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RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IN CALCASIEU PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: The Investors Group of LA, LLC, C/O: Arabie Environmental Solutions, LLC, ATTN: Blaine Johnson, PO Box 928, Lake Charles, LA 70602.
LOCATION OF WORK: Located off of Ravenhurst Drive, in Moss Bluff, Louisiana (Lat: 30.324067 / Long: -93.212219) in Section 32, Township 8 South, Range 8 West, within Calcasieu Parish, in the Calcasieu River Watershed, as shown on the enclosed drawings.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Clear, grade and place fill within a 12.4 acre site to prepare site conditions for the remaining five (5) residential lots of the Moss Bluff Estates Subdivision, previously permitted under WG-20-010-350
The proposed project will impact 3.45 acres of forested wetlands due to clearing and placement of fill.
Impacts associated with project construction were previously compensated for through the purchase of mitigation credits from Krause Managan Lumber Co. on August 12, 2003.
JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE
March 27, 2017
United States Army
Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
Regulatory Branch
Post Office Box 60267
New Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267
State of Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
ATTN: Water Quality Certifications
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4313
(504) 862-1954
Michael.H.Herrmann@usace.army.mil
Project Manager
Michael Herrmann
Permit Application Number
MVN-2001-03050-WLL
(225) 219-3225
Project Manager
Elizabeth Hill
WQC Application Number
WQC 161020-01
Interested parties are hereby notified that a permit application has been received by the New
Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to: [X] Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 USC 403); and/or [X] Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (86 Stat. 816; 33 USC 1344).
Application has also been made to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Water
Quality Certifications, for a Water Quality Certification (WQC) in accordance with statutory authority
contained in LRS30:2047 A(3), and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (P.L.95-17).
RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IN CALCASIEU PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: The Investors Group of LA, LLC, C/O: Arabie Environmental Solutions, LLC,
ATTN: Blaine Johnson, PO Box 928, Lake Charles, LA 70602.
LOCATION OF WORK: Located off of Ravenhurst Drive, in Moss Bluff, Louisiana (Lat: 30.324067 /
Long: -93.212219) in Section 32, Township 8 South, Range 8 West, within Calcasieu Parish, in the
Calcasieu River Watershed, as shown on the enclosed drawings.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Clear, grade and place fill within a 12.4 acre site to prepare site
conditions for the remaining five (5) residential lots of the Moss Bluff Estates Subdivision, previously
permitted under WG-20-010-350
The proposed project will impact 3.45 acres of forested wetlands due to clearing and placement of
fill.
Impacts associated with project construction were previously compensated for through the
purchase of mitigation credits from Krause Managan Lumber Co. on August 12, 2003.
The comment period for the Department of the Army Permit and the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality WQC will close 20 days from the date of this joint public notice. Written
comments, including suggestions for modifications or objections to the proposed work, stating
reasons thereof, are being solicited from anyone having interest in this permit and/or this WQC
request and must be mailed so as to be received before or by the last day of the comment period.
Letters concerning the Corps of Engineers permit application must reference the applicant's name
and the Permit Application Number, and be mailed to the Corps of Engineers at the address above,
ATTENTION: REGULATORY BRANCH. Similar letters concerning the Water Quality
Certification must reference the applicant's name and the WQC Application number
and be mailed to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality at the address above.
Individuals or parties may request an extension of time in which to comment on the proposed work by
writing or e-mailing the Corps of Engineers Project Manager listed above. Any request must be
specific and substantively supportive of the requested extension, and received by this office prior to
the end of the initial comment period. The Section Chief will review the request and the requestor will
be promptly notified of the decision to grant or deny the request. If granted, the time extension will be
continuous to the initial comment period and, inclusive of the initial comment period, will not exceed a
total of 30 calendar days.
The application for this proposed project is on file with the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality and may be examined during weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Copies may be
obtained upon payment of costs of reproduction.
Corps of Engineers Permit Criteria
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts,
including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect
the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which
reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably
foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including
the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards,
floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and
conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs,
considerations of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public, federal, state, and local
agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate
the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers to determine whether to make, modify, condition, or deny a permit for this
proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and other public interest factors listed
above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an
Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are
also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the
proposed activity.
The New Orleans District is unaware of properties listed on the National Register of Historic
Places near the proposed work. The possibility exists that the proposed work may damage or
destroy presently unknown archeological, scientific, prehistorical, historical sites, or data. Issuance of
this public notice solicits input from the State Archeologist and State Historic Preservation Officer
regarding potential impacts to cultural resources.
Our initial finding is that the proposed work would not affect any species nor affect any habitat
designated as critical to the survival and recovery of such species, listed as endangered by the U.S.
Department of Commerce. Based on the South Louisiana Standard Local Operating Procedure for
Endangered Species (SLOPES), as signed on October 22, 2014, between the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New Orleans and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it has been determined that the
30.74 acre dredge and fill footprint is located in waters known to be utilized by the Western Indian
Manatee and determined that the activity is not likely to adversely affect this species. If this permit
modification/time extension is issued, the permittee will be required to the follow the Standard
Manatee Conditions For In-Water Activities.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat consultation requirements of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The applicant's proposal would result in the
destruction or alteration of 0 acres of possible EFH utilized by various life stages of red drum and
penaeid shrimp. Our initial determination is that the proposed action would not have a substantial
adverse impact on EFH or federally managed fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Our final determination
relative to project impacts and the need for mitigation measures is subject to review by and
coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
If the proposed work involves deposits of dredged or fill material into navigable waters, the
evaluation of the probable impacts will include the application of guidelines established by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Also, a certification that the proposed activity
will not violate applicable water quality standards will be required from the Department of
Environmental Quality, Water Quality Certifications, before a permit is issued.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a
public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
You are requested to communicate the information contained in this notice to any other parties
whom you deem likely to have interest in the matter.
Darrell S. Barbara
Chief, Western Evaluation Section
Enclosure