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States Section; Notice of Availability of
a Draft Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact for
Channel Maintenance Alternatives at
Thurman I and II Arroyos in Hatch, NM,
Rio Grande Canalization Project
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico
(USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA).
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969; the Council on
Environmental Quality Final
Regulations; and the United States
Section, Operational Procedures for
Implementing Section 102 of NEPA,
published in the Federal Register
September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the
United States Section hereby gives
notice that the Draft Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Channel
Maintenance Alternatives at Thurman I
and II Arroyos in Hatch, NM, Rio
Grande Canalization Project is
available. An environmental impact
statement will not be prepared unless
additional information which may affect
this decision is brought to our attention
within 30-days from the date of this
Notice.
Public Comments: USIBWC will
consider substantive comments from the
public and stakeholders for 30 days after
the date of publication of this Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register.
Please note all written and email
comments received during the comment
period will become part of the public
record, including any personal
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organizations or businesses, will be
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Comments and requests for public
hearings should be sent to: Elizabeth
Verdecchia, Natural Resources
Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa,
C–100; El Paso, Texas 79902.
Telephone: (915) 832–4701, Fax: (915)
493–2428, email: Elizabeth.Verdecchia@
ibwc.gov.
Background: The USIBWC is
considering constructing sediment
control projects at Thurman I and II, two
ephemeral tributaries of the Rio Grande,
located within a portion of the Rio
Grande Canalization Project protective
˜
levee system in Hatch, Dona Ana
County, New Mexico. The USIBWC has
the statutory authority to maintain the
Rio Grande (Act of June 4, 1936, 49 Stat.
1463, Pub. L. 648 and 22 United States
Code 277). USIBWC commissioned a
study in 2015 that recommended
sediment control structures be built on
Thurman I and II arroyos, among others,
to trap sediment and assist in the
maintenance of the Rio Grande.
The purpose is to construct sediment
control structures on Thurman I and II
arroyos with the following objectives:
(1) Control the inflow of sediment
into the Rio Grande mainstem,
(2) Conduct a pilot study for channel
maintenance alternatives, and
(3) Be accessible for maintenance and
minimize operational costs.
This EA evaluates potential
environmental impacts of the No Action
Alternative and two alternatives. The
Alternative A: No Action—Routine
Sediment Excavation does not call for
any construction but would require
continued routine sediment excavation
at the confluence of the arroyos and the
Rio Grande. Alternative B: Mesh-Based
Sediment Traps proposes to construct
mesh and rebar sediment traps where
each mesh would trap progressively
smaller sediment particles. Alternative
C: Sediment Basins is the Preferred
Alternative, and calls for the
construction of a sediment basin at each
arroyo with a concrete end wall. Permits
would be required from the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers for dredge and fill of
Waters of the United States, per the
Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401.
Potential impacts on natural, cultural,
and other resources were evaluated.
Mitigation has been proposed for
permits for construction. A Finding of
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No Significant Impact has been
prepared for the Preferred Alternative
based on a review of the facts and
analyses contained in the EA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural Resources
Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa,
C–100; El Paso, Texas 79902.
Telephone: (915) 832–4701, Fax: (915)
493–2428, email: Elizabeth.Verdecchia@
ibwc.gov.
Availability: The electronic version of
the Draft EA is available from the
USIBWC Web page: https://
www.ibwc.gov/EMD/EIS_EA_Public_
Comment.html.
Dated: October 5, 2017.
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Chief Legal Counsel.
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United States and Mexico United States Section; Notice of
Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Channel Maintenance Alternatives at Thurman I
and II Arroyos in Hatch, NM, Rio Grande Canalization Project
AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico (USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment
(EA).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Final
Regulations; and the United States Section, Operational Procedures for
Implementing Section 102 of NEPA, published in the Federal Register
September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the United States Section hereby
gives notice that the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Channel Maintenance Alternatives at Thurman I
and II Arroyos in Hatch, NM, Rio Grande Canalization Project is
available. An environmental impact statement will not be prepared
unless additional information which may affect this decision is brought
to our attention within 30-days from the date of this Notice.
Public Comments: USIBWC will consider substantive comments from the
public and stakeholders for 30 days after the date of publication of
this Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.
Please note all written and email comments received during the
comment period will become part of the public record, including any
personal information you may provide. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Comments and requests for public hearings should be sent to:
Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural Resources Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N.
Mesa, C-100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone: (915) 832-4701, Fax:
(915) 493-2428, email: Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov.
Background: The USIBWC is considering constructing sediment control
projects at Thurman I and II, two ephemeral tributaries of the Rio
Grande, located within a portion of the Rio Grande Canalization Project
protective levee system in Hatch, Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New Mexico.
The USIBWC has the statutory authority to maintain the Rio Grande (Act
of June 4, 1936, 49 Stat. 1463, Pub. L. 648 and 22 United States Code
277). USIBWC commissioned a study in 2015 that recommended sediment
control structures be built on Thurman I and II arroyos, among others,
to trap sediment and assist in the maintenance of the Rio Grande.
The purpose is to construct sediment control structures on Thurman
I and II arroyos with the following objectives:
(1) Control the inflow of sediment into the Rio Grande mainstem,
(2) Conduct a pilot study for channel maintenance alternatives, and
(3) Be accessible for maintenance and minimize operational costs.
This EA evaluates potential environmental impacts of the No Action
Alternative and two alternatives. The Alternative A: No Action--Routine
Sediment Excavation does not call for any construction but would
require continued routine sediment excavation at the confluence of the
arroyos and the Rio Grande. Alternative B: Mesh-Based Sediment Traps
proposes to construct mesh and rebar sediment traps where each mesh
would trap progressively smaller sediment particles. Alternative C:
Sediment Basins is the Preferred Alternative, and calls for the
construction of a sediment basin at each arroyo with a concrete end
wall. Permits would be required from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
for dredge and fill of Waters of the United States, per the Clean Water
Act Sections 404 and 401.
Potential impacts on natural, cultural, and other resources were
evaluated. Mitigation has been proposed for permits for construction. A
Finding of No Significant Impact has been prepared for the Preferred
Alternative based on a review of the facts and analyses contained in
the EA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural
Resources Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa, C-100; El Paso, Texas
79902. Telephone: (915) 832-4701, Fax: (915) 493-2428, email:
Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov.
Availability: The electronic version of the Draft EA is available
from the USIBWC Web page: https://www.ibwc.gov/EMD/EIS_EA_Public_Comment.html.
Dated: October 5, 2017.
Matt Myers,
Chief Legal Counsel.
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