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PROPOSED RUBICON FACILITY EXPANSION
NAME OF APPLICANT: Rubicon, LLC, c/o Natural Resource Professionals, LLC, 10621 N Oak Hills Pkwy, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810.
LOCATION OF WORK: 9156 Highway 75 in Section 11, T10S-R2E, in Geismar, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish, within the Lake Pontchartrain Basin in hydrologic unit (HUC 08070204), as shown on the attached drawings (Latitude 30.200818 N, Longitude
-91.015104 W).
CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant has requested Department of the Army authorization to construct and maintain an expansion to an existing Rubicon Facility, specifically for a lay down yard. The proposed project will involve the clearing, grubbing and leveling/grading of an adjacent lot. Approximately 10,500 cubic yards of clean fill material will be deposited followed by approximately 5,300 cubic yards of geotech material and crushed limestone. It is anticipated that the proposed action will impact approximately 2.75 acres of forested wetlands.
It is presumed that the applicant has designed the project to avoid and minimize direct and secondary adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable. Any further reduction would limit usage of the property and, therefore function deeming the project impracticable. The applicant is proposing to compensate for the unavoidable impact by purchasing mitigation credits from an approved mitigation bank.
JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE
26 June 2017
United States Army Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
Regulatory Branch
7400 Leake Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
State of Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Environmental Services
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4313
(504) 862-1588
Project Manager
Glenn E. Dobson Jr.
glenn.e.dobson@usace.army.mil
MVN-2013-01448-CC
(225) 219-3225
Project Manager
Elizabeth Hill
WQC Application Number
WQC # 170622-01
Interested parties are hereby notified that a permit application has been received by the
New Orleans District of the US Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to: [ ] 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,
Office of Environmental Services, for a Water Quality Certification (WQC) in accordance
with statutory authority contained in LRS 30:2074 A(3) and provisions of Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act.
PROPOSED RUBICON FACILITY EXPANSION
NAME OF APPLICANT: Rubicon, LLC, c/o Natural Resource Professionals, LLC, 10621
N Oak Hills Pkwy, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810.
LOCATION OF WORK: 9156 Highway 75 in Section 11, T10S-R2E, in Geismar,
Louisiana, in Ascension Parish, within the Lake Pontchartrain Basin in hydrologic unit
(HUC 08070204), as shown on the attached drawings (Latitude 30.200818 N, Longitude
-91.015104 W).
CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant has requested Department of the Army
authorization to construct and maintain an expansion to an existing Rubicon Facility,
specifically for a lay down yard. The proposed project will involve the clearing, grubbing
and leveling/grading of an adjacent lot. Approximately 10,500 cubic yards of clean fill
material will be deposited followed by approximately 5,300 cubic yards of geotech material
and crushed limestone. It is anticipated that the proposed action will impact approximately
2.75 acres of forested wetlands.
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It is presumed that the applicant has designed the project to avoid and minimize direct
and secondary adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable. Any further reduction
would limit usage of the property and, therefore function deeming the project impracticable.
The applicant is proposing to compensate for the unavoidable impact by purchasing
mitigation credits from an approved mitigation bank.
The comment period for the Department of Army will close in 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 US 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 US 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
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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. Copies of this notice are being sent to the State Archeologist and the State
Historic Preservation Officer.
Our initial finding is that the proposed work would neither affect any species listed as
endangered by the U.S. Departments of Interior or Commerce, nor affect any habitat
designated as critical to the survival and recovery of any endangered species. Utilizing
Standard Local Operating Procedure for Endangered Species in Louisiana (SLOPES),
dated October 22, 2014, between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Office, the Corps has determined that
the proposed activity would have no effect on any listed species.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The applicant's
proposal would result in the destruction or alteration of 0 acres of 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 water quality standards will be required from the
Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Services 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.
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The applicant has certified that the proposed activity described in the application
complies with and will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the Louisiana
Coastal Resources Program. The Department of the Army permit will not be issued unless
the applicant received approval or a waiver of the Coastal Use Permit by the Department
of Natural Resources.
for JOHN M. HERMAN
Chief, Central Evaluation Section
Regulatory Branch
Enclosures
Project
Area
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Rubicon, LLC
3.0
Property Boundary (12.19 Acres)
Map Notes:
1. The boundary shown is based on the boundary
survey provided by the client.
2. Map projected to NAD83 UTM Zone 15.
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VICINITY MAP
ASCENSION PARISH, LA
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Property Boundary (13.892 Acres)
Potential Wetlands (2.75 Acres)
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Pre and Post Construction Drainage
Map Notes:
1. The boundary shown is based on the boundary
survey provided by the client.
2. Map projected to NAD83 UTM Zone 15.
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WETLAND MAP
ASCENSION PARISH, LA
Created :
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Approved : SPN
Date :
05/19/2017
Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS,
INCREMENT P, NRCan, Esri
Map Intermap,
No. :
Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia,
NGCC, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS
User Community
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Existing Laydown Yard
Existing Parking Lot Expansion
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Proposed Laydown Yard Expansion (6.05 acres)
Existing Facility Expansion (7.84 acres)
Wetlands to be Impacted (2.75 Acres)
Proposed 50' Buffer
Map Notes:
1. The boundary shown is based on the boundary
survey provided by the client.
2. Map projected to NAD83 UTM Zone 15.
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DETAIL MAP
ASCENSION PARISH, LA
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Existing Facility E xpansion (7.84 acres)
Jurisdictional Wetlands
Servitude/Buffer
Cross sections
Map Notes:
1. The boundary shown is based on the boundary
survey provided by the client.
2. Map projected to NAD83 UTM Zone 15.
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Geismar, LA
DETAIL MAP
ASCENSION PARISH, LA
Created :
Approved :
Date :
Map No. :
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SPN
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