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Fauquier County Parks and Recreation is proposing the construction of a public recreational sports complex. The project would include the construction of five rectangular ball fields

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Fauquier County Parks and Recreation is proposing the construction of a public recreational sports complex. The project would include the construction of five rectangular ball fields, six diamond ball fields, a volleyball court, a skating facility and associated storage, maintenance, and restroom facilities. The proposed work also includes the construction of the supporting infrastructure including an access road to the facility, parking areas, stormwater management facilities, and utilities. Public comment period ends Aug. 21, 2015.

The district commander has received a joint application for federal and state permits as described below:

APPLICANT Fauquier County Parks and Recreation c/o Larry Miller 124 Manor Court, Suite 5 Warrenton, Virginia 20186

WATERWAY AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The approximately 84.2-acre site is located between Meetze Road (State Route 643) and Old Auburn Road (State Route 670) in Fauquier County, Virginia.

PROPOSED WORK AND PURPOSE: The applicant is proposing the construction of a public recreational sports complex owned and operated by Fauquier County Parks and Recreation. The project would include the construction of five rectangular ball fields, six diamond ball fields, a volleyball court, a skating facility and associated storage, maintenance, and restroom facilities. The proposed work also includes the construction of the supporting infrastructure including an access road to the facility, parking areas, stormwater management facilities, and utilities. Impacts proposed include permanent impacts to 718-linear feet of streams, 0.62 acre of palustrine forested wetland (PFO), 0.42 acre of palustrine scrub-shrub wetland (PSS), 0.12 and 0.13 acre of palustrine open water (POW). Additionally, 184-linear feet of streams required for upgrading existing culverts at the site.

As compensation for impacts to wetlands of the US the applicant is proposing to purchase 1.87 wetland credits and 371 stream credits from a COE approved wetland mitigation bank. In addition to the required Department of the Army permit, the applicant must obtain a Virginia Water Protection Permit from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) assuring that applicable laws and regulations pertaining to water quality are not violated. Project drawings are attached.

AUTHORITY: Permits are required pursuant to Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (Public Law 95-217) and Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. FEDERAL EVALUATION OF APPLICATION: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. The decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefits which reasonably may be expected from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All of the proposal's relevant factors will be considered, including conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood plain values, land use classification, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, consideration of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. The Environmental Protection Agency's "Guidelines for Specification of Disposal Sites for Dredged or Fill Material" will also be applied (Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act). The 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 direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, 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 the 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. Anyone may request a public hearing to consider this permit application by writing to the District Commander within 30 days of the date of this notice, stating specific reasons for holding the public hearing. The District Commander will then decide if a hearing should be held.

Preliminary review indicates that: (l) no environmental impact statement will be required; (2) after conducting the NAO ESA Project Review Process, both dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) and northern long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) listed as Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544, 87 Stat. 884), as amended) will may be affected. Attached to this public notice are the Official Species List for review and species conclusion table for comment by the US Fish and Wildlife Service; and one known property eligible for inclusion or included in the National Register of Historic Places are in or near the permit area therefore the project will be coordinated directly with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

For compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended for projects located in Tidewater, the applicant must certify that federally licensed or permitted activities affecting Virginia's coastal uses or resources will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program (VCP) and obtain concurrence from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Office of Environmental Impact Review (OEIR). We have not received a certification from the applicant prior to publication of this public notice. It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit a consistency certification to the Office of Environmental Impact Review for concurrence or objection and proof of concurrence must be submitted to the Corps prior to final permit issuance. A template federal consistency certification can be found here: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/EnvironmentalImpactReview/FederalConsistencyReviews.aspx#cert . For more information or to obtain a list of the enforceable policies of the VCP, contact the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Impact Review at (804) 698-4330 or e-mail: ellie.irons@deq.virginia.gov or john.fisher@deq.virginia.gov. COMMENT PERIOD: Request for hard copies or comments on this project should be made in writing, addressed to the Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers (ATTN: Hal Wiggins), 1329 Alum Spring Road, Suite 202, Virginia 22401, or at Harold.j.wiggins@usace.army.mil and should be received by the close of business on Aug. 14, 2015.

PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY: Comments and information, including the identity of the submitter, submitted in response to this Public Notice may be disclosed, reproduced, and distributed at the discretion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information that is submitted in connection with this Public Notice cannot be maintained as confidential by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Submissions should not include any information that the submitter seeks to preserve as confidential.

PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY: Comments and information, including the identity of the submitter, submitted in response to this Public Notice may be disclosed, reproduced, and distributed at the discretion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information that is submitted in connection with this Public Notice cannot be maintained as confidential by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Submissions should not include any information that the submitter seeks to preserve as confidential. If you have any questions about this project or the permit process, contact Hal Wiggins via email at Harold.j.wiggins@usace.army.mil or via phone at 540-548-2517.

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