KIMBERLY, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the City of Kimberly, Idaho, Wastewater Collection System Improvements Project.” Comments will be accepted beginning today, Sept. 28, 2016, and are due to the Corps no later than Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016.
The Corps proposes to assist the city of Kimberly, Idaho, with its Wastewater Collection System Improvements Project. The proposed action consists of digging trenches (often referred to as “open-cut”) and replacing approximately 2,590 linear feet of deteriorating sewer pipe. The project is being done under Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 for which the USACE is authorized to participate in environmental infrastructure projects. Specifically, the Corps would provide funding to assist with design, environmental documentation, construction administration, and construction costs.
The City of Kimberly prepared an Environmental Information Document (EID) to address potential effects associated with implementation of the wastewater collection system improvement project. After an independent review of the city’s EID, the Corps found it to provide both sufficient evidence and analysis to meet the Corps’ requirements pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and has accepted and incorporated it as part of the Corps’ NEPA documentation. As part of NEPA compliance, the Corps is inviting public comment on its draft FONSI. The Corps is required to consider all comments received.
Links to the City of Kimberly’s EID, the Corps’ supplemental ESA and cultural reviews, and the Corps’ draft FONSI are available on the Walla Walla District website at http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental-Compliance/.
Public comments must be e-mailed or postmarked no later than Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, to NEPANWW@usace.army.mil or
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ATTN: CENWW-PD-EC – Kimberly 595
201 North 3rd Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
If you have questions, write or e-mail the Corps at the addresses above, or call the Corps’ Environmental Coordinator at 509-527-7245.
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