Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Missouri River Bed Degradation Feasibility Study, Kansas and Missouri, United States, 7428-7429 [2014-02649]
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BALTIMORE, MD
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U.S. Army Reserve Center, 215 Center
Street Major Charles D. Stoops,
Punxsutawney, PA
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Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY,
W6QM MICC CTR–FT DIX (RC), FORT
DIX, NJ
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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Missouri River Bed Degradation
Feasibility Study, Kansas and
Missouri, United States
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended, the U.S. Army
SUMMARY:
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Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas
City District intends to prepare the
Missouri River Bed Degradation
Feasibility Study and Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS). The Feasibility
Study will develop and evaluate a range
of alternatives, including potential
impacts to the human environment, to
address bed degradation, or down
cutting, of the Missouri River which is
negatively impacting critical federal,
other public and private infrastructure.
The study is being conducted under
Section 216 of the Flood Control Act of
1970 (Pub. L. 91–611). This notice
announces the scoping process to solicit
public comments to identify issues
related to the proposed project.
ADDRESSES: Written comments can be
submitted through March 31, 2014 to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas
City District, c/o CENWK–PM–PR
(Degradation Study), 601 E. 12th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64106, or
electronically at: https://www.marc.org/
Environment/Water-Resources/
Missouri-Riverbed-Degradation/GetInvolved.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or questions about
the study, please contact Ms. Christina
Ostrander, Project Manager, by
telephone: (816) 389–3143, by mail: 601
E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO, or by
electronic mail: Christina.Ostrander@
usace.army.mil. For inquiries from the
media, please contact the Corps’ Kansas
City District Public Affairs Officer, Mr.
David Kolarik by telephone: (816) 389–
3486, by mail: 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas
City, MO 64106, or by electronic mail:
David.S.Kolarik@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Missouri River Bed Degradation
Feasibility Study is being conducted
under Section 216 of the Flood Control
Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–611). This act
allows the Corps of Engineers to review
completed navigation, flood control,
and water supply projects in which
there have been significant changes in
the physical or economic conditions
from the time they were constructed. A
report is prepared for Congress
recommending any modifications to
improve the project in the overall public
interest. The Missouri River Bank
Stabilization and Navigation Project
(BSNP) is currently being evaluated as
the completed federal project for the
Missouri River Bed Degradation
Feasibility Study under this authority.
The BSNP was originally authorized by
the Rivers and Harbors (RHA) of 1912,
and modified by subsequent
authorizations in 1925, 1927, and 1945.
Combined, these acts provided a 9-foot
deep channel 300-foot wide from Sioux
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City, Iowa to the river mouth near St
Louis, Missouri for the purpose of
navigation. These channel dimensions
are maintained by a series of dikes,
revetments, and sills to create a self
scouring channel. Water releases from
large upstream reservoirs also contribute
to providing for the authorized channel
dimensions.
In some locations, the bed of the
Missouri has been degrading, or down
cutting, at an accelerated rate beginning
in the early 1990s. This is negatively
impacting critical federal and nonfederal infrastructure by lowering both
the bed and surface water elevations.
This is particularly evident in the
Kansas City reach of the Missouri River,
extending from river mile 357 to 410.
Specifically, bed degradation has
resulted in an increased cost to maintain
and operate the BSNP. Additionally,
bridges, utility crossings, flood risk
management structures, and water
intake structures have been modified
because of a lower river bed and water
surface. Ground water elevations
adjacent to the river have also been
reduced, impacting water wells.
Degradation of the river is also creating
similar impacts to Missouri River
tributaries as they degrade to maintain
a common bed elevation with the
Missouri River. Expenses to maintain
infrastructure in locations of bed
degradation are expected to continue
into the future if the problem is not
corrected.
Scoping: To provide the public with
an opportunity to provide input on the
scope of issues to be addressed and to
identify issues related to the proposed
action, public scoping is being
conducted through March 31, 2014. As
part of public scoping, a meeting will be
held on March 11, 2014 from 4:30 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time. The
meeting will be held at the Mid-America
Regional Council (MARC) located at 600
Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64105.
Driving directions are available at:
https://www.marc.org/What-is-MARC/
Find-Us/Map-and-Parking.
In addition to complying with NEPA
and Corps of Engineers planning
guidance, scoping will be utilized to
partially fulfill National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106
requirements. Except where subject of
the confidentiality provision of Section
304 of the NHPA, all comments received
during scoping will become part of a
public record and may be included as
an appendix to the Final Missouri River
Bed Degradation Feasibility Study and
Environmental Impact Statement. A
Draft EIS is expected to be circulated for
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public comment in Spring/Summer
2015.
Christina Ostrander,
Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Kansas City District.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Missouri River Bed Degradation Feasibility Study, Kansas and
Missouri, United States
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 of 1969
(NEPA), as amended, the U.S. Army
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Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District intends to prepare the
Missouri River Bed Degradation Feasibility Study and Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS). The Feasibility Study will develop and evaluate
a range of alternatives, including potential impacts to the human
environment, to address bed degradation, or down cutting, of the
Missouri River which is negatively impacting critical federal, other
public and private infrastructure. The study is being conducted under
Section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-611). This
notice announces the scoping process to solicit public comments to
identify issues related to the proposed project.
ADDRESSES: Written comments can be submitted through March 31, 2014 to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, c/o CENWK-PM-PR
(Degradation Study), 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, or
electronically at: https://www.marc.org/Environment/Water-Resources/Missouri-Riverbed-Degradation/Get-Involved.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or questions
about the study, please contact Ms. Christina Ostrander, Project
Manager, by telephone: (816) 389-3143, by mail: 601 E. 12th Street,
Kansas City, MO, or by electronic mail:
Christina.Ostrander@usace.army.mil. For inquiries from the media,
please contact the Corps' Kansas City District Public Affairs Officer,
Mr. David Kolarik by telephone: (816) 389-3486, by mail: 601 E. 12th
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, or by electronic mail:
David.S.Kolarik@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Missouri River Bed Degradation
Feasibility Study is being conducted under Section 216 of the Flood
Control Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-611). This act allows the Corps of
Engineers to review completed navigation, flood control, and water
supply projects in which there have been significant changes in the
physical or economic conditions from the time they were constructed. A
report is prepared for Congress recommending any modifications to
improve the project in the overall public interest. The Missouri River
Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP) is currently being
evaluated as the completed federal project for the Missouri River Bed
Degradation Feasibility Study under this authority. The BSNP was
originally authorized by the Rivers and Harbors (RHA) of 1912, and
modified by subsequent authorizations in 1925, 1927, and 1945.
Combined, these acts provided a 9-foot deep channel 300-foot wide from
Sioux City, Iowa to the river mouth near St Louis, Missouri for the
purpose of navigation. These channel dimensions are maintained by a
series of dikes, revetments, and sills to create a self scouring
channel. Water releases from large upstream reservoirs also contribute
to providing for the authorized channel dimensions.
In some locations, the bed of the Missouri has been degrading, or
down cutting, at an accelerated rate beginning in the early 1990s. This
is negatively impacting critical federal and non-federal infrastructure
by lowering both the bed and surface water elevations. This is
particularly evident in the Kansas City reach of the Missouri River,
extending from river mile 357 to 410. Specifically, bed degradation has
resulted in an increased cost to maintain and operate the BSNP.
Additionally, bridges, utility crossings, flood risk management
structures, and water intake structures have been modified because of a
lower river bed and water surface. Ground water elevations adjacent to
the river have also been reduced, impacting water wells. Degradation of
the river is also creating similar impacts to Missouri River
tributaries as they degrade to maintain a common bed elevation with the
Missouri River. Expenses to maintain infrastructure in locations of bed
degradation are expected to continue into the future if the problem is
not corrected.
Scoping: To provide the public with an opportunity to provide input
on the scope of issues to be addressed and to identify issues related
to the proposed action, public scoping is being conducted through March
31, 2014. As part of public scoping, a meeting will be held on March
11, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time. The meeting
will be held at the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) located at 600
Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64105. Driving directions are available at:
https://www.marc.org/What-is-MARC/Find-Us/Map-and-Parking.
In addition to complying with NEPA and Corps of Engineers planning
guidance, scoping will be utilized to partially fulfill National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 requirements. Except where
subject of the confidentiality provision of Section 304 of the NHPA,
all comments received during scoping will become part of a public
record and may be included as an appendix to the Final Missouri River
Bed Degradation Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement. A
Draft EIS is expected to be circulated for public comment in Spring/
Summer 2015.
Christina Ostrander,
Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.
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