[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16699]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
Wetland Restoration Along Portions of the Pearl River and Holmes Bayou, 
Mississippi and Louisiana

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action would improve low flows within the Pearl 
River and Holmes Bayou to sustain and restore adjacent wetlands. 
Project authority is Section 307(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1990. The study area includes portions of Pearl River County, 
Mississippi, and St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Gary Young (telephone (601) 631-5960), U.S. Army Engineer District, 
Vicksburg, ATTN: CELMK-PD-Q, 2101 North Frontage Road, Vicksburg, 
Mississippi 39180-5191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Proposed Action: During Low-flow 
conditions, Wilson Slough captures most of the flow from the Peal 
River. Currently, a 3-mile segment of the Pearl River ecosystem in the 
vicinity of Walkiah Bluff is severely impacted by low-flow conditions. 
Wetlands associated with approximately 22 miles of the Pearl River and 
Holmes Bayou below Wilson Slough would be adversely impacted if Wilson 
Slough captures the remaining flow. The proposed action would improve 
low flows within the Pearl River and Holmes Bayou to sustain and 
restore this wetland ecosystem.
    2. Alternatives: An array of alternatives, including no-action and 
structural measures, will be formulated and evaluated.
    3. a. A scoping meeting will be held in July 1995. A public notice 
will be published to inform the general public of the location, time, 
and date of the scoping meeting. All affected Federal, state, and local 
agencies and interested private organizations and groups will be 
invited to participate
    b. The Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; 
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; Louisiana Department 
of Wildlife and Fisheries; and Louisiana Department of Environmental 
Quality will be invited to participate as cooperating agencies
    4. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be available for 
review by the general public in June 1996.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register, Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-16699 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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