Notice of Intent To Adopt U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's December 2015 Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Statement, Prepare Corps Record of Decision, and Reimburse the Sponsor for the Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project, City of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, CA, 30706-30708 [2018-13670]
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In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), an Environmental Assessment
(EA) for this study is anticipated and
will be prepared by MVP. The study
will broadly evaluate two primary
alternatives: (1) The no action; and, (2)
deauthorization by Congress of the
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according to Federal law.
Deauthorization would include portions
of the Mississippi River 9-foot
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public comments on the scope of the EA
and significant issues that should be
addressed. MVP will also accept
comments related to potential new
ownership and management measures.
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planned as discussed in the DATES
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understanding of the background of the
proposed action and to solicit
suggestions and information on the
scope of issues to consider in the EA.
Written and oral comments will be
accepted at the meetings. Comments can
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Dated: June 13, 2018.
Terry J. Birkenstock,
Deputy Chief, Regional Planning and
Environment Division North.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Adopt U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation’s December 2015 Final
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Statement,
Prepare Corps Record of Decision, and
Reimburse the Sponsor for the Upper
Truckee River and Marsh Restoration
Project, City of South Lake Tahoe, El
Dorado County, CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Sacramento District,
intends to adopt the Bureau of
Reclamation’s (BOR) December 2015
Final Environment Impact Report
(FEIR)/Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS)/Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Upper
Truckee River and Marsh Restoration
Project and prepare its own Record of
Decision (ROD) after the public review
period for this Notice of Intent ends.
The Corps will use its Tahoe Section
108 program authorization for
participation in the restoration activities
by reimbursing the California Tahoe
Conservancy (CTC), the local sponsor,
for final design, construction, and other
applicable activities falling under the
authorization. During final design and
construction, the Corps will serve as the
lead Federal agency for compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), and CTC will serve as the lead
agency for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) during the final design and
construction activities if designs need to
be modified or the river moves from its
current alignment prior to design and
construction. In the December 2015
Final EIR/EIS/EIS, the analysis for this
ecosystem restoration project evaluated
five alternatives to restore aquatic and
riparian values and functions on the
Upper Truckee River’s marsh area near
its terminus at Lake Tahoe, South Lake
Tahoe in El Dorado County, CA with
selection of a preferred alternative to be
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constructed. The Corps has reviewed
the draft and Final EIR/EIS/EIS to
ensure that all NEPA requirements have
been met.
DATES: Written comments regarding the
scope of the Corps adoption of the
BOR’s FEIR/FEIS/FEIS, preparation of
the Corps ROD, and reimbursement to
CTC should be received by the Corps on
or before July 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and
suggestions to Mr. Mario Parker,
Biological Sciences Study Manager, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
District, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA
95814, or email him at mario.g.parker@
usace.army.mil, or telephone (916) 557–
6701, or fax (916) 557–7856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The Corps in
cooperation with the non-Federal
sponsor, the CTC, proposes to adopt the
BOR’s December 2015 FEIR/FEIS/FEIS,
prepare its own ROD, and reimburse
CTC on the final design and
construction of the restoration features
at the Upper Truckee River and Marsh
Restoration Project in South Lake
Tahoe, in Eldorado County, CA.
Reimbursement for the construction of
the ecosystem restoration project is
authorized by the Tahoe 108 program
authority, which is Section 108 of the
Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division C of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
Pub. L. 108–447). The relevant authority
from the 2005 Consolidated
Appropriations Act excerpted is stated
below:
Sec. 108. Lake Tahoe Basin
Restoration, Nevada and California. (a)
Definition.—In this section, the term
‘‘Lake Tahoe Basin’’ means the entire
watershed drainage of Lake Tahoe
including that portion of the Truckee
River 1,000 feet downstream from the
United States Bureau of Reclamation
dam in Tahoe City, California.
(b) Establishment of Program.—The
Secretary [of the Army] may establish a
program for providing environmental
assistance to non-Federal interests in
Lake Tahoe Basin.
(c) Form of Assistance.—Assistance
under this section may be in the form
of planning, design, and construction
assistance for water-related
environmental infrastructure and
resource protection and development
projects in Lake Tahoe Basin, which
could include the following:
(1) Urban stormwater conveyance,
treatment and related facilities;
(2) watershed planning, science and
research;
(3) environmental restoration; and
(4) surface water resource protection
and development.
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(d) Public Ownership Requirement.—
The Secretary [of the Army] may
provide assistance for a project under
this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(e) Local Cooperation Agreement.—(1)
In general.—Before providing assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall
enter into a local cooperation agreement
with a non-Federal interest to provide
for design and construction of the
project to be carried out with the
assistance.
(2) Requirements.—Each local
cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall provide for
the following:
(A) Plan.—Development by the
Secretary [of the Army], in consultation
with appropriate Federal and State and
Regional officials, of appropriate
environmental documentation,
engineering plans and specifications.
(B) Legal and institutional
structures.—Establishment of such legal
and institutional structures as are
necessary to ensure the effective longterm operation of the project by the nonFederal interest.
(3) Cost sharing.—
(A) In general.—The Federal share of
project costs under each local
cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall be 75
percent. The Federal share may be in
the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.
(B) Credit for design work.—The nonFederal interest shall receive credit for
the reasonable costs of planning and
design work completed by the nonFederal interest before entering into a
local cooperation agreement with the
Secretary for a project.
(C) Land, easements, rights-of-way,
and relocations.—The non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for land,
easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations provided by the non-Federal
interest toward the non-Federal share of
project costs (including all reasonable
costs associated with obtaining permits
necessary for the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the
project on publicly owned or controlled
land), but not to exceed 25 percent of
total project costs.
(D) Operation and maintenance.—The
non-Federal share of operation and
maintenance costs for projects
constructed with assistance provided
under this section shall be 100 percent.
(F) Applicability of Other Federal and
State Laws.—Nothing in this section
waives, limits, or otherwise affects the
applicability of any provision of Federal
or State law that would otherwise apply
to a project to be carried out with
assistance provided under this section.
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(G) Authorization of
Appropriations.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section
for the period beginning with fiscal year
2005, $25,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
2. Alternatives. The study’s Draft 2013
EIR/EIS/EIS evaluated five ecosystem
restoration alternatives and selected
Alternative 3, the Middle Marsh
Corridor (Moderate Recreation
Infrastructure), for the restoration
element and recreation element of the
west side of the Upper Truckee Marsh,
as well as Alternative 5 (No Project) for
the recreation element of the east side
of the Upper Truckee Marsh, as the
preferred alternative because it was
considered the most environmentally
superior, cost-effective, feasible,
responsive to public comments, and
resilient to potential impacts of climate
change.
The selected alternative proposes the
most geomorphically appropriate
channel configuration, allowing the
pilot channel to strategically connect
the current river alignment to historic
channels and lagoons. The river would
form its own pattern and spread over
the expanse of the marsh, resulting in
substantial benefits to habitats, wildlife,
and long-term water quality. However,
the preferred alternative could have a
long-term, and significant unavoidable
impact to fish passage through the
project area during low flow periods if
channel disconnectivity occurs.
The selected alternative also includes
restoration of a portion of a marina,
removal of fill placed during
development to restore wet meadow,
stabilization of streambanks,
modification and/or relocation of two
existing stormwater discharge locations,
and restoration of sand ridges that were
graded and leveled. The selected
alternative would provide a moderate
level of recreation infrastructure along
the west side of the Upper Truckee
Marsh that would include a modified
American with Disabilities Act (ADA)accessible pedestrian trail to Cove East
Beach, viewpoints, and signage.
The preferred alternative would have
short-term and interim impacts on water
quality from increased turbidity and
would have short-term impacts to
sensitive habitats and wildlife during
construction. It would also have shortterm and interim impacts on water
quality that could not be avoided
because of the strict turbidity criteria
used to determine a significant and
unavoidable impact and to sensitive
habitats and wildlife.
In compliance with NEPA and CEQA,
a combination of best management
practices and conservation measures
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would be used and included in the
designs to avoid, reduce, and minimize
any significant adverse effects on
environmental resources that were
identified in the December 2015 FEIR/
FEIS/FEIS while meeting requirements
for various Federal, State, and local
statutes. The project is being designed to
restore ecosystem values and riparian
and fluvial functions that benefit many
seasonal and resident fish and wildlife
populations including Federally listed
species such as the Lahontan cutthroat
trout and species of concern such as
willow flycatcher and Tahoe yellowcress.
3. Scoping Process.
A. Two public scoping meetings were
held on February 27, 2015, at the Inn by
the Lake and on March 28, 2015, at the
Lake Tahoe Community College Board
Room in South Lake Tahoe, CA.
B. CTC will obtain all Federal, State,
TRPA, and all other local permits prior
to construction.
C. A 30-day review period will be
allowed for all interested agencies and
individuals to review and comment on
the Corps’ intention to adopt the BOR’s
December 2015 FEIR/FEIS/FEIS,
preparation of its own ROD, and
reimbursement for design and
construction of the restoration project.
All interested persons are encouraged to
respond to this notice and provide a
current address if they wish to be
contacted about the adoption and
reimbursement for construction
activities associated with this ecosystem
restoration project.
D. In compliance with the Council of
Environmental Quality regulations [46
FR 18026] and [40 CFR 1506.3(b)], the
BOR’s December 2015 Final EIR/EIS/EIS
document is recirculated and can be
viewed in a link on the Corps website.
This environmental document is being
re-circulated for procedural purposes.
The selected plan remains a
combination of Alternative 3, the
Middle Marsh Corridor (Moderate
Recreation Infrastructure), and
Alternative 5 (No Project), as described
in detail in the environmental document
as the preferred plan. This Notice of
Intent informs the reader on what the
proposed Federal action is and complies
with the National Environmental Policy
Act, by allowing the public to provide
comments on the Corps intention to
adopt the BOR’s December 2015 FEIR/
FEIS/FEIS, preparation of the Record of
Decision, and to reimburse CTC for
those activities falling under the Tahoe
Section 108 authority.
4. Availability. The Corps is
publishing this Notice of Intent for 30day public review and comment
beginning on June 29, 2018. To view the
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BOR’s draft and final environmental
documents, go to this web address:
https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/
USACE-Project-Public-Notices/. No
supplemental environmental documents
for review are anticipated.
Dated: June 14, 2018.
David G. Ray,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Adopt U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's December
2015 Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Statement, Prepare Corps Record of Decision, and
Reimburse the Sponsor for the Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration
Project, City of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Sacramento District,
intends to adopt the Bureau of Reclamation's (BOR) December 2015 Final
Environment Impact Report (FEIR)/Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS)/Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Upper
Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project and prepare its own Record
of Decision (ROD) after the public review period for this Notice of
Intent ends. The Corps will use its Tahoe Section 108 program
authorization for participation in the restoration activities by
reimbursing the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), the local sponsor,
for final design, construction, and other applicable activities falling
under the authorization. During final design and construction, the
Corps will serve as the lead Federal agency for compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and CTC will serve as the
lead agency for compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) during the final design and construction activities if
designs need to be modified or the river moves from its current
alignment prior to design and construction. In the December 2015 Final
EIR/EIS/EIS, the analysis for this ecosystem restoration project
evaluated five alternatives to restore aquatic and riparian values and
functions on the Upper Truckee River's marsh area near its terminus at
Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, CA with selection of
a preferred alternative to be constructed. The Corps has reviewed the
draft and Final EIR/EIS/EIS to ensure that all NEPA requirements have
been met.
DATES: Written comments regarding the scope of the Corps adoption of
the BOR's FEIR/FEIS/FEIS, preparation of the Corps ROD, and
reimbursement to CTC should be received by the Corps on or before July
30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions to Mr. Mario Parker,
Biological Sciences Study Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or email him
at [email protected], or telephone (916) 557-6701, or fax
(916) 557-7856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The Corps in cooperation with the non-Federal
sponsor, the CTC, proposes to adopt the BOR's December 2015 FEIR/FEIS/
FEIS, prepare its own ROD, and reimburse CTC on the final design and
construction of the restoration features at the Upper Truckee River and
Marsh Restoration Project in South Lake Tahoe, in Eldorado County, CA.
Reimbursement for the construction of the ecosystem restoration project
is authorized by the Tahoe 108 program authority, which is Section 108
of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division
C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 108-447). The
relevant authority from the 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act
excerpted is stated below:
Sec. 108. Lake Tahoe Basin Restoration, Nevada and California. (a)
Definition.--In this section, the term ``Lake Tahoe Basin'' means the
entire watershed drainage of Lake Tahoe including that portion of the
Truckee River 1,000 feet downstream from the United States Bureau of
Reclamation dam in Tahoe City, California.
(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary [of the Army] may
establish a program for providing environmental assistance to non-
Federal interests in Lake Tahoe Basin.
(c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may be in
the form of planning, design, and construction assistance for water-
related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and
development projects in Lake Tahoe Basin, which could include the
following:
(1) Urban stormwater conveyance, treatment and related facilities;
(2) watershed planning, science and research;
(3) environmental restoration; and
(4) surface water resource protection and development.
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(d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary [of the Army] may
provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project
is publicly owned.
(e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--(1) In general.--Before providing
assistance under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a local
cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design
and construction of the project to be carried out with the assistance.
(2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall provide for the following:
(A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary [of the Army], in
consultation with appropriate Federal and State and Regional officials,
of appropriate environmental documentation, engineering plans and
specifications.
(B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of such
legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the
effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal
interest.
(3) Cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs under each
local cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection shall be
75 percent. The Federal share may be in the form of grants or
reimbursements of project costs.
(B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for the reasonable costs of planning and design work completed
by the non-Federal interest before entering into a local cooperation
agreement with the Secretary for a project.
(C) Land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations.--The non-
Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-
way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest toward the
non-Federal share of project costs (including all reasonable costs
associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or
controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
(D) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of operation
and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided
under this section shall be 100 percent.
(F) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing in this
section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any
provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a
project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section.
(G) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section for the period beginning with
fiscal year 2005, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
2. Alternatives. The study's Draft 2013 EIR/EIS/EIS evaluated five
ecosystem restoration alternatives and selected Alternative 3, the
Middle Marsh Corridor (Moderate Recreation Infrastructure), for the
restoration element and recreation element of the west side of the
Upper Truckee Marsh, as well as Alternative 5 (No Project) for the
recreation element of the east side of the Upper Truckee Marsh, as the
preferred alternative because it was considered the most
environmentally superior, cost-effective, feasible, responsive to
public comments, and resilient to potential impacts of climate change.
The selected alternative proposes the most geomorphically
appropriate channel configuration, allowing the pilot channel to
strategically connect the current river alignment to historic channels
and lagoons. The river would form its own pattern and spread over the
expanse of the marsh, resulting in substantial benefits to habitats,
wildlife, and long-term water quality. However, the preferred
alternative could have a long-term, and significant unavoidable impact
to fish passage through the project area during low flow periods if
channel disconnectivity occurs.
The selected alternative also includes restoration of a portion of
a marina, removal of fill placed during development to restore wet
meadow, stabilization of streambanks, modification and/or relocation of
two existing stormwater discharge locations, and restoration of sand
ridges that were graded and leveled. The selected alternative would
provide a moderate level of recreation infrastructure along the west
side of the Upper Truckee Marsh that would include a modified American
with Disabilities Act (ADA)-accessible pedestrian trail to Cove East
Beach, viewpoints, and signage.
The preferred alternative would have short-term and interim impacts
on water quality from increased turbidity and would have short-term
impacts to sensitive habitats and wildlife during construction. It
would also have short-term and interim impacts on water quality that
could not be avoided because of the strict turbidity criteria used to
determine a significant and unavoidable impact and to sensitive
habitats and wildlife.
In compliance with NEPA and CEQA, a combination of best management
practices and conservation measures would be used and included in the
designs to avoid, reduce, and minimize any significant adverse effects
on environmental resources that were identified in the December 2015
FEIR/FEIS/FEIS while meeting requirements for various Federal, State,
and local statutes. The project is being designed to restore ecosystem
values and riparian and fluvial functions that benefit many seasonal
and resident fish and wildlife populations including Federally listed
species such as the Lahontan cutthroat trout and species of concern
such as willow flycatcher and Tahoe yellow-cress.
3. Scoping Process.
A. Two public scoping meetings were held on February 27, 2015, at
the Inn by the Lake and on March 28, 2015, at the Lake Tahoe Community
College Board Room in South Lake Tahoe, CA.
B. CTC will obtain all Federal, State, TRPA, and all other local
permits prior to construction.
C. A 30-day review period will be allowed for all interested
agencies and individuals to review and comment on the Corps' intention
to adopt the BOR's December 2015 FEIR/FEIS/FEIS, preparation of its own
ROD, and reimbursement for design and construction of the restoration
project. All interested persons are encouraged to respond to this
notice and provide a current address if they wish to be contacted about
the adoption and reimbursement for construction activities associated
with this ecosystem restoration project.
D. In compliance with the Council of Environmental Quality
regulations [46 FR 18026] and [40 CFR 1506.3(b)], the BOR's December
2015 Final EIR/EIS/EIS document is recirculated and can be viewed in a
link on the Corps website. This environmental document is being re-
circulated for procedural purposes. The selected plan remains a
combination of Alternative 3, the Middle Marsh Corridor (Moderate
Recreation Infrastructure), and Alternative 5 (No Project), as
described in detail in the environmental document as the preferred
plan. This Notice of Intent informs the reader on what the proposed
Federal action is and complies with the National Environmental Policy
Act, by allowing the public to provide comments on the Corps intention
to adopt the BOR's December 2015 FEIR/FEIS/FEIS, preparation of the
Record of Decision, and to reimburse CTC for those activities falling
under the Tahoe Section 108 authority.
4. Availability. The Corps is publishing this Notice of Intent for
30-day public review and comment beginning on June 29, 2018. To view
the
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BOR's draft and final environmental documents, go to this web address:
https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/USACE-Project-Public-Notices/. No
supplemental environmental documents for review are anticipated.
Dated: June 14, 2018.
David G. Ray,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
[FR Doc. 2018-13670 Filed 6-28-18; 8:45 am]
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