of
about -8 feet. The breakwaters would be located seaward of the
nearshore hardbottom and landward of the offshore hardbottom. In
addition, a series of four short groins are proposed for the Lantana
Municipal Beach. Construction of these structures would help maintain
sand on the beach by reducing the amount of wave energy reaching the
shoreline. The project also proposes elevating the existing berm with
the placement of truck-hauled sand in order to offset any potential
impacts to downdrift beaches from capture of sand by the breakwaters
and groins.
d. Alternatives. An evaluation of alternatives to the Proposed
Action initially being considered includes a ``no action'' alternative,
beach nourishment and dune restoration through filling activities,
groins, segmented submerged breakwaters, upland coastal structural
reinforcement/replacement, and combinations of these alternatives, as
well as analyzing other reasonable alternatives developed through the
project scoping process.
e. Draft EIS Scoping Process. The Corps is furnishing this notice
to advise other Federal and State agencies, affected Federally
recognized Tribes, and the public of our intentions. This notice
announces the initiation of a 30-day scoping period which requests the
public's involvement in the scoping and evaluation process of the DEIS.
Stakeholders will be notified through advertisements, public notices
and other means. All parties who express interest will be given an
opportunity to participate in this process. The process allows the
Corps to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues and
an opportunity to provide reasonable alternatives to be included in the
Draft EIS. The Corps invites comments from all interested parties to
ensure that all significant issues are identified and the full range of
issues related to the permit request are addressed. We will accept
written comments until 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. (See DATES and ADDRESSES.)
f. Significant Issues. The DEIS will analyze the following:
Aesthetics/visual quality, agricultural resources, air quality,
biological resources, cultural resources, cumulative impacts,
environmental justice, flood protection, geology/soils, growth
inducement, land use/planning, noise/vibration, public health and
safety, public services/utilities, recreation, socioeconomics,
threatened and endangered species, traffic/circulation, water resources
including wetlands, and other issues identified through scoping, public
involvement, and interagency coordination. The Corps will conduct an
environmental review of the Proposed Action in accordance with the
requirements of NEPA, 1969 as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1500
et seq.), Corps Procedures for Implementing NEPA (33 Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 230 et seq.), NEPA Implementation Procedures for
the Regulatory Program (33 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 325,
Appendix B), and with other appropriate Federal laws and regulations,
policies, and procedures of the Corps for compliance with those
regulations. The Proposed Action, through the Corps permit review
process, will require consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and the Magnunson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Additionally, the proposed action would involve
evaluation for compliance with the Section 404(b) (1) Guidelines of the
Clean Water Act; Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act;
Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act; certification of State lands, easements and right of ways; and
determination of Coastal Zone Management Act consistency.
g. Availability of the Draft EIS (DEIS). The Corps currently
expects the DEIS to be made available to the public on or about January
2011. A public meeting will be held during the public comment period
for the DEIS. Written comments will be accepted at the meeting.
Donald W. Kinard,
Chief, Regulatory Division, Jacksonville District.
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