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MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR AND DITCH CLEANOUT IN LIVINGSTON PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2, c/o D&S Environmental Services, Post Office Box 510, French Settlement, Louisiana, 70733.
LOCATION OF WORK: Within the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, in the Amite River hydrologic unit (HUC 08070202); within a tributary to Middle Colyell Creek located in T5S-R3E, Sections 25 and 36; beginning at a point south of Tack Covington Road and extending approximately 1,042 feet downstream, near Watson, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish.
CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant proposes to clear impeding vegetation along a 15-foot corridor adjacent to an unnamed tributary of Middle Colyell Creek. The upper 6 inches will be excavated and crushed concrete placed at natural grade in wetlands to create a permanent access route. Additionally, the unnamed tributary will be cleared of any obstructions, de-silted and re-shaped to the original shape. Two laterals that intersect the tributary will also be de-silted, re-shaped, and lined with crushed concrete to prevent future erosion. Excavated material will be distributed in non-wetlands on site with any excess material being placed in Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No.2 maintenance yard. Approximately 0.2 acre of forested jurisdictional wetlands will be impacted by the maintenance corridor, while approximately 0.24 acre of jurisdictional waters will be impacted by ditch cleanout and re-shaping.
The applicant has minimized the impacts as much as practicable. Additionally, appropriate erosion control methods, including silt fencing, hay bales, seeding, etc., will be utilized during and after the construction to prevent impacts to adjacent property. Crushed concrete will also be placed in lateral ditches will help to contain the sediment load and prevent excessive runoff. As compensation for unavoidable wetland impacts the applicant proposes to purchase wetland credits from a Corps approved mitigation bank located in the watershed.
JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE
May 14, 2018
United States Army Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
Regulatory Branch
7400 Leake Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 -3651
State of Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
Water Permits Division
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4313
(504) 862-2675
Project Manager
Jamie Crowe
Jamie.M.Crowe@usace.army.mil
Permit Application Number
MVN 2015-00351 CO
(225) 219-3225
Project Manager
Elizabeth Hill
WQC Application Number
WQC 180504-02
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:
[ ] 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 LRS30:2047 A(3), and provisions of
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (P.L.95-17).
MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR AND DITCH CLEANOUT IN LIVINGSTON PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2, c/o D&S
Environmental Services, Post Office Box 510, French Settlement, Louisiana, 70733.
LOCATION OF WORK: Within the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, in the Amite River
hydrologic unit (HUC 08070202); within a tributary to Middle Colyell Creek located in
T5S-R3E, Sections 25 and 36; beginning at a point south of Tack Covington Road and
extending approximately 1,042 feet downstream, near Watson, Louisiana, in Livingston
Parish.
CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant proposes to clear impeding vegetation along
a 15-foot corridor adjacent to an unnamed tributary of Middle Colyell Creek. The upper
6 inches will be excavated and crushed concrete placed at natural grade in wetlands to
create a permanent access route. Additionally, the unnamed tributary will be cleared of
any obstructions, de-silted and re-shaped to the original shape. Two laterals that
intersect the tributary will also be de-silted, re-shaped, and lined with crushed concrete
to prevent future erosion. Excavated material will be distributed in non-wetlands on site
with any excess material being placed in Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No.
2 maintenance yard. Approximately 0.2 acre of forested jurisdictional wetlands will be
impacted by the maintenance corridor, while approximately 0.24 acre of jurisdictional
waters will be impacted by ditch cleanout and re-shaping.
The applicant has minimized the impacts as much as practicable. Additionally,
appropriate erosion control methods, including silt fencing, hay bales, seeding, etc.,
will be utilized during and after the construction to prevent impacts to adjacent
property. Crushed concrete will also be placed in lateral ditches will help to contain the
sediment load and prevent excessive runoff. As compensation for unavoidable
wetland impacts the applicant proposes to purchase wetland credits from a Corps
approved mitigation bank located in the watershed.
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. The application for this proposed
project is on file with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and may be
examined weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Copies may be obtained upon
payment of costs of reproduction. 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.
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.
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. Copies of this notice are being sent to the State
Archeologist and State Historic Preservation Officer.
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.
The New Orleans District has determined that the proposed project is located in
waters known to be utilized by the west Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) and
determined that the proposed activity is not likely to adversely affect the species.
This determination is based on the Standard Local Operating Procedure for
Endangered Species of Louisiana (SLOPES), dated October 22, 2014, between the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services
Office.
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 n/a 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 applicable 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.
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.
John M. Herman
Chief, Central Evaluation Section
Regulatory Branch
Enclosure
LA HWY 16
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L A HW
EXCESS MATERIAL
STORAGE AREA (LPGDD #2
MAINTENANCE YARD)
TAC COVINGTON RD.
BEGINNING OF PROJECT
(WALKER NORTH)
SITE LOCATION
BUCK CARROLL RD.
LA HWY 447
LA
HW
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PR
10
IN
19
GF
IE
LD
RD
.)
*
LA HWY 1019
(SPRINGFIELD RD.)
FRIE
NDS
LA HWY 1024
HIP
END OF PROJECT
RD.
(CANE MARKET RD)
TAC COVINGTON RD.
2,750'
0
2,750'
Scale: 1'' = 2,750'
Notes
Property is located in Sections 25 & 36 T5S-R3E
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
Vicinity Map
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Reference
Base map comprised of U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute topographic maps "Watson, LA" and
'Satsuma, LA".
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EXISTING CULVERTS UNDER ROAD
32'
TAC COVINGTON ROAD
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
E'
E
LATERAL DITCH
ACCESS POINT
SECTION 25
SECTION 36
D
LATERAL
DITCH
D'
0.20 mi TO
BUCK CARROLL RD.
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
EXISTING
FENCE A
A'
Proposed Plan View
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE
EXCAVATED/FILLED
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Legend
Property Boundary (0.720 Acres)
Non-Wetlands (0.230 Acres)
TRIBUTARY OF MIDDLE
COLYELL CREEK
Total Jurisdictional Wetlands (0.240 Acres)
Jurisdictional Wetlands To Be Excavated / Filled (0.194 Acres)
Jurisdictional Wetlands Not To Be Impacted (0.046 Acres)
Total Other Waters Of The US (0.250 Acres)
Other Waters Of The US To Be Excavated (0.239 Acres)
15' MAINTENANCE
CORRIDOR
Other Waters Of The US To Be Excavated/Filled (0.006 Acres)
Other Waters Of The US Not To Be Impacted (0.005 Acres)
EXTENT OF
PROJECT
ACTIVITY
Notes
EXISTING FENCE
'
52
10
'
31
10
1.
The Proposed layout was provided by Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District
No. 2.
2.
Jurisdictional Wetlands & Other Waters Of The U.S. obtained from U.S. Army
CORPS of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Account Number
MVN-2015-00351-SY.
3.
Wetland impacts by habitat type:
>Bottomland Hardwood =0.24 Acres
5.
Excavated material will be redistributed in non-wetlands on-site. Any excess
excavated material will be transported off-site to the maintenance yard for
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District #2 located off LA Hwy 1019
(Springfield Road)(see Vicinity Map).
6.
Wetland impacts shall consist of mechanized clearing of impeding vegetation,
excavating (mucking out) the upper 6" and refilling with crushed concrete to a
correlating elevation, which will ensure hydrological flow and connectivity to
adjacent wetlands thereof.
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE
EXCAVATED/FILLED
B'
C'
B
C
LATERAL
DITCH
Total Proposed Fill
EXISTING
FENCE
90'
0
Horizontal Scale: 1'' = 90'
90'
30
'
Approximately 152.71 Cubic Yards of Crushed Concrete.
JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION BOUNDARY (32')
A
A'
70
AVOIDED
AREA(5')
69
15' MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR
68
67
TRIBUTARY (12')
69
TRIBUTARY OF MIDDLE
COLYELL CREEK
68
67
OHWM
66
65
64
63
JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS
NATURAL GROUND (SEE NOTE 5)
JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS
NOT TO BE IMPACTED
JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS
TO BE EXCAVATED / FILLED
65
OLWM
EXISTING SILTED-IN
DITCH
DE-SILTED / RESHAPED
TO ORIGINAL
UNIMPEDED FORM
62
61
66
1'-9"
CRUSHED
CONCRETE
(EROSION
PROTECTION)
64
63
62
61
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
60
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
70
60
DE-SILTED / RESHAPED
TO ORIGINAL
UNIMPEDED FORM
Section A-A'
Horizontal Scale: 1" = 5'
Vertical Scale: 1" = 5'
5'
0
5'
Horizontal Scale: 1'' = 5'
Notes
1.
The Proposed layout was provided by Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2.
2.
Jurisdictional Wetlands & Other Waters Of The U.S. obtained from U.S. Army CORPS of
Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Account Number MVN-2015-00351-SY.
3.
Non-wetland ground elevations vary from 86 ' to 63' N.G.V.D. Elevation data was obtained from
USGS Quad Maps.
4.
Natural ground elevations in existing Jurisdictional Wetlands are approximately 6" lower than
non-wetland ground elevations.
Legend
Crushed Concrete
OHWM
Ordinary High Water Mark
OLWM
Ordinary Low Water Mark
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
Section View A-A'
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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B
B'
70
70
69
69
67
66
68
LATERAL DITCH
BANK CUT TO 5:1 SLOPE
FOR TRAVERSING ACCESS
65
BANK CUT TO 5:1 SLOPE
FOR TRAVERSING ACCESS
67
66
65
OHWM
64
OLWM
64
2'-6"
63
63
62
61
60
CRUSHED CONCRETE
(EROSION PROTECTION)
62
EXISTING
SILTED-IN
DITCH
61
60
59
58
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
68
59
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
58
57
57
56
56
55
55
Section B-B'
Horizontal Scale: 1" = 5'
Vertical Scale: 1" = 5'
5'
0
5'
Horizontal Scale: 1'' = 5'
Notes
1.
The Proposed layout was provided by Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2.
2.
Jurisdictional Wetlands & Other Waters Of The U.S. obtained from U.S. Army CORPS of
Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Account Number MVN-2015-00351-SY.
3.
Non-wetland ground elevations vary from 86 ' to 63' N.G.V.D. Elevation data was obtained from
USGS Quad Maps.
4.
Natural ground elevations in existing Jurisdictional Wetlands are approximately 6" lower than
non-wetland ground elevations.
Legend
Crushed Concrete
OHWM
Ordinary High Water Mark
OLWM
Ordinary Low Water Mark
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
Section View B-B'
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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70
70
69
69
68
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
C'
JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION BOUNDARY (32')
67
AVOIDED
AREA(5')
TRIBUTARY AND PORTIONS OF
LATERAL DITCH (12')
15' MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR
LATERAL DITCH
66
67
66
TRIBUTARY OF
MIDDLE COLYELL
CREEK
65
64
68
FLOW
65
64
OHWM
63
63
1'-9"
62
62
OLWM
61
60
59
61
CRUSHED
CONCRETE
(EROSION
PROTECTION)
DE-SILTED / RESHAPED
DITCH
58
EXISTING
SILTED-IN
DITCH
60
59
58
57
56
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
C
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
DE-SILTED / RESHAPED
TO ORIGINAL
UNIMPEDED FORM
57
56
55
55
Section C-C'
Horizontal Scale: 1" = 5'
Vertical Scale: 1" = 5'
5'
0
5'
Horizontal Scale: 1'' = 5'
Notes
1.
The Proposed layout was provided by Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2.
2.
Jurisdictional Wetlands & Other Waters Of The U.S. obtained from U.S. Army CORPS of
Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Account Number MVN-2015-00351-SY.
3.
Non-wetland ground elevations vary from 86 ' to 63' N.G.V.D. Elevation data was obtained from
USGS Quad Maps.
4.
Natural ground elevations in existing Jurisdictional Wetlands are approximately 6" lower than
non-wetland ground elevations.
Legend
Crushed Concrete
OHWM
Ordinary High Water Mark
OLWM
Ordinary Low Water Mark
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
Section View C-C'
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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D
D'
70
70
69
69
67
66
68
LATERAL DITCH
BANK CUT TO 5:1 SLOPE
FOR TRAVERSING ACCESS
65
64
63
67
66
65
OHWM
JURISDICTIONAL
WETLANDS TO BE
EXCAVATED/FILLED
OLWM
64
2'-6"
63
62
61
60
BANK CUT TO 5:1 SLOPE
FOR TRAVERSING ACCESS
CRUSHED CONCRETE
(EROSION PROTECTION)
62
EXISTING
SILTED-IN
DITCH
61
60
59
58
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
68
59
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
58
57
57
56
56
55
55
Section D-D'
Horizontal Scale: 1" = 5'
Vertical Scale: 1" = 5'
5'
0
5'
Horizontal Scale: 1'' = 5'
Notes
1.
The Proposed layout was provided by Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2.
2.
Jurisdictional Wetlands & Other Waters Of The U.S. obtained from U.S. Army CORPS of
Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Account Number MVN-2015-00351-SY.
3.
Non-wetland ground elevations vary from 86 ' to 63' N.G.V.D. Elevation data was obtained from
USGS Quad Maps.
4.
Natural ground elevations in existing Jurisdictional Wetlands are approximately 6" lower than
non-wetland ground elevations.
Legend
Crushed Concrete
OHWM
Ordinary High Water Mark
OLWM
Ordinary Low Water Mark
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
Section View D-D'
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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70
70
69
69
68
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
E'
JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION BOUNDARY (32')
67
AVOIDED
AREA(5')
TRIBUTARY AND PORTIONS OF
LATERAL DITCHES (12')
15' MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR
LATERAL DITCH
66
TRIBUTARY OF
MIDDLE COLYELL
CREEK
65
64
68
67
66
LATERAL
DITCH
65
64
FLOW
OHWM
63
FLOW
63
1'-9"
62
62
OLWM
61
60
59
61
CRUSHED
CONCRETE
(EROSION
PROTECTION)
DE-SILTED / RESHAPED
DITCH
58
EXISTING
SILTED-IN
DITCH
60
59
58
57
56
Elevation, N.G.V.D.
E
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
OTHER WATERS OF
THE U.S. TO BE EXCAVATED
DE-SILTED / RESHAPED
TO ORIGINAL
UNIMPEDED FORM
57
56
55
55
Section E-E'
Horizontal Scale: 1" = 5'
Vertical Scale: 1" = 5'
5'
0
5'
Horizontal Scale: 1'' = 5'
Notes
1.
The Proposed layout was provided by Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 2.
2.
Jurisdictional Wetlands & Other Waters Of The U.S. obtained from U.S. Army CORPS of
Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Account Number MVN-2015-00351-SY.
3.
Non-wetland ground elevations vary from 86 ' to 63' N.G.V.D. Elevation data was obtained from
USGS Quad Maps.
4.
Natural ground elevations in existing Jurisdictional Wetlands are approximately 6" lower than
non-wetland ground elevations.
Legend
Crushed Concrete
OHWM
Ordinary High Water Mark
OLWM
Ordinary Low Water Mark
Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage
District No. 2
Tac Covington Maintenance Project
Section View E-E'
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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