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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/34694| Title: | Environmental Assessment: West Bay Marsh Creation Tier 1, Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program (BUDMAT): Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Mississippi Valley Division. |
| Keywords: | Dredging Dredging spoil Wetlands Louisiana |
| Publisher: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New Orleans District. |
| Abstract: | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River Valley Division, Regional Planning and Environment Division South, has prepared this Environmental Assessment for New Orleans District to evaluate the potential impacts of the designated disposal site for the placement and beneficial use of dredged material removed during maintenance dredging of the hopper dredge disposal area located in the Federally-maintained Mississippi River. This EA has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality’s Regulations, as reflected in the USACE Engineering Regulation ER 200-2-2. This EA provides sufficient information on the potential adverse and beneficial environmental effects to allow the District Commander to make an informed decision on the appropriateness of an Environmental Impact Statement or a Finding of No Significant Impact. |
| Description: | Environmental Assessment / Finding of No Significant Impact |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/34694 |
| Size: | 28 pages / 672.1 Kb |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Environmental Documents |
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| West Bay Marsh Creation EA_2015.pdf | 672.19 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |