Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Meeting for the Redwood City Harbor Navigation Improvement Feasibility Study and Integrated EIS/EIR Redwood City and County of San Mateo, CA (SPN-2014-125242), 70168-70169 [2014-27787]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct Scoping Meeting for the
Redwood City Harbor Navigation
Improvement Feasibility Study and
Integrated EIS/EIR Redwood City and
County of San Mateo, CA (SPN–2014–
125242)
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to initiate the scoping process for the
preparation of an integrated Feasibility
Report and Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report
for proposed improvements to the
existing navigation project at Redwood
City Harbor and San Bruno Shoal.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be
held on December 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
(PST). Submit comments concerning
this notice on or before December 15,
2014.
SUMMARY:
The scoping meeting
location is: the Redwood City Hall, 1017
Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA
94063. Meeting will be held at the City
Council Chamber Meeting Room. Mail
written comments concerning this
notice to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
San Francisco District, Project
Management Division, ATTN: SPN–
2014–125242, 1455 Market Street, San
Francisco, CA 94103–1398. Comment
letters should include the commenter’s
physical mailing address, the project
title and the Corps file number in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Reyes, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District,
Project Management Division, ATTN:
CESPN–PM–B, 1455 Market Street, San
Francisco CA 94103–1398, (415) 503–
6847, katherine.m.reyes@
usace.army.mil.
ADDRESSES:
In
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS). The primary Federal
actions under consideration are
dredging, channel realignment, dredged
material placement, and transport of
dredged material for the purpose of
ocean placement.
Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the
Port of Redwood City will serve as Lead
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Agency in preparing an Environmental
Impact Report (EIR). The Corps and the
Port of Redwood City have agreed to
jointly prepare a Draft EIS/EIR to
optimize efficiency and avoid
duplication. The Draft EIS/EIR is
intended to be sufficient in scope to
address the Federal, state and local
requirements and environmental issues
concerning the proposed activities and
permit approvals.
Project Site and Background
Information: The project site is located
at Redwood City Harbor (RWC), and San
Francisco Bay, CA. The harbor is
located in San Mateo County, on the
southwest side of San Francisco Bay,
approximately 18 miles south of San
Francisco. The project site includes the
existing Federal navigation channel and
turning basins at RWC, extending from
the mouth of Redwood Creek to deep
water in the San Francisco Bay, as well
as the channel at San Bruno Shoal in
San Francisco Bay. Both channels are
authorized to a depth of 30 feet Mean
Lower Low Water (MLLW). It is the only
deep-water port in South San Francisco
Bay and was completed to its presentday authorized depth in 1965. The Port
of Redwood City is the local sponsor
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
is the Federal partner. The port
maintains three berth facilities at a
depth of 34 feet MLLW and a small
facility to unload cement and aggregates
via barge. Maritime activities include
the export of recycled metal and the
import of dry bulk building materials
such as cement, bauxite, gypsum and
aggregates.
Proposed Action(s): The proposed
action is to evaluate alternatives to
improve the existing navigation project
at RWC and San Bruno Shoal. The study
is authorized by House Resolution 2511,
adopted May 7, 1997 ‘‘. . . in the
interest of navigation improvements and
related purposes at Redwood City
Harbor, California, with particular
reference to providing increased depths
to accommodate new, larger vessels that
now call on the port.’’
Issues: Potentially significant issues
associated with the project may include:
aesthetics/visual impacts, air quality
emissions, biological resource impacts,
environmental justice, geologic impacts
related to seismicity, hazards and
hazardous materials, hydrology and
water quality, noise, traffic and
transportation, and cumulative impacts
from past, present and reasonably
foreseeable future projects. Bair Island
and Greco Island are adjacent to RWC
and are within the NEPA scope of
analysis due to potential project
impacts. Bair Island is operated by the
USFWS and is the site of an ongoing
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wetland restoration effort. The bay
water around Bair Island and RWC is
within the Don Edwards Marine
Protected Area.
Alternatives: Four alternative plans
will be evaluated. Alternative 1 would
deepen the RWC and the San Bruno
Shoal Channels. Alternative 2 would
deepen the RWC and San Bruno Shoal
channels and implement measures to
address shoaling including, realigning
the turn into RWC channel, modifying
the cross section of the RWC channel
entrance and/or conducting advance
maintenance. Alternative 3 would
address shoaling by realigning the turn
into RWC channel, modifying the cross
section to the RWC channel entrance
and/or conducting advance
maintenance. Alternative 4 would be
the no-action alternative, which would
include continued maintenance of the
authorized Federal channels to a depth
of 30 feet MLLW at RWC and San Bruno
Shoal.
Six dredge material placement sites
are being evaluated. Multiple sites may
be used depending on the quantity of
material dredged from the channels and
the capacity of the placement sites. The
potential dredge material placement
sites include:
1. Ravenswood Pond Complex
(Upland Beneficial Reuse Site).
2. Eden Landing Pond Complex
(Upland Beneficial Reuse Site).
3. Alviso Pond Complex (Upland
Beneficial Reuse Site).
4. SF–11 Alcatraz (In-Bay Aquatic).
5. Dumbarton Bridge—Passive
Sediment Transport (In-Bay Aquatic).
6. San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal
Site (SFDODS) (Ocean Aquatic).
Scoping Process: The Corps is seeking
participation and input of all interested
federal, state, and local agencies, Native
American groups, and other concerned
private organizations or individuals on
the scope of the draft EIS/EIR through
this public notice. The purpose of the
public scoping meeting is to solicit
comments regarding the potential
impacts, environmental issues, and
alternatives associated with the
proposed action to be considered in the
draft EIS/EIR. The meeting place, date
and time will be advertised in advance
in local newspapers, and meeting
announcement letters will be sent to
interested parties. The final draft
Integrated Feasibility Report and EIS/
EIR is expected to be available for
public review and comment in the
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Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Notice of Public Hearing and Business
Meeting; December 9–10, 2014
Notice is hereby given that the
Delaware River Basin Commission will
hold a public hearing on Tuesday,
December 9, 2014. A business meeting
will be held the following day on
Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The
hearing and business meeting are open
to the public and will be held at the
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Visitor Center, 1112 River Road,
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Public Hearing. The public hearing on
December 9, 2014 will begin at 1:30
p.m. Hearing items will include draft
dockets for withdrawals, discharges and
other water-related projects subject to
the Commission’s review, and a
resolution adopting the Commission’s
Water Resources Program FY 2015–17.
The list of projects scheduled for
hearing, including project descriptions,
will be posted on the Commission’s
Web site, www.drbc.net, in a long form
of this notice at least ten days before the
hearing date. Written comments on draft
dockets and resolutions scheduled for
hearing on December 9 will be accepted
through the close of the hearing that
day. After the hearing on all scheduled
matters has been completed, there will
be an opportunity for public dialogue.
The public is advised to check the
Commission’s Web site periodically
prior to the hearing date, as items
scheduled for hearing may be postponed
if additional time is deemed necessary
to complete the Commission’s review,
and items may be added up to ten days
prior to the hearing date. In reviewing
docket descriptions, the public is also
asked to be aware that project details
commonly change in the course of the
Commission’s review, which is ongoing.
Public Meeting. The public business
meeting on December 10, 2014 will
begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include:
Adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission’s September 10, 2014
business meeting, announcements of
upcoming meetings and events, a report
on hydrologic conditions, reports by the
Executive Director and the
Commission’s General Counsel, and
consideration of any items for which a
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hearing has been completed or is not
required. The meeting will include a
resolution honoring Robert F. Molzahn,
President of the Water Resources
Association of the Delaware River Basin,
on his retirement.
There will be no opportunity for
additional public comment at the
December 10 business meeting on
hearing items for which the hearing was
completed on December 9 or a previous
date. Commission consideration on
December 10 of items for which the
public hearing is closed may result in
either approval of the item (docket or
resolution) as proposed, approval with
changes, denial, or deferral. When the
Commissioners defer an action, they
may announce an additional period for
written comment on the item, with or
without an additional hearing date, or
they may take additional time to
consider the input they have already
received without requesting further
public input. Any deferred items will be
considered for action at a public
meeting of the Commission on a future
date.
Advance Sign-Up for Oral Comment.
Individuals who wish to comment for
the record at the public hearing on
December 9 or to address the
Commissioners informally during the
public dialogue portion of the hearing
on December 9 are asked to sign up in
advance by contacting Ms. Paula
Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by
phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609–883–9500
ext. 224.
Addresses for Written Comment.
Written comment on items scheduled
for hearing may be delivered by hand at
the public hearing or in advance of the
hearing, either: by hand, U.S. Mail or
private carrier to: Commission
Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 25 State Police
Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to
Commission Secretary, DRBC at 609–
883–9522; or by email to
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. If
submitted by email in advance of the
hearing date, written comments on a
docket should also be sent to Mr.
William Muszynski, Manager, Water
Resources Management at
william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us.
Accommodations for Special Needs.
Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who
wish to attend the informational
meeting, conference session or hearings
should contact the Commission
Secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext.
203 or through the Telecommunications
Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss
how we can accommodate your needs.
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Updates. Items scheduled for hearing
are occasionally postponed to allow
more time for the Commission to
consider them. Other meeting items also
are subject to change. Please check the
Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net,
closer to the meeting date for changes
that may be made after the deadline for
filing this notice.
Additional Information, Contacts. The
list of projects scheduled for hearing,
with descriptions, will be posted on the
Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net,
in a long form of this notice at least ten
days before the hearing date. Draft
dockets and resolutions for hearing
items will be available as hyperlinks
from the posted notice. Additional
public records relating to hearing items
may be examined at the Commission’s
offices by appointment by contacting
Carol Adamovic, 609–883–9500, ext.
249. For other questions concerning
hearing items, please contact Project
Review Section assistant Victoria
Lawson at 609–883–9500, ext. 216.
Dated: November 19, 2014.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General
Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct Scoping Meeting for the Redwood City Harbor Navigation
Improvement Feasibility Study and Integrated EIS/EIR Redwood City and
County of San Mateo, CA (SPN-2014-125242)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to initiate the scoping process
for the preparation of an integrated Feasibility Report and
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for proposed
improvements to the existing navigation project at Redwood City Harbor
and San Bruno Shoal.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on December 10, 2014 at
7:00 p.m. (PST). Submit comments concerning this notice on or before
December 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting location is: the Redwood City Hall, 1017
Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063. Meeting will be held at the
City Council Chamber Meeting Room. Mail written comments concerning
this notice to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District,
Project Management Division, ATTN: SPN-2014-125242, 1455 Market Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. Comment letters should include the
commenter's physical mailing address, the project title and the Corps
file number in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Reyes, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District, Project Management Division, ATTN:
CESPN-PM-B, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco CA 94103-1398, (415) 503-
6847, katherine.m.reyes@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The primary
Federal actions under consideration are dredging, channel realignment,
dredged material placement, and transport of dredged material for the
purpose of ocean placement.
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the
Port of Redwood City will serve as Lead Agency in preparing an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Corps and the Port of Redwood
City have agreed to jointly prepare a Draft EIS/EIR to optimize
efficiency and avoid duplication. The Draft EIS/EIR is intended to be
sufficient in scope to address the Federal, state and local
requirements and environmental issues concerning the proposed
activities and permit approvals.
Project Site and Background Information: The project site is
located at Redwood City Harbor (RWC), and San Francisco Bay, CA. The
harbor is located in San Mateo County, on the southwest side of San
Francisco Bay, approximately 18 miles south of San Francisco. The
project site includes the existing Federal navigation channel and
turning basins at RWC, extending from the mouth of Redwood Creek to
deep water in the San Francisco Bay, as well as the channel at San
Bruno Shoal in San Francisco Bay. Both channels are authorized to a
depth of 30 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). It is the only deep-water
port in South San Francisco Bay and was completed to its present-day
authorized depth in 1965. The Port of Redwood City is the local sponsor
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the Federal partner. The port
maintains three berth facilities at a depth of 34 feet MLLW and a small
facility to unload cement and aggregates via barge. Maritime activities
include the export of recycled metal and the import of dry bulk
building materials such as cement, bauxite, gypsum and aggregates.
Proposed Action(s): The proposed action is to evaluate alternatives
to improve the existing navigation project at RWC and San Bruno Shoal.
The study is authorized by House Resolution 2511, adopted May 7, 1997
``. . . in the interest of navigation improvements and related purposes
at Redwood City Harbor, California, with particular reference to
providing increased depths to accommodate new, larger vessels that now
call on the port.''
Issues: Potentially significant issues associated with the project
may include: aesthetics/visual impacts, air quality emissions,
biological resource impacts, environmental justice, geologic impacts
related to seismicity, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and
water quality, noise, traffic and transportation, and cumulative
impacts from past, present and reasonably foreseeable future projects.
Bair Island and Greco Island are adjacent to RWC and are within the
NEPA scope of analysis due to potential project impacts. Bair Island is
operated by the USFWS and is the site of an ongoing wetland restoration
effort. The bay water around Bair Island and RWC is within the Don
Edwards Marine Protected Area.
Alternatives: Four alternative plans will be evaluated. Alternative
1 would deepen the RWC and the San Bruno Shoal Channels. Alternative 2
would deepen the RWC and San Bruno Shoal channels and implement
measures to address shoaling including, realigning the turn into RWC
channel, modifying the cross section of the RWC channel entrance and/or
conducting advance maintenance. Alternative 3 would address shoaling by
realigning the turn into RWC channel, modifying the cross section to
the RWC channel entrance and/or conducting advance maintenance.
Alternative 4 would be the no-action alternative, which would include
continued maintenance of the authorized Federal channels to a depth of
30 feet MLLW at RWC and San Bruno Shoal.
Six dredge material placement sites are being evaluated. Multiple
sites may be used depending on the quantity of material dredged from
the channels and the capacity of the placement sites. The potential
dredge material placement sites include:
1. Ravenswood Pond Complex (Upland Beneficial Reuse Site).
2. Eden Landing Pond Complex (Upland Beneficial Reuse Site).
3. Alviso Pond Complex (Upland Beneficial Reuse Site).
4. SF-11 Alcatraz (In-Bay Aquatic).
5. Dumbarton Bridge--Passive Sediment Transport (In-Bay Aquatic).
6. San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SFDODS) (Ocean Aquatic).
Scoping Process: The Corps is seeking participation and input of
all interested federal, state, and local agencies, Native American
groups, and other concerned private organizations or individuals on the
scope of the draft EIS/EIR through this public notice. The purpose of
the public scoping meeting is to solicit comments regarding the
potential impacts, environmental issues, and alternatives associated
with the proposed action to be considered in the draft EIS/EIR. The
meeting place, date and time will be advertised in advance in local
newspapers, and meeting announcement letters will be sent to interested
parties. The final draft Integrated Feasibility Report and EIS/EIR is
expected to be available for public review and comment in the
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summer of 2015 and a public meeting will be held after its publication.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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