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BUILDING STRONG Trusted Partners Delivering Value, Today and Tomorrow Opening Poster Session 1 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Presentation 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Poster Session 2 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Presentation 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Adjourn 6:30 p.m. MANATEE HARBOR NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS Integrated Feasibility Study & Environmental Impact Statement PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING AGENDA Image compliments of Dorian Aerial & Architectural Photographics, Inc.
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Opening Poster Session 1 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Presentation 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Poster Session 2 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Presentation 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Adjourn 6:30 p.m.
MANATEE HARBOR NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS
Integrated Feasibility Study & Environmental Impact Statement
PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING AGENDA
Image compliments
of Dorian Aerial
& Architectural
Photographics, Inc.
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Click to edit Master title styleMANATEE HARBOR NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS FEASIBILITY STUDY
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US Army Corps of Engineers
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Presented by: Jason Spinning Environmental BranchU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
January 20, 2016
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)Public Scoping Meeting
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STUDY PURPOSE
Evaluate alternatives to reduce navigation transportation costs
to and from Manatee Harbor
Evaluate alternatives to reduce navigation restrictions
Develop an alternative that is environmentally acceptable
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STUDY AUTHORITYSection 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970, which supports investigation efforts for
the modification of existing projects, is the study authority for this Feasibility Study.
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NEPA requires a federal agency to disclose
its actions and evaluate the effects
of those actions on the environment
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 (NEPA)
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Federal agencies must prepare an analysis of their actions to
assess the affect of the action on the human environment.
Based on the significance of the identified impacts, either an
Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) is prepared.
NEPA regulations* define significance based on two criteria:
Context and Intensity.
The Context is the affected environment in which an action would
occur (e.g., society as a whole, a particular region, or specific
affected interests).
* Adopted by the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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Test for Significance (40 CFR 1508.27)1. Beneficial and Adverse effects *
2. Public Health and Safety
3. Uniqueness of Area
4. Controversy *
5. Uncertain, Unique, or Unknown Risks
6. Precedent for Future Actions
7. Cumulative Impact *
8. Scientific, Cultural, or Historic Resources
9. Endangered or Threatened Species *
10.Threaten Violation of Federal Environmental Law
* Most common issues in USACE projects
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40’
40’
40’Basin
TB
Manatee Harbor
(Existing Federal Channel)
Manatee Harbor
(Includes Existing Non-Federal Areas)
#: Depths and Widths
TB: Turning Basin
Gulf of
MexicoManatee
Harbor
Tampa Ocean DredgedMaterialsDisposal Site
ExistingManatee Dredged Material
Management Area
Egmont
Key
Maps Not to Scale – For Illustration Purposes Only
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
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40’
40’
40’Basin
TB
ExistingManatee Dredged Material
Management Area
Manatee Harbor (Existing Non-Federal Areas)
#: Berths
TB: Turning Basin
Deepening & Widening of the Entrance Channel & Turning Basin (Existing Federal Channel)
Non-federal Potential Dredging Areas
South Channel Extension (Existing Non-Federal Area, Manatee GRR may recommend Federal assumption)
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40’
40’Basin
40’
TB
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PLACEMENT OPTIONS
Offshore Disposal (Tampa ODMDS)
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material(e.g., fill dredge holes in Tampa Bay orexpansion of Manbirtee Key)
Existing Dredged Material Management Area
Regional Sediment Management (RSM)(e.g.; Egmont Key beach placement)
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
Aesthetics
Air Quality
Archaeological/Cultural Resources
Essential Fish Habitat
Contaminants
Navigation
Noise
Recreation
Benthic Resources
Socioeconomics
Threatened and Endangered Species
Turbidity
Blasting
Wetlands
Wildlife Resources
AESTHETICS CULTURAL
RESOURCES
ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT
THREATENED & ENDANGERED SPECIES HARDGROUNDS
TURBIDITYOCEAN DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITE WILDIFE RESOURCES
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS
Public Input
IDENTIFYFEDERALACTION
SCOPINGGENERATE
DRAFTDOCUMENT
PROVIDE DOCUMENTFOR PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSIDER COMMENTS
& DISCUSS IN DOCUMENT
REVISEDOCUMENT
ASNECESSARY
PROVIDE REVISED
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
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HOW YOU CAN HELP:
You can provide knowledge
and expertise on any issue
not identified during this
presentation
Review the Draft
NEPA document
at the USACE, Jacksonville
District website
Provide comments on any
concerns not addressed in
the report
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SCOPINGALTERNATIVE FORMULATION
& ANALYSISFEASIBILITY-LEVEL ANALYSIS CHIEF’S
REPORT
ALTERNATIVESMILESTONE
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TENTATIVELYSELECTED PLAN (TSP)
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AGENCYDECISION
MILESTONE
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REVIEW BOARD
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CHIEF’SREPORT
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Vertical Team concurrence
on Array of Alternatives
Formal Public Comment Periods
DraftFeasibility Report/
EA or EIS
Draft/Final Recommended Plan/
EA or EIS
FEASIBILITY STUDY PROCESSUP TO 36 MONTHS
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For Additional Information, Contact:
MANATEE HARBORINTEGRATED FEASIBILITY STUDY
& ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
END OF SCOPING COMMENT PERIOD: FEBRUARY 15, 2016
For Current Comment Period, Contact:
MAIL: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville District
P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019
ATTN: Lacy Pfaff, Project Manager
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAIL: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville District
P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019
ATTN: Aubree Hershorin, Ph.D., Ecologist
EMAIL: [email protected]
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