[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56524-56525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28047]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
Dallas Floodway Extension, Flood Control Project, Dallas County,
Dallas, Texas
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Fort Worth District is preparing an EIS for the Proposed
Dallas Floodway Extension Flood Control Project, Dallas County, Dallas,
Texas. The tentatively selected plan of improvement consists of a
combination chain-of-wetlands and floodway levees which would provide
up to Standard Project Flood level of protection for some study
reaches.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Gene T. Rice, Jr., CESWF-PL-M, U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort
Worth, P.O. Box 17300 Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300, phone (817) 978-
2187.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) was previously published in the
Volume 56, Number 94 of the Federal Register, May 15, 1991. This NOI
supersedes the previously published notice.
Federal Authority for construction of water resource development
features described in the Comprehensive Survey Report on Trinity River
and Tributaries, Texas (reprinted as House Document 276/89/1) is
contained in Section 301 of the Rivers and Harbors Act approved October
27, 1965 (Public Law 89-298). The authority granted by the resolution
is commonly known as the Trinity River and Tributaries Basin-wide Study
Authority. All studies conducted under this authority serve as an
interim response to the basin-wide authority, and do not close out the
granted authority.
The Dallas Floodway Extension is one of five local flood damage
reduction projects authorized for construction in 1965 as part of a
basin-wide plan of improvement for the Trinity River and Tributaries in
Texas. The proposed plan would consist of constructing a chain-of-
wetlands beginning just upstream of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and
extending approximately 4.5 miles in length, downstream adjacent to the
Trinity River. Currently, the planned widths of areas affected by
wetland construction would be approximately 300 ft. in the upstream
section and 500 ft. in the downstream section. Plans potentially
include 1.5 miles of levee along Lamar Street, and 1.5 miles of levee
in the Cadillac Heights Section of Dallas, Texas.
1. Proposed Action
The tentatively selected plan of improvement consists of a
combination chain-of-wetlands and floodway levees which would provide
up to Standard Project Flood level of protection and some study
reaches.
2. Alternatives
Alternatives to the project which have been considered include the
authorized plan in House Document 279 and numerous structural and non-
structural measures, in addition to the ``No Action'' alternative.
3. The Corps' scoping process and public involvement for the EIS
under consideration is described as follows:
a. The public involvement program for this study will consist of at
least one public information meeting to be scheduled at a later date.
The public information meeting would be scheduled at the conclusion of
the study to present the study results to local interest. Additional
public workshops would be scheduled as necessary.
b. Some of the significant issues that will be analyzed in depth
include: (1) Impacts of flooding and construction on biological
resources (bottomland hardwoods, wetlands, etc.), water quality, and
socio-economic factors: (2) Potential effects of this project on State
Parks: and, (3) Mitigation and environmental restoration opportunities.
c. No other Federal agencies have been invited to participate in
the development of the EIS at this time.
d. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will furnish information on
endangered and threatened species in accordance with the Endangered
Species Act. The State Historic Preservation Officer and the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation will be consulted for
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information in accordance with Section 106 of the Historic Preservation
Act.
4. A scoping meeting has been tentatively scheduled for December
10, 1996. Information regarding the scoping meeting for the EIS will be
distributed through public notice and media releases.
5. The EIS is scheduled for public review December 1997.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-28047 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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