MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District (Corps), invites public comments on the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Milton-Freewater Nursery Bridge Drop Structure repair project.
The Corps proposes to repair high-flow scouring on the downstream gabions and riprap of the Nursery Bridge Drop Structure in the Walla Walla River located in Milton Freewater, Oregon. Construction is slated to begin in July 2016.
Links to the draft FONSI and EA are available online at
http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Missions/EnvironmentalCompliance.aspx.
The public comment period will be from April 4 through May 4, 2016. E-mail comments to:
NEPANWW@usace.army.mil or submit comments via U.S. Postal Service to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
CENWW-PM-PD-EC, Nursery Bridge Drop Structure
201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
Comments must be postmarked or e-mailed no later than May 4, 2016, to be considered and included in the public record.
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Release no. 16-016