80 FR 66888 - 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 DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-27736 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 66888-66889] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27736] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 66889]] 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 http://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 http://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 http://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. 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asked to provide their name, title, comment at the open meeting, that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
affiliation, and contact information to individual must submit a request, with Richard Morgan, Project Manager, at
include email address and daytime a brief statement of the subject matter to (912) 652–5139, or at
telephone number at registration. Any be addressed by the comment, at least Richard.M.Morgan@usace.army.mil.
interested person may attend the three business (3) days in advance to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
meeting, file written comments or committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic 1. National Environmental Policy Act.
statements with the committee, or make mail, the preferred mode of submission, The Corps prepared this DEIS to meet
verbal comments from the floor during at the addresses listed in the FOR its National Environmental Policy Act
the public meeting, at the times, and in FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4370f)
the manner, permitted by the The committee DFO and ADFO will log obligation in its evaluation of an
committee, as set forth below. each request to make a comment, in the application for a Department of the
Special Accommodations: The order received, and determine whether Army Permit pursuant to Section 404 of
meeting venue is fully handicap the subject matter of each comment is the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U.S.C.
accessible, with wheelchair access. relevant to the Board’s mission and/or 1344) for the Proposed Project. This
Individuals requiring special the topics to be addressed in this public DEIS presents the direct, indirect, and
accommodations to access the public meeting. A 15-minute period near the cumulative impacts of the Proposed
meeting or seeking additional end of the meeting will be available for Project on the human and natural
information about public access verbal public comments. Members of environment.
procedures, should contact Mr. Pointon, the public who have requested to make 2. Project Description. The Hall
the committee DFO, or Mr. Lichtman, a verbal comment and whose comments County Board of Commissioners
the ADFO, at the email addresses or have been deemed relevant under the submitted an application for a permit to
telephone numbers listed in the FOR process described above, will be allotted construct an 850-acre pump-storage
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, no more than three (3) minutes during reservoir on Flat Creek, a tributary to the
at least five (5) business days prior to this period, and will be invited to speak Chattahoochee River located
the meeting so that appropriate in the order in which their requests approximately 35 miles northeast of
arrangements can be made. were received by the DFO and ADFO.
Written Comments or Statements: Atlanta, near the upstream end of Lake
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and Dated: October 27, 2015. Sidney Lanier, in Hall County, Georgia.
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the David B. Olson, The proposed dam would have a height
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Army of 140 feet, with a normal pool surface
public or interested organizations may Corps of Engineers. elevation of 1,180 feet above mean sea
submit written comments or statements [FR Doc. 2015–27759 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] level. Dam and reservoir construction
to the Board about its mission and/or BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
would result in the filling and
the topics to be addressed in this public inundation of 39.2 acres of wetland and
meeting. Written comments or 95,000 linear feet of stream. A 37
statements should be submitted to Mr. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE million gallon per day (mgd) intake and
Pointon, the committee DFO, or Mr. pump station would be constructed on
Lichtman, the committee ADFO, via Department of the Army, Corps of the Chattahoochee River, and would
electronic mail, the preferred mode of Engineers transfer water from the river to the
submission, at the addresses listed in reservoir via a 48-inch diameter, 4-mile
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Notice of Availability of the Draft transmission pipeline. Water would be
section in the following formats: Adobe Environmental Impact Statement for pumped from the Chattahoochee River
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The the Proposed Glades Reservoir Water to fill or refill the reservoir only when
comment or statement must include the Supply Project, Permit Application river flows are above the instream flow
author’s name, title, affiliation, address, SAS–2007–00388 and the protection thresholds (IFPT), and only
and daytime telephone number. Written Announcement of a Public Hearing when the IFPT can be maintained in the
comments or statements being AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. river below the pump station. Water
submitted in response to the agenda set Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. stored in the reservoir would be
forth in this notice must be received by released into Flat Creek, flow
ACTION: Notice of availability. downstream into Lake Lanier, and be
the committee DFO or ADFO at least
five (5) business days prior to the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that withdrawn at an existing raw water
meeting so that they may be made the Corps has released a Draft intake operated by the City of
available to the Board for its Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Gainesville. The Proposed Project
consideration prior to the meeting. for the proposed Glades Reservoir water would provide a total storage volume of
Written comments or statements supply project (Proposed Project), and 11.7 billion gallons and an annual
received after this date may not be will conduct a Public Hearing for this average water supply of 50 mgd, to meet
provided to the Board until its next DEIS. Hall County’s projected water demand
meeting. Please note that because the through the year 2060.
Board operates under the provisions of DATES: Comments will be received until 2. Alternatives. This DEIS evaluated
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 5:00 p.m., December 29, 2015; or by 13 alternatives for the Proposed Project
amended, all written comments will be letter postmarked no later than based on a range of Lake Lanier
treated as public documents and will be December 29, 2015. The public hearing allocations, reservoir sites, reservoir
will be held on December 8, 2015.
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made available for public inspection. yield, and transmission and treatment
Verbal Comments: Members of the ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the strategies. A wide range of water supply
public will be permitted to make verbal DEIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army sources such as water conservation,
comments during the Board meeting Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, additional Lake Lanier water supply
only at the time and in the manner Regulatory Division, Attention: SAS– allocation, purchase from adjacent
allowed herein. If a member of the 2007–00388, 100 West Oglethorpe counties, and additional groundwater
public is interested in making a verbal Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401–3640 develop.m.ent were identified prior to
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evaluating the need for any built a. At the public hearing through * Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
alternatives. A range of potential Lake comment forms. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Lanier water supply allocations for b. Verbally through the court reporter instructions for submitting comments.
Gainesville/Hall County were at public hearing. * Mail: Department of Defense, Office
considered in the Alternatives Analysis, c. By emailing Richard.M.Morgan@ of the Deputy Chief Management
resulting in a range of reservoir safe usace.army.mil. Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
yields for meeting the projected 2060 d. By letter addressed to the Corps Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
water supply needs. address listed above. Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
3. Issues. There are several potential e. Online at http:// Washington, DC 20301–9010.
environmental and public interest www.gladesreservoir.com/. Instructions: All submissions received
issues that were addressed in this DEIS. must include the agency name and
9. Open House and Public Hearing.
Public interest issues include but are docket number for this Federal Register
The Corps will hold an open house and
not limited to potential effects to document. The general policy for
public hearing to allow for public
downstream flows of the Chattahoochee comments and other submissions from
presentation of comments. The open
River; Lake Lanier water level and water members of the public is to make these
house and public hearing will be held
supply capacity; potential aquatic submissions available for public
on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from
resources impacts to streams, wetlands viewing on the Internet at http://
5:00–9:00 p.m., at the Hall County
and aquatic organisms; and potential www.regulations.gov as they are
Board of Commissioners’ Auditorium,
effects to cultural resources, aesthetics, received without change, including any
located at 2875 Browns Bridge Road,
recreation, infrastructure, navigation, personal identifiers or contact
Gainesville, Georgia 30504. The open
transportation, and threatened and information.
house will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00
endangered species.
p.m., with public hearing to begin at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
4. Scoping. A Notice of Intent (NOI)
6:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. Robin Patterson, Head, PA/FOIA Office
to prepare an EIS was published in the
Federal Register on February 17, 2012. David M. Lekson,
(DNS–36), Department of the Navy,
The Corps held a total of three public 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC
Chief, Regulatory Division.
scoping meetings in March 2012, in 20350–2000, or by phone at (202) 685–
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Alabama, Florida and Georgia, which 6545.
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are located in the Apalachicola- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin. Department of the Navy notices for
5. Cooperating Agencies. The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE systems of records subject to the Privacy
Environmental Protection Agency and Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
the Georgia Environmental Protection Department of the Navy have been published in the Federal
Division have been participating in the Register and are available from the
NEPA process as cooperating agencies [Docket ID: USN–2015–HQ–0014] address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
(40 CFR 1501.6, 1508.5). Formal CONTACT or from the Defense Privacy
cooperating agency agreements were Privacy Act of 1974; System of and Civil Liberties Division Web site at
executed between the Corps and these Records http://dpcld.defense.gov/.
two agencies. The proposed system report, as
6. Availability of the DEIS. The DEIS AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
and appendices are available to the ACTION: Notice to add a new system of Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
public for review in the following records. submitted on May 20, 2015, to the
formats: House Committee on Oversight and
a. In the Federal Register dated SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy Government Reform, the Senate
October 30, 2015. proposes to add a new system of Committee on Governmental Affairs,
b. Online as PDF documents at http:// records, N01000–6, entitled ‘‘Strategic and the Office of Management and
www.gladesreservoir.com/. Programs (SP) 205 Training Records’’ to Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c
c. As a CD upon written request to the provide support and track the training of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A–
Corps address listed above. progress of naval personnel 130, ‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities
7. Public Review and Comment. The (commissioned officers and enlisted) for Maintaining Records About
public comment period will commence who manage, operate, and maintain Individuals,’’ dated February 8, 1996
with the publication of this notice and Strategic Weapons System (SWS) and (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
will end 60 days after its publication, on Attack Weapon System (AWS). To
December 29, 2015. All persons and Dated: October 27, 2015.
document and track the completion of
organizations that have an interest in Aaron Siegel,
and/or validate the training courses. To
the proposed action, including minority, provide the status of the training to the Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
low-income, disadvantaged, and Native Officer, Department of Defense.
commands, DoD training managers, and
American groups, are urged to to the Navy personnel. N01000–6
participate in this NEPA environmental
DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
analysis process by reviewing the DEIS SYSTEM NAME:
before November 30, 2015. This
and submitting comments for Strategic Programs (SP) 205 Training
proposed action will be effective the day
consideration. Further information Records.
following the end of the comment
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regarding the DEIS, including all
period unless comments are received SYSTEM LOCATION:
available documents, background and
which result in a contrary
historical information, and updates is Training records are located at
determination.
available online at http:// multiple locations:
www.gladesreservoir.com/. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Chenega Logistics, 6506 Loisdale
8. Comments may be submitted via identified by docket number and title, Road, Suite 200, Springfield, VA 22150–
the following methods: by any of the following methods: 1815.
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| 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. | |
| Contact | Richard Morgan, Project Manager, at (912) 652-5139, or at [email protected]l. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 66888 |
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