AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps), invites public comments on the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Corps’ proposed Dworshak Programmatic Land-based Access Management Plan (Plan).
The plan describes actions the Corps could take to manage land-based access on lands surrounding Dworshak Dam and Reservoir to reduce trespass, control unauthorized access, meet current and future public demand for motorized and non-motorized access and recreation, and facilitate natural resource stewardship actions by the Corps.
The Corps’ draft FONSI and EA are available in electronic form at
http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental-Compliance.
The public comment period starts on June 29, 2016. Comments must be emailed or postmarked no later than July 29, 2016, to be considered and included in the public record. Comments may be submitted via email to
NEPANWW@usace.army.mil, noting "Dworshak Access" in the subject line. You may also mail comments via the U.S. Postal Service to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ATTN: CENWW-PD-EC – Dworshak Access
201 North 3rd Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
For additional information or questions, please contact the Corps’ environmental coordinator at 509-527-7265.
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Release no. 16-046