[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 11807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6895]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Marshland Watershed Project; Marshland Dike: Soper to Heyner 
Snohomish County, Washington

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations 
(40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an 
environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Marshland 
Watershed Project; Marshland Dike: Soper to Heyner. Snohomish County, 
Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn A. Brown, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, Rock Pointe Tower II, West 316 Boone Avenue, Suite 450, 
Spokane, Washington 99201-2348, telephone: (509) 353-2337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this 
federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause 
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As 
a result of these findings, Lynn A. Brown, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is not needed for this project.
    The project was authorized for construction in 1962 under the 
authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (PL 83-
566) as amended and administered by the USDA Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS).
    The project (Soper to Heyner) plans to remove the existing, 
uncompacted dike and the Lowell-Snohomish County River Road and return 
the area to a natural river levee and associated riparian area. A new 
dike is planned for construction away from the river and will be built 
with suitable compacted material. The extent of the dike construction 
is from a point near the Yoshihara-Soper property line to the upstream 
end of the section of dike constructed in 1966, amounting to 
approximately 4,200 feet. The alignment of the 4,200 feet of dike is 
different than previous alternatives that have been evaluated in the 
marshland Watershed Plan and environmental assessments. This new 
alignment is the result of recent flood caused damage that took place 
in December 1995. The planned alignment has been moved to the west edge 
of the newly created ``scoured area'' and will also be west of the 
Wallace residence and tie back into the upstream end of the 1966 
constructed dike. The designed height of the dike will be in accordance 
with the Levee and Dike System Coordination Agreement, signed March 13, 
1991, which is part of the Snohomish River Comprehensive Flood Control 
Management Plan, dated December 1991. The agreed to dike height is the 
5-year flood frequency level plus one foot of freeboard. The dike is 
designed to withstand overtopping during high flows in the Snohomish 
River. The Wallace residence and buildings are planned for removal from 
their existing site in accordance with the real estate agreement 
between the Wallace party (sellers) and the Marshland Flood Control 
District (buyers). The total size of the riparian area to be created, 
is approximately 9.5 acres.
    The Notice of a Finding Of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various 
Federal, State, and local agencies and interested parties. A limited 
number of copies of the FONSI are available to fill single copy 
requests at the above address. Basic data developed during the 
environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by contacting 
Frank R. Easter, Watershed Planning Team Leader.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under NO. 10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood 
Prevention, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and 
local officials)

    Dated: March 15, 1996.
Lynn A. Brown,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 96-6895 Filed 3-21-96; 8:45 am]
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