Charleston dredging plan under review.Byline: The Register-Guard CHARLESTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on a proposal by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay The Port of Coos Bay is a port of the Pacific coast of the United States, located in Coos Bay near the city of Coos Bay, Oregon. It is the largest deep-draft coastal harbor between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound, and is Oregon's second busiest maritime commerce center after the to renew its dredging dredging, process of excavating materials underwater. It is used to deepen waterways, harbors, and docks and for mining alluvial mineral deposits, including tin, gold, and diamonds. permit for three sites near Charleston. The corps is evaluating the dredging's impact on endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , cultural resources, water quality, general environmental effects and other public interest factors under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The projects would include annually dredging up to 10,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Charleston Marina, 10,000 cubic yards from the existing fleet dock and 11,000 cubic yards from the shipyard's channel and docks. The total amount of dredging wouldn't be able to exceed 310,000 cubic yards over the 10-year life of the permit. Approval of the permit is contingent on Adj. 1. contingent on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent the state determining that the application complies with the state Coastal Zone Management Program and with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Corps officials also must consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a United States federal agency. A division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce, NMFS is responsible for the stewardship and management of the nation's living marine under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. of 1973 before approving the permit. For a copy of the notice that describes the project in detail, Public Notice 1996-01455, write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP (Kelly Urbanek), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946, or call (503) 808-4378. The notice and supporting drawings are also on the corps' Web site at www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/ 199601445.pdf. Written comments are due by Feb. 14 and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Kelly Urbanek), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. E-mail should be sent to Kelly.J.Urbanek@usace.army .mil. Comments must reference the public notice number, 1996-01445. |
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