[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25453]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers

 

Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
for a Proposed Storm Damage Reduction and Beach Erosion Control Project 
at Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The action being taken is an evaluation of the alternatives 
for storm damage reduction and the control of further erosion at Dewey 
Beach and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The purpose of any consequent work 
would be to provide shore property protection and to stabilize the 
shoreline at a predetermined width.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, 
Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Steve Allen, (215) 656-6559.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action

    a. The proposed document evaluates a study area approximately 2.5 
miles in length and includes the land between Henlopen Acres and North 
Indian Beach. This area is subject to daily and storm wave action which 
creates severe beach erosion problems. A potential offshore and sand 
borrow source in the vicinity of Hen and Chickens Shoal will be 
investigated in this study.
    b. The authority for the proposed project is the resolution adopted 
by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works dated 23 
June 1988.

2. Alternatives

    In addition to the no action alternative, the alternatives 
considered for storm damage reduction and erosion control will fall 
into structural and non-structural categories. The structural measures 
to correct the beach erosion include bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, 
offshore breakwaters, groins, beach restoration/nourishment, and beach 
sills. Non-structural measures are flood insurance, development 
regulations, and land acquisition.

3. Scoping

    a. Numerous studies and reports addressing beach erosion along the 
Delaware Coast were conducted by the Corps of Engineers. The most 
recent study is a Reconnaissance Report: Delaware Coast From Cape 
Henlopen to Fenwick Island (September 1991), which had identified a 
number of problem areas where erosion was negatively impacting the 
adjacent shorelines. This study identified the Dewey-Rehoboth Beach as 
one of the primary areas to be recommended for further study in the 
feasibility phase.
    b. The scoping process is on-going and has involved preliminary 
coordination with Federal, State, and local agencies. Participation of 
the general public and other interested parties and organizations will 
be invited by means of a public notice. Based on the input of these 
agencies and the interested public, a decision to have a formal scoping 
meeting will be made.
    c. The significant issues and concerns that have been identified 
include the impacts of the project on aquatic biota, water quality, 
intertidal habitat, shallow water habitat, cultural resources, and 
economics.

4. Availability

    It is estimated the DEIS will be made available to the public in 
December 1995.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-25453 Filed 10-13-94; 8:45 am]
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