Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/11681/36253Full metadata record
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New Orleans District | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-17T13:21:43Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2020-04-17T13:21:43Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-02 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/36253 | - |
| dc.description | Individual Environmental Report | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Mississippi Valley Division, New Orleans District, has prepared this Individual Environmental Report #18 (IER #18) to evaluate the potential impacts associated with the proposed excavation of twelve Government Furnished borrow areas. The proposed action areas are located in southeastern Louisiana. The purpose of the proposed action is to identify borrow areas that contain suitable material that can be excavated to supply Federal HPS levee and floodwall projects. The proposed action resulted from the need to provide a total of over 100,000,000 cubic yards of suitable clay for HPS projects that include the completion and improvement of hurricane protection levees in southeastern Louisiana. Additional borrow IERs will be completed until the borrow need has been met. Raising levee elevations and the completion of levees requires the excavation of material from borrow areas necessary for project construction to ensure 100-year level of flood protection for local communities. The term “100-year level of protection,” as it is used throughout this document, refers to a level of protection which reduces the risk of hurricane surge and wave driven flooding that the New Orleans Metropolitan area has a 1% chance of experiencing each year. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action............................................................................... 1 1.2 Authority for the Proposed Action ............................................................................................ 2 1.3 Prior Reports ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Integration with other Interim Environmental Reports ............................................................. 7 1.5 Public oCncerns......................................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Data Gaps and Uncertainties ..................................................................................................... 8 2. Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Alternatives Development and Preliminary Screening Criteria ................................................ 8 2.2 Description of the Alternatives................................................................................................ 10 2.3 Proposed Aicotn ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Alternatives to the Proposed Action........................................................................................ 31 2.5 Alternatives liEminated from Further Consideration .............................................................. 31 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ............................................................ 32 3.1 Environmental Settin..g........................................................................................................... 32 3.2 Significant Resources .............................................................................................................. 33 3.2.1 Jurisdictional Wetlands .................................................................................................. 34 3.2.2 Non-Jurisdictional Bottomland Hardwood Forest.......................................................... 35 3.2.3 Non-Wetland Resources/Upland Resources................................................................... 36 3.2.4 Prime and Unique Farmland........................................................................................... 37 3.2.5 Fisheries ......................................................................................................................... 39 3.2.6 Wildlife .......................................................................................................................... 39 3.2.7 Threatened and Endangered Species.............................................................................. 41 3.2.8 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................... 41 3.2.9 Recreational Resources .................................................................................................. 44 3.2.10 Noise Quality ................................................................................................................. 45 3.2.11 Air Quality ..................................................................................................................... 45 3.2.12 Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 46 3.2.13 Transportation ................................................................................................................ 47 3.2.14 Aesthetics ....................................................................................................................... 49 3.3 Socioeconomic Roeusrces....................................................................................................... 50 3.3.1 Land, Water, Minerals, Fisheries, and Agriculture ........................................................ 50 3.3.2 Flood Control and Hurricane Protection ........................................................................ 52 3.3.3 Business, Industry, Employment, and Income ............................................................... 52 3.3.4 Population and Housing ................................................................................................. 53 3.3.5 Property Values, Tax Revenues, Public Facilities, and Services ................................... 54 3.3.6 Community and Regional Growth ................................................................................. 55 3.3.7 Health and Safety ........................................................................................................... 56 3.3.8 Community Coihoens..................................................................................................... 57 3.4 Hazardous, oTxic, and Radioactive Waste.............................................................................. 57 4. Cumulative Ipmacts....................................................................................................................... 59 5. Selection aRtionale........................................................................................................................ 60 6. Coordination and Consulttiaon...................................................................................................... 61 6.1 Public Involvement.................................................................................................................. 61 6.2 Agency oCordination .............................................................................................................. 61 7. Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 63 8. Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations............................................................... 64 9. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 65 9.1 Interim Decisio..n.................................................................................................................... 65 9.2 Prepared By ............................................................................................................................. 65 9.3 Literature Cited ....................................................................................................................... 65 Tables.................................................................................................................................................... 66 Figures .................................................................................................................................................. 66 | - |
| dc.format.extent | 238 pages / 14.29 MB | - |
| dc.format.medium | PDF/A | - |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New Orleans District. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | - |
| dc.subject | New Orleans (La.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmental management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Flood control | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hurricanes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Levees | en_US |
| dc.title | Final Individual Environmental Report, Government Furnished Borrow Material, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana, IER #18 | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Environmental Documents | |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IER 18 Final Document.pdf | 14.29 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |