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BYPASS ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN CALCASIEU PARISH
Name of applicant: Calcasieu Paris Police Jury, c/o Arabie Environmental Solutions, Attn: C. Blaine Johnson, P.O. Box 928, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602, or bjohnson@arabie-env.com
Location of work: 30.313194oN, 93.660389oW, between Charlie Stanley Loop Road and Bessie Daniels Road, in Starks, Louisiana, in CALCASIEU Parish, as shown on the enclosed drawings.
Character of work: Excavate approximately 2,500 cubic yards of earthen material, and place approximately 1,100 cubic yards of earthen material and 610 cubic yards of concrete, all to facilitate construction of a bypass roadway. The work is to be conducted within an approximate 2.2 acre area, and approximately 0.66 acres of unavoidable wetland impacts will be compensated for through the purchase of credits from an approved mitigation bank in the same hydrologic basin (HUC 08080205).
JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE
December 29, 2014
United States Army
Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
Regulatory Branch
Post Office Box 60267
New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
State of Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313
(504) 862-1879
Project Manager
Ms. Angelle Greer
Permit Application Number
MVN-2014-02705-WMM
(225) 219-3225
Project Manager
Elizabeth Johnson
WQC Application Number
WQC 141222-07
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 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."
BYPASS ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN CALCASIEU PARISH
Name of applicant: Calcasieu Paris Police Jury, c/o Arabie Environmental Solutions, Attn: C. Blaine
Johnson, P.O. Box 928, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602, or bjohnson@arabie-env.com
Location of work: 30.313194oN, 93.660389oW, between Charlie Stanley Loop Road and Bessie Daniels
Road, in Starks, Louisiana, in CALCASIEU Parish, as shown on the enclosed drawings.
Character of work: Excavate approximately 2,500 cubic yards of earthen material, and place
approximately 1,100 cubic yards of earthen material and 610 cubic yards of concrete, all to facilitate
construction of a bypass roadway. The work is to be conducted within an approximate 2.2 acre area, and
approximately 0.66 acres of unavoidable wetland impacts will be compensated for through the purchase of
credits from an approved mitigation bank in the same hydrologic basin (HUC 08080205).
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. Individuals or parties may
request an extension of time in which to comment on the proposed work by writing to the project
manager or clicking on the project manager's name on the public notice grid on the web page. 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.
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.
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 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.
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 0.0 acre(s) 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 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.
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.
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
Enclosures