Corps seeks advice on boat ramp.Byline: The Register-Guard The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on an application by the Willamlane Park and Recreation District for a permit to improve the safety of a boat ramp on the Middle Fork Willamette River The Middle Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in the western part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is approximately 115 mi (185 km) long,[1] near Springfield. The district proposes to use a crane bucket to dredge about 220 cubic yards of accumulated gravel and sand from the front and sides of the existing ramp. Dredged material would be placed in the deepest part of the channel at the recommendation of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. For a copy of the corps' Public Notice 2002-00610, which describes the proposed project in detail, write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP (Mark Gronceski), 1600 Executive Parkway, Suite 210, Eugene, OR 97401, or call 465-6878. A copy of the notice, including photocopies of supporting drawings, is posted on the corps' Internet site: www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200200610.pdf. Written comments must reach the corps by Oct. 28 and should be mailed to the above address. Send e-mail comments to: Mark.E.Gronceski@usace.army.mil. Comments must reference the public notice number. The corps also is soliciting input from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes INDIAN TRIBE. A separate and distinct community or body of the aboriginal Indian race of men found in the United States. 2. Such a tribe, situated within the boundaries of a state, and exercising the powers of government and, sovereignty, under the national and other interested parties to evaluate the impacts of the 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. 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. The corps will evaluate the permit request under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. No permit will be issued until the state has concurred with the district's certification that the dredging complies with the Clean Water Act. Because the work may affect an endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. or threatened species or its critical habitat, corps officials will also 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 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. . |
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