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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Glades Reservoir Water
Supply Project, Permit Application
SAS–2007–00388 and the
Announcement of a Public Hearing
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Corps has released a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the proposed Glades Reservoir water
supply project (Proposed Project), and
will conduct a Public Hearing for this
DEIS.
SUMMARY:
Comments will be received until
5:00 p.m., December 29, 2015; or by
letter postmarked no later than
December 29, 2015. The public hearing
will be held on December 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
DEIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Savannah District,
Regulatory Division, Attention: SAS–
2007–00388, 100 West Oglethorpe
Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401–3640
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Morgan, Project Manager, at
(912) 652–5139, or at
Richard.M.Morgan@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. National Environmental Policy Act.
The Corps prepared this DEIS to meet
its National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4370f)
obligation in its evaluation of an
application for a Department of the
Army Permit pursuant to Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U.S.C.
1344) for the Proposed Project. This
DEIS presents the direct, indirect, and
cumulative impacts of the Proposed
Project on the human and natural
environment.
2. Project Description. The Hall
County Board of Commissioners
submitted an application for a permit to
construct an 850-acre pump-storage
reservoir on Flat Creek, a tributary to the
Chattahoochee River located
approximately 35 miles northeast of
Atlanta, near the upstream end of Lake
Sidney Lanier, in Hall County, Georgia.
The proposed dam would have a height
of 140 feet, with a normal pool surface
elevation of 1,180 feet above mean sea
level. Dam and reservoir construction
would result in the filling and
inundation of 39.2 acres of wetland and
95,000 linear feet of stream. A 37
million gallon per day (mgd) intake and
pump station would be constructed on
the Chattahoochee River, and would
transfer water from the river to the
reservoir via a 48-inch diameter, 4-mile
transmission pipeline. Water would be
pumped from the Chattahoochee River
to fill or refill the reservoir only when
river flows are above the instream flow
protection thresholds (IFPT), and only
when the IFPT can be maintained in the
river below the pump station. Water
stored in the reservoir would be
released into Flat Creek, flow
downstream into Lake Lanier, and be
withdrawn at an existing raw water
intake operated by the City of
Gainesville. The Proposed Project
would provide a total storage volume of
11.7 billion gallons and an annual
average water supply of 50 mgd, to meet
Hall County’s projected water demand
through the year 2060.
2. Alternatives. This DEIS evaluated
13 alternatives for the Proposed Project
based on a range of Lake Lanier
allocations, reservoir sites, reservoir
yield, and transmission and treatment
strategies. A wide range of water supply
sources such as water conservation,
additional Lake Lanier water supply
allocation, purchase from adjacent
counties, and additional groundwater
develop.m.ent were identified prior to
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evaluating the need for any built
alternatives. A range of potential Lake
Lanier water supply allocations for
Gainesville/Hall County were
considered in the Alternatives Analysis,
resulting in a range of reservoir safe
yields for meeting the projected 2060
water supply needs.
3. Issues. There are several potential
environmental and public interest
issues that were addressed in this DEIS.
Public interest issues include but are
not limited to potential effects to
downstream flows of the Chattahoochee
River; Lake Lanier water level and water
supply capacity; potential aquatic
resources impacts to streams, wetlands
and aquatic organisms; and potential
effects to cultural resources, aesthetics,
recreation, infrastructure, navigation,
transportation, and threatened and
endangered species.
4. Scoping. A Notice of Intent (NOI)
to prepare an EIS was published in the
Federal Register on February 17, 2012.
The Corps held a total of three public
scoping meetings in March 2012, in
Alabama, Florida and Georgia, which
are located in the ApalachicolaChattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin.
5. Cooperating Agencies. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and
the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division have been participating in the
NEPA process as cooperating agencies
(40 CFR 1501.6, 1508.5). Formal
cooperating agency agreements were
executed between the Corps and these
two agencies.
6. Availability of the DEIS. The DEIS
and appendices are available to the
public for review in the following
formats:
a. In the Federal Register dated
October 30, 2015.
b. Online as PDF documents at https://
www.gladesreservoir.com/.
c. As a CD upon written request to the
Corps address listed above.
7. Public Review and Comment. The
public comment period will commence
with the publication of this notice and
will end 60 days after its publication, on
December 29, 2015. All persons and
organizations that have an interest in
the proposed action, including minority,
low-income, disadvantaged, and Native
American groups, are urged to
participate in this NEPA environmental
analysis process by reviewing the DEIS
and submitting comments for
consideration. Further information
regarding the DEIS, including all
available documents, background and
historical information, and updates is
available online at https://
www.gladesreservoir.com/.
8. Comments may be submitted via
the following methods:
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a. At the public hearing through
comment forms.
b. Verbally through the court reporter
at public hearing.
c. By emailing Richard.M.Morgan@
usace.army.mil.
d. By letter addressed to the Corps
address listed above.
e. Online at https://
www.gladesreservoir.com/.
9. Open House and Public Hearing.
The Corps will hold an open house and
public hearing to allow for public
presentation of comments. The open
house and public hearing will be held
on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from
5:00–9:00 p.m., at the Hall County
Board of Commissioners’ Auditorium,
located at 2875 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville, Georgia 30504. The open
house will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m., with public hearing to begin at
6:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.
David M. Lekson,
Chief, Regulatory Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Glades Reservoir Water Supply Project,
Permit Application SAS-2007-00388 and the Announcement of a Public
Hearing
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Corps has released a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Glades Reservoir
water supply project (Proposed Project), and will conduct a Public
Hearing for this DEIS.
DATES: Comments will be received until 5:00 p.m., December 29, 2015; or
by letter postmarked no later than December 29, 2015. The public
hearing will be held on December 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the DEIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Division, Attention:
SAS-2007-00388, 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401-
3640
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Morgan, Project Manager, at
(912) 652-5139, or at Richard.M.Morgan@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. National Environmental Policy Act. The Corps prepared this DEIS
to meet its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 to
4370f) obligation in its evaluation of an application for a Department
of the Army Permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
(33 U.S.C. 1344) for the Proposed Project. This DEIS presents the
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the Proposed Project on the
human and natural environment.
2. Project Description. The Hall County Board of Commissioners
submitted an application for a permit to construct an 850-acre pump-
storage reservoir on Flat Creek, a tributary to the Chattahoochee River
located approximately 35 miles northeast of Atlanta, near the upstream
end of Lake Sidney Lanier, in Hall County, Georgia. The proposed dam
would have a height of 140 feet, with a normal pool surface elevation
of 1,180 feet above mean sea level. Dam and reservoir construction
would result in the filling and inundation of 39.2 acres of wetland and
95,000 linear feet of stream. A 37 million gallon per day (mgd) intake
and pump station would be constructed on the Chattahoochee River, and
would transfer water from the river to the reservoir via a 48-inch
diameter, 4-mile transmission pipeline. Water would be pumped from the
Chattahoochee River to fill or refill the reservoir only when river
flows are above the instream flow protection thresholds (IFPT), and
only when the IFPT can be maintained in the river below the pump
station. Water stored in the reservoir would be released into Flat
Creek, flow downstream into Lake Lanier, and be withdrawn at an
existing raw water intake operated by the City of Gainesville. The
Proposed Project would provide a total storage volume of 11.7 billion
gallons and an annual average water supply of 50 mgd, to meet Hall
County's projected water demand through the year 2060.
2. Alternatives. This DEIS evaluated 13 alternatives for the
Proposed Project based on a range of Lake Lanier allocations, reservoir
sites, reservoir yield, and transmission and treatment strategies. A
wide range of water supply sources such as water conservation,
additional Lake Lanier water supply allocation, purchase from adjacent
counties, and additional groundwater develop.m.ent were identified
prior to
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evaluating the need for any built alternatives. A range of potential
Lake Lanier water supply allocations for Gainesville/Hall County were
considered in the Alternatives Analysis, resulting in a range of
reservoir safe yields for meeting the projected 2060 water supply
needs.
3. Issues. There are several potential environmental and public
interest issues that were addressed in this DEIS. Public interest
issues include but are not limited to potential effects to downstream
flows of the Chattahoochee River; Lake Lanier water level and water
supply capacity; potential aquatic resources impacts to streams,
wetlands and aquatic organisms; and potential effects to cultural
resources, aesthetics, recreation, infrastructure, navigation,
transportation, and threatened and endangered species.
4. Scoping. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2012. The Corps held
a total of three public scoping meetings in March 2012, in Alabama,
Florida and Georgia, which are located in the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin.
5. Cooperating Agencies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division have been
participating in the NEPA process as cooperating agencies (40 CFR
1501.6, 1508.5). Formal cooperating agency agreements were executed
between the Corps and these two agencies.
6. Availability of the DEIS. The DEIS and appendices are available
to the public for review in the following formats:
a. In the Federal Register dated October 30, 2015.
b. Online as PDF documents at https://www.gladesreservoir.com/.
c. As a CD upon written request to the Corps address listed above.
7. Public Review and Comment. The public comment period will
commence with the publication of this notice and will end 60 days after
its publication, on December 29, 2015. All persons and organizations
that have an interest in the proposed action, including minority, low-
income, disadvantaged, and Native American groups, are urged to
participate in this NEPA environmental analysis process by reviewing
the DEIS and submitting comments for consideration. Further information
regarding the DEIS, including all available documents, background and
historical information, and updates is available online at https://www.gladesreservoir.com/.
8. Comments may be submitted via the following methods:
a. At the public hearing through comment forms.
b. Verbally through the court reporter at public hearing.
c. By emailing Richard.M.Morgan@usace.army.mil.
d. By letter addressed to the Corps address listed above.
e. Online at https://www.gladesreservoir.com/.
9. Open House and Public Hearing. The Corps will hold an open house
and public hearing to allow for public presentation of comments. The
open house and public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
from 5:00-9:00 p.m., at the Hall County Board of Commissioners'
Auditorium, located at 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, Georgia
30504. The open house will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with public
hearing to begin at 6:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.
David M. Lekson,
Chief, Regulatory Division.
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