[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11560]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army/Corps of Engineers
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Tucson
Drainage Area Feasibility Study, Pima County, AZ
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District Corps of Engineers and local co-
sponsors, the Pima County Department of Transportation and Flood
Control District and the City of Tucson Department of Transportation
propose the construction of certain flood control structures along
portions of the Tucson Arroyo and Arroyo Chico located in central
Tucson. The Tucson Arroyo/Arroyo Chico system and its tributaries is
the major drainage channel for watersheds within the city and drains an
11.4 square-mile area of central and downtown Tucson. The study was
developed in response to frequent flood events along this drainage
system.
As proposed the recommended plan would consist of three primary
elements: (1) Randolph Park Detention Basin Complex, (2) Park Avenue
Detention Basin Complex and, (3) improvements along High School Wash.
Project construction would increase the existing 7 to 10-year level of
flood protection to an approximate 100-year level of protection. The
project would eliminate approximately 90 percent of all inundation
damages while providing protection to approximately 1,100 structures
within the 100-year floodplain. In addition, the recommended plan would
provide for the restoration of over 12 acres of valuable desert
riparian habitat within the project area, increase local opportunities
for wildlife, as well as satisfying a currently unmet need for
recreation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the DEIS, or for
additional information, please contact Mr. William O. Butler at (213)
452-3845 or Mr. Elden J. Gatwood at (213) 452-3812, or by writing to
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Attn: Mr.
William O. Butler, CESPL-PD-RN, Room 14005), P.O. Box 532711, Los
Angeles, California 90053-2352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No significant short or long-term adverse
environmental effects were identified in the DEIS as a result of
implementing the recommended plan.
The public review and comment period for the DEIS will be for 45
days, from May 2, 1997 to June 16, 1997.
Scoping
A public scoping meeting will be held to give individuals and
groups the opportunity to comment, either orally and/or in writing on
the environmental, social and economic impacts of the proposed action
(recommended plan) as presented in the DEIS. The feasibility report and
DEIS findings will be reviewed at the public meeting.
The public meeting will be scheduled for the week of May 26, 1997
in the City of Tucson. When available, the specific date, time and
location of this meeting will be announced in the local news media and
with separate notification to all parties on the project mailing list.
Written public comments and suggestions received by June 16, 1997
will be addressed in the Final EIS (FEIS).
Robert L. Davis,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 97-11560 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]
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