Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Zoar Levee and Diversion Dam, Dam Safety Modification Study, Tuscarawas County, OH, 25310-25311 [2011-10867]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Zoar Levee
and Diversion Dam, Dam Safety
Modification Study, Tuscarawas
County, OH
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps),
Huntington District will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to disclose potential impacts to the
natural, physical, and human
environment resulting from
implementation of alternatives
formulated to address reliability risks
associated with Zoar Levee and
Diversion Dam. These high hazard
structures do not meet current
performance standards and exceed
acceptable risk levels. A full array of
alternatives will be formulated to meet
the purpose and need of this study.
After full consideration of all
alternatives, the best plan will be
selected to achieve acceptable risk
levels.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be
held on May 24, 2011 from 7–10 p.m.
ADDRESSES: a. Address all written
comments and suggestions concerning
this proposed project to Aaron O. Smith,
CELRH–PM–PD–R, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington District, 502
Eighth Street, Huntington, WV, 25701–
2070. Telephone: 304–399–5720. ESUMMARY:
Dated: April 29, 2011.
By the Commission.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
ACTION:
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Lipchen Chan.
DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the
grant of this license must file written
objections along with supporting
evidence, if any, not later than 15 days
from the date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Send written objections to
Michael D. Rausa, U.S. Army Research
Laboratory, Office of Research and
Technology Applications, Attn: RDRL–
DB/Bldg. 434, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD 21005–5425.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael D. Rausa, telephone (410) 278–
5028.
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mail: zoarlevee@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on the mailing list
should also be sent to this address.
b. The public scoping meeting
location is: Tuscarawas Valley High
School, 2637 Tuscarawas Valley Road,
NE., Zoarville, OH 44656.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jami Buchanan, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington District, 502
Eighth Street, Huntington, WV, 25701–
2070. Telephone: (304)399–5347. Email: zoarlevee@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority: Investigation and
justification of modifications for dam
safety modifications at completed Corps
of Engineers projects is authorized
under Section 2033 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007
(Pub. L. 110–114).
2. Background: a. Guidance for this
study is provided in USACE Engineer
Regulation 1110–2–1156 that addresses
safety of dams.
b. Zoar Levee and Diversion Dam is
an appurtenant structure to Dover Dam
which is located in Tuscarawas County
along the Tuscarawas River
approximately 3.5 miles north of the
communities of Dover and New
Philadelphia. The dam was constructed
by the Corps and completed in 1938.
Dover Dam is a dry dam and as such
does not hold a permanent pool. The
Federal government maintains a
permanent flowage easement to
elevation 916′ above mean sea level
(msl) upstream of the dam, which
corresponds to the height of the
spillway of the dam.
c. The Zoar Levee was constructed in
1937 with a crest elevation of 919′ above
msl, which provided three feet of
freeboard over the Dover Dam spillway
crest of elevation 916′ above msl. The
crest elevation of Zoar Levee was raised
from elevation 919′ above msl to
elevation 928.5′ above msl in 1951.
There are approximately 54 properties
(approximately 98 buildings including
dependencies) located inside the levee
at or below the elevation 916′ above msl.
Water reaches the levee only when
Dover Dam is retaining sufficient flood
waters.
d. Zoar Diversion Dam was also
constructed in 1937. It is located on
Goose Run, approximately 1,000′
upstream of Zoar Levee and was built to
control interior drainage within the
levee. The Diversion Dam acts as a
retention structure for runoff from the
Goose Run watershed and redirects
flows into a ponding area controlled by
the Zoar Levee pump station.
e. There are three separable
components associated with the
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project—the western reach and rock
knoll, which combine to form the full
levee, and the diversion dam. Each of
these components will require a
separate ‘‘fix’’ to achieve the tolerable
risk guidelines established in Chapter 5
of ER 1110–2–1156, under which this
study is being conducted. Therefore,
structural measures are being developed
for each component that would address
the risk associated with that specific
piece of the project.
d. Additionally, as per guidance
provided in Section 2033 of WRDA
2007, ER 1110–2–1156 and ER 1105–2–
100, non-structural measures are also
being developed for the project
including breaching the levee and/or
diversion dam.
f. The cultural and historical
significance of the Village of Zoar is
well documented. The Village of Zoar is
unique in the State of Ohio, being the
only physically remaining intact
utopian community and a significant
collection of early nineteenth century
German folk architecture. Much of Zoar
was documented in 1936 by the Historic
American Building Survey (HABS). This
study concluded that Zoar was ‘‘the
most successful communist experiment
ever conducted in the United States’’
(HABS 1936).
g. The EIS and Dam Safety
Modification Report will consider the
structural integrity of the levee and
dam, their ability to accommodate flood
waters as well as transportation, noise,
terrestrial, aquatic, economic,
environmental justice and cultural
resource issues associated with the
performance of the levee and dam.
3. Public Participation: a. The Corps
of Engineers will conduct a public
scoping meeting (see DATES and
ADDRESSES) to gain input from
interested agencies, organizations, and
the general public concerning the
content of the EIS, issues and impacts
to be addressed in the EIS, and
alternatives that should be analyzed.
b. The Corps invites full public
participation to promote open
communication and better decisionmaking. All persons and organizations
that have an interest in the Zoar Levee
and Diversion Dam, Dam Safety
Modification Study and the
environment are urged to participate in
this NEPA evaluation process.
Assistance will be provided upon
request to anyone having difficulty with
learning how to participate.
c. Public comments are welcomed
anytime throughout the NEPA process.
Formal opportunities for public
participation include: (1) Public
meetings to be held in or near the
Village of Zoar; (2) Anytime during the
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NEPA process via mail, telephone or email; (3) During Review and Comment
on the Draft EIS; and (4) Review of the
Final EIS. Schedules and locations will
be announced in local news media.
Interested parties should submit contact
information to be included on the
mailing list for public distribution of
meeting announcements and documents
(See ADDRESSES).
4. Schedule: The Draft Environmental
Impact Statement is scheduled to be
released for public review and comment
in September 2012. The Final Report
and Final EIS are scheduled to be
completed in January 2013.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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allowable activities specified in the
statute, or otherwise authorized in the
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the Individuals with Disabilities
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Section 674(c) of the IDEA requires, in
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appropriate for use in the classroom
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other forms of multimedia) are
becoming a more integral part of
instructional practice and are replacing
older, more expensive, and less
adaptable media sources, such as
compact discs (CDs) and digital video
discs (DVDs). However, multimedia and
other new and emerging technologies
are usually not accessible to students
who have hearing or vision impairments
because only a small percentage of
educational multimedia used in the
classroom is captioned or described. For
example, a recent survey of the top 35
educational media producers/
distributors in the United States
revealed that only slightly more than
25 percent of educational media is
captioned by media producers/
distributors and less than five percent of
educational media is described
(Described and Captioned Media
Program, 2008). Federal requirements
for captioning and video description do
not apply to many forms of educational
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Zoar
Levee and Diversion Dam, Dam Safety Modification Study, Tuscarawas
County, OH
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Huntington District will prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose potential impacts
to the natural, physical, and human environment resulting from
implementation of alternatives formulated to address reliability risks
associated with Zoar Levee and Diversion Dam. These high hazard
structures do not meet current performance standards and exceed
acceptable risk levels. A full array of alternatives will be formulated
to meet the purpose and need of this study. After full consideration of
all alternatives, the best plan will be selected to achieve acceptable
risk levels.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on May 24, 2011 from 7-10
p.m.
ADDRESSES: a. Address all written comments and suggestions concerning
this proposed project to Aaron O. Smith, CELRH-PM-PD-R, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Huntington District, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV,
25701-2070. Telephone: 304-399-5720. E-mail: zoarlevee@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on the mailing list should also be sent to this
address.
b. The public scoping meeting location is: Tuscarawas Valley High
School, 2637 Tuscarawas Valley Road, NE., Zoarville, OH 44656.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jami Buchanan, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington District, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV,
25701-2070. Telephone: (304)399-5347. E-mail: zoarlevee@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority: Investigation and justification of modifications for
dam safety modifications at completed Corps of Engineers projects is
authorized under Section 2033 of the Water Resources Development Act of
2007 (Pub. L. 110-114).
2. Background: a. Guidance for this study is provided in USACE
Engineer Regulation 1110-2-1156 that addresses safety of dams.
b. Zoar Levee and Diversion Dam is an appurtenant structure to
Dover Dam which is located in Tuscarawas County along the Tuscarawas
River approximately 3.5 miles north of the communities of Dover and New
Philadelphia. The dam was constructed by the Corps and completed in
1938. Dover Dam is a dry dam and as such does not hold a permanent
pool. The Federal government maintains a permanent flowage easement to
elevation 916' above mean sea level (msl) upstream of the dam, which
corresponds to the height of the spillway of the dam.
c. The Zoar Levee was constructed in 1937 with a crest elevation of
919' above msl, which provided three feet of freeboard over the Dover
Dam spillway crest of elevation 916' above msl. The crest elevation of
Zoar Levee was raised from elevation 919' above msl to elevation 928.5'
above msl in 1951. There are approximately 54 properties (approximately
98 buildings including dependencies) located inside the levee at or
below the elevation 916' above msl. Water reaches the levee only when
Dover Dam is retaining sufficient flood waters.
d. Zoar Diversion Dam was also constructed in 1937. It is located
on Goose Run, approximately 1,000' upstream of Zoar Levee and was built
to control interior drainage within the levee. The Diversion Dam acts
as a retention structure for runoff from the Goose Run watershed and
redirects flows into a ponding area controlled by the Zoar Levee pump
station.
e. There are three separable components associated with the
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project--the western reach and rock knoll, which combine to form the
full levee, and the diversion dam. Each of these components will
require a separate ``fix'' to achieve the tolerable risk guidelines
established in Chapter 5 of ER 1110-2-1156, under which this study is
being conducted. Therefore, structural measures are being developed for
each component that would address the risk associated with that
specific piece of the project.
d. Additionally, as per guidance provided in Section 2033 of WRDA
2007, ER 1110-2-1156 and ER 1105-2-100, non-structural measures are
also being developed for the project including breaching the levee and/
or diversion dam.
f. The cultural and historical significance of the Village of Zoar
is well documented. The Village of Zoar is unique in the State of Ohio,
being the only physically remaining intact utopian community and a
significant collection of early nineteenth century German folk
architecture. Much of Zoar was documented in 1936 by the Historic
American Building Survey (HABS). This study concluded that Zoar was
``the most successful communist experiment ever conducted in the United
States'' (HABS 1936).
g. The EIS and Dam Safety Modification Report will consider the
structural integrity of the levee and dam, their ability to accommodate
flood waters as well as transportation, noise, terrestrial, aquatic,
economic, environmental justice and cultural resource issues associated
with the performance of the levee and dam.
3. Public Participation: a. The Corps of Engineers will conduct a
public scoping meeting (see DATES and ADDRESSES) to gain input from
interested agencies, organizations, and the general public concerning
the content of the EIS, issues and impacts to be addressed in the EIS,
and alternatives that should be analyzed.
b. The Corps invites full public participation to promote open
communication and better decision-making. All persons and organizations
that have an interest in the Zoar Levee and Diversion Dam, Dam Safety
Modification Study and the environment are urged to participate in this
NEPA evaluation process. Assistance will be provided upon request to
anyone having difficulty with learning how to participate.
c. Public comments are welcomed anytime throughout the NEPA
process. Formal opportunities for public participation include: (1)
Public meetings to be held in or near the Village of Zoar; (2) Anytime
during the NEPA process via mail, telephone or e-mail; (3) During
Review and Comment on the Draft EIS; and (4) Review of the Final EIS.
Schedules and locations will be announced in local news media.
Interested parties should submit contact information to be included on
the mailing list for public distribution of meeting announcements and
documents (See ADDRESSES).
4. Schedule: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled
to be released for public review and comment in September 2012. The
Final Report and Final EIS are scheduled to be completed in January
2013.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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