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[FR Doc No: 94-23400]


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[Federal Register: September 22, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 

Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
Floodwater Retarding Structures, Coldwater River Watershed, 
Demonstration Erosion Control Project, Yazoo Basin, MS

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: Proposed floodwater retarding structures for the Coldwater 
River Watershed are an integral part of the overall or system plan for 
the control of erosion, sediment, and flooding in the Coldwater River 
Watershed. The structures will provide flood control storage to reduce 
peak flows on streams within this watershed system as well as serve as 
a sediment basin and function in the control of head cutting or on some 
streams.

ADDRESSES: USAED, Vicksburg, ATTN: CELMK-PD-Q, 2101 North Frontage 
Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-5191.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wendell L. King, (601) 631-5967.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Proposed Action: The proposed Coldwater 
Creek Watershed, Floodwater Retarding Structures project is a component 
of the Demonstration Erosion Control Project, which was initially 
authorized by Public Law 98-8, ``The Emergency Jobs Appropriation Act 
of 1983.'' Public Law 98-50, ``The Energy and Water Development 
Appropriation Act of Fiscal Year 1984,'' directed Joint effort by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Soil Conservation Service, for the foothills areas of the Yazoo Basin.

    2. Alternatives. The proposed floodwater retarding structures 
represent one element of the systems approach used to analyze and 
recommend solutions to the interrelated problems of flooding, sediment, 
and erosion control. Other elements of this system solution include 
grade control structures, bank stabilization, debris basins, and land 
treatments that have been evaluated in previous environmental 
documentation.
    3. A. A scoping meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in 
October 1994. Public notice will be published to inform the general 
public of the location, time, and date. All affected Federal, state, 
and local agencies and interested private organizations and groups will 
be invited to participate.
    B. The Soil Conservation Service is a cooperating agency in this 
proposed project. The Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and 
Parks will be invited to participate as cooperating agencies.
    4. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be available for 
review by the general public during FY 96.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-23400 Filed 9-21-94; 8:45 am]
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