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ACTION: Notice.
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Flood Risk Management Study for the
Blanchard River Watershed Including
Communities of Findlay and Ottawa,
OH
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Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508)
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and Public Law 102–484 Section 2834,
as amended by Public Law 104–106
Section 2867, the Department of the
Army hereby gives notice of intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the subject Flood
Risk Management Study. The Buffalo
District of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) will be the lead
agency in preparing the EIS.
The EIS will consider Federal actions
associated with the proposed Flood Risk
Management Study in the Blanchard
River Watershed including the
communities of the City of Findlay in
Hancock County and the Village of
Ottawa in Putnam County, OH. More
specifically, this document will discuss
measures to improve flood risk
management, navigation, water quality,
recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat
in a comprehensive manner in the
Blanchard River Watershed, Ohio. The
overall goal of the study is to reduce
flood risk by saving lives and
minimizing property damage in the
event of floods in Findlay and Ottawa,
Ohio. The plan will consider a range of
structural and nonstructural measures
that may be used for flood risk
management in the Blanchard River
Watershed.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Buffalo District, CELRB–PM–
PB, 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY
14207–3199.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Project Team, telephone (419) 726–
9121, email Blanchard@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Blanchard River Watershed is located in
northwestern Ohio, with its headwaters
originating in central Hardin County.
The 771-square mile Blanchard River
Watershed drains into the Auglaize
River in Putnam County, Ohio. The
Blanchard River Watershed is
characterized by alluvial flatlands prone
to flooding, with significant flood
damages occurring frequently at Findlay
and Ottawa over the last ten years. The
Blanchard River has reached or
exceeded major flood stage 23 times
since 1913. Nine of these flood events
have occurred since 1990. For events
between 1990 and 2011, five are among
the top ten stages ever recorded; three
have peaked at more than three feet over
major flood stage; and one (an event
occurring in August 2007) reached a
peak that was only 0.04 feet less than
the maximum peak stage ever recorded
in 1913. Damages during the August
2007 event alone were estimated by the
Northwest Ohio Flood Mitigation
Partnership to be roughly $60 million in
the Findlay area and $20 million in the
Ottawa area. The Corps of Engineers
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plans to address flooding issues in
Findlay and Ottawa by evaluating a
series of flood risk management
measures within the vicinity of these
two affected areas.
Proposed Action: In accordance with
40 CFR parts 1500–1508 and Engineer
Regulation 200–2–2, an EIS is being
prepared for the Federal Flood Risk
Management Study within the
Blanchard River watershed including
the communities of Findlay and Ottawa
to ensure full and fair consideration of
significant environmental impacts. This
EIS will inform decision-makers and the
public of reasonable alternatives to
reduce the risk of loss of life and
property damage from flooding in these
areas and that would also avoid or
minimize adverse impacts and/or
enhance the quality of the human
environment. The proposed EIS will
focus on the implementation of flood
risk management measures associated
with the Blanchard River in and within
the vicinity of Findlay and Ottawa. The
EIS will be consistent with sound
engineering practices and will be
drafted concurrently with actions to
achieve compliance with other
applicable Federal environmental
compliance requirements, including
those established by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act. In addition, the EIS
will be consistent with State and local
plans.
Reasonable Alternatives: It is Corps of
Engineers planning policy to consider
practicable and relevant alternative
management measures, including a no
action alternative. While the preferred
alternative has not yet been established,
the alternative plans considered in the
EIS will consist of an array of structural
and nonstructural measures for both
Findlay and Ottawa. Structural
measures may include, but are not
limited to, channel realignment/
diversion, levees and floodwall creation,
culvert modification, and the creation of
flood storage areas, including wetlands,
bermed containment areas, and water
detention areas/reservoirs.
Nonstructural measures may include,
but not be limited to, elevating existing
buildings, relocation or acquisition of
flood-prone structures, wet and dry
floodproofing, as well as the
development and implementation of a
flood warning system or flood
emergency preparedness plan.
Scoping Process: The Corps of
Engineers invites affected Federal, State
and local agencies, interested Indian
Nations, and other concerned
organizations and individuals to
participate in development of the EIS.
An initial Scoping Document was
distributed in June 2008 and the Corps
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of Engineers will be conducting a
second round of scoping, and four
public scoping meetings in December,
2012, which include: (1) 6:30 p.m. on
December 10, 2012 at the OttawaGlandorf High School Auditorium, 630
Glendale Ave. Ottawa, OH; (2) 9:00 a.m.
on December 11, 2012 at the Putnam
County Educational Service Center, 124
Putnam Parkway, Ottawa, OH; (3) 7:00
a.m. on December 11, 2012 at the
Findlay High School Auditorium, 1200
Broad Avenue, Findlay, OH; and, (4)
9:00 a.m. December 12, 2012 at the
Hancock County Agricultural Service
Center, 7868 County Road 140, Findlay,
OH. All written comments received by
the Corps of Engineers during the
scoping period and throughout the EIS
process will be considered in the
preparation of the EIS.
The Draft EIS is tentatively scheduled
to be available for public review in
December 2013. The Final EIS is
tentatively scheduled to be available for
public review in September 2014.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Owen J. Beaudoin,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, District Commander.
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Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Correction.
AGENCY:
This notice corrects the
location and date of one of the public
scoping meetings listed in the Notice of
Intent published in the Federal Register
(77 FR 58531) on Friday, September 21,
2012. The venue for the Seattle public
scoping meeting previously scheduled
for November 13, 2012 is no longer
available. The Seattle public scoping
meeting will be held at the Washington
State Convention Center, Rooms 6A, 6B,
6C, and 6D, 800 Convention Place,
Seattle, WA 98101 on Monday,
December 17, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Randel Perry via email at:
randel.j.perry@usace.army.mil, by
phone at (360) 734–3156, or by regular
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mail at Mr. Randel Perry, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Care
of: GPT/BNSF Custer Spur EIS Co-Lead
Agencies, 1100 112th Avenue Northeast,
Suite 400, Bellevue, WA 98004.
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meetings can be found at
www.eisgatewaypacificwa.gov.
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Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Flood Risk Management Study for the Blanchard River Watershed
Including Communities of Findlay and Ottawa, OH
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and Public
Law 102-484 Section 2834, as amended by Public Law 104-106 Section
2867, the Department of the Army hereby gives notice of intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the subject Flood
Risk Management Study. The Buffalo District of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) will be the lead agency in preparing the EIS.
The EIS will consider Federal actions associated with the proposed
Flood Risk Management Study in the Blanchard River Watershed including
the communities of the City of Findlay in Hancock County and the
Village of Ottawa in Putnam County, OH. More specifically, this
document will discuss measures to improve flood risk management,
navigation, water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat in
a comprehensive manner in the Blanchard River Watershed, Ohio. The
overall goal of the study is to reduce flood risk by saving lives and
minimizing property damage in the event of floods in Findlay and
Ottawa, Ohio. The plan will consider a range of structural and
nonstructural measures that may be used for flood risk management in
the Blanchard River Watershed.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, CELRB-PM-PB,
1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207-3199.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Project Team, telephone (419) 726-
9121, email Blanchard@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Blanchard River Watershed is located in
northwestern Ohio, with its headwaters originating in central Hardin
County. The 771-square mile Blanchard River Watershed drains into the
Auglaize River in Putnam County, Ohio. The Blanchard River Watershed is
characterized by alluvial flatlands prone to flooding, with significant
flood damages occurring frequently at Findlay and Ottawa over the last
ten years. The Blanchard River has reached or exceeded major flood
stage 23 times since 1913. Nine of these flood events have occurred
since 1990. For events between 1990 and 2011, five are among the top
ten stages ever recorded; three have peaked at more than three feet
over major flood stage; and one (an event occurring in August 2007)
reached a peak that was only 0.04 feet less than the maximum peak stage
ever recorded in 1913. Damages during the August 2007 event alone were
estimated by the Northwest Ohio Flood Mitigation Partnership to be
roughly $60 million in the Findlay area and $20 million in the Ottawa
area. The Corps of Engineers
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plans to address flooding issues in Findlay and Ottawa by evaluating a
series of flood risk management measures within the vicinity of these
two affected areas.
Proposed Action: In accordance with 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 and
Engineer Regulation 200-2-2, an EIS is being prepared for the Federal
Flood Risk Management Study within the Blanchard River watershed
including the communities of Findlay and Ottawa to ensure full and fair
consideration of significant environmental impacts. This EIS will
inform decision-makers and the public of reasonable alternatives to
reduce the risk of loss of life and property damage from flooding in
these areas and that would also avoid or minimize adverse impacts and/
or enhance the quality of the human environment. The proposed EIS will
focus on the implementation of flood risk management measures
associated with the Blanchard River in and within the vicinity of
Findlay and Ottawa. The EIS will be consistent with sound engineering
practices and will be drafted concurrently with actions to achieve
compliance with other applicable Federal environmental compliance
requirements, including those established by Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act. In addition, the EIS will be consistent with State and local
plans.
Reasonable Alternatives: It is Corps of Engineers planning policy
to consider practicable and relevant alternative management measures,
including a no action alternative. While the preferred alternative has
not yet been established, the alternative plans considered in the EIS
will consist of an array of structural and nonstructural measures for
both Findlay and Ottawa. Structural measures may include, but are not
limited to, channel realignment/diversion, levees and floodwall
creation, culvert modification, and the creation of flood storage
areas, including wetlands, bermed containment areas, and water
detention areas/reservoirs. Nonstructural measures may include, but not
be limited to, elevating existing buildings, relocation or acquisition
of flood-prone structures, wet and dry floodproofing, as well as the
development and implementation of a flood warning system or flood
emergency preparedness plan.
Scoping Process: The Corps of Engineers invites affected Federal,
State and local agencies, interested Indian Nations, and other
concerned organizations and individuals to participate in development
of the EIS. An initial Scoping Document was distributed in June 2008
and the Corps of Engineers will be conducting a second round of
scoping, and four public scoping meetings in December, 2012, which
include: (1) 6:30 p.m. on December 10, 2012 at the Ottawa-Glandorf High
School Auditorium, 630 Glendale Ave. Ottawa, OH; (2) 9:00 a.m. on
December 11, 2012 at the Putnam County Educational Service Center, 124
Putnam Parkway, Ottawa, OH; (3) 7:00 a.m. on December 11, 2012 at the
Findlay High School Auditorium, 1200 Broad Avenue, Findlay, OH; and,
(4) 9:00 a.m. December 12, 2012 at the Hancock County Agricultural
Service Center, 7868 County Road 140, Findlay, OH. All written comments
received by the Corps of Engineers during the scoping period and
throughout the EIS process will be considered in the preparation of the
EIS.
The Draft EIS is tentatively scheduled to be available for public
review in December 2013. The Final EIS is tentatively scheduled to be
available for public review in September 2014.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Owen J. Beaudoin,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
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