[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11560]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army/Corps of Engineers


Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Tucson 
Drainage Area Feasibility Study, Pima County, AZ

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District Corps of Engineers and local co-
sponsors, the Pima County Department of Transportation and Flood 
Control District and the City of Tucson Department of Transportation 
propose the construction of certain flood control structures along 
portions of the Tucson Arroyo and Arroyo Chico located in central 
Tucson. The Tucson Arroyo/Arroyo Chico system and its tributaries is 
the major drainage channel for watersheds within the city and drains an 
11.4 square-mile area of central and downtown Tucson. The study was 
developed in response to frequent flood events along this drainage 
system.
    As proposed the recommended plan would consist of three primary 
elements: (1) Randolph Park Detention Basin Complex, (2) Park Avenue 
Detention Basin Complex and, (3) improvements along High School Wash. 
Project construction would increase the existing 7 to 10-year level of 
flood protection to an approximate 100-year level of protection. The 
project would eliminate approximately 90 percent of all inundation 
damages while providing protection to approximately 1,100 structures 
within the 100-year floodplain. In addition, the recommended plan would 
provide for the restoration of over 12 acres of valuable desert 
riparian habitat within the project area, increase local opportunities 
for wildlife, as well as satisfying a currently unmet need for 
recreation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the DEIS, or for 
additional information, please contact Mr. William O. Butler at (213) 
452-3845 or Mr. Elden J. Gatwood at (213) 452-3812, or by writing to 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Attn: Mr. 
William O. Butler, CESPL-PD-RN, Room 14005), P.O. Box 532711, Los 
Angeles, California 90053-2352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No significant short or long-term adverse 
environmental effects were identified in the DEIS as a result of 
implementing the recommended plan.
    The public review and comment period for the DEIS will be for 45 
days, from May 2, 1997 to June 16, 1997.

Scoping

    A public scoping meeting will be held to give individuals and 
groups the opportunity to comment, either orally and/or in writing on 
the environmental, social and economic impacts of the proposed action 
(recommended plan) as presented in the DEIS. The feasibility report and 
DEIS findings will be reviewed at the public meeting.
    The public meeting will be scheduled for the week of May 26, 1997 
in the City of Tucson. When available, the specific date, time and 
location of this meeting will be announced in the local news media and 
with separate notification to all parties on the project mailing list.
    Written public comments and suggestions received by June 16, 1997 
will be addressed in the Final EIS (FEIS).
Robert L. Davis,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 97-11560 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]
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