[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 47766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18360]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Little Otter Creek Watershed Plan, Caldwell County, Missouri.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Caldwell County Commission 
(Missouri), and the Caldwell County Soil and Water Conservation 
District will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess 
potential environmental impacts associated with the construction of a 
multiple-purpose reservoir in the Little Otter Creek Watershed. The 
proposed reservoir (Site LO-1), will provide rural water supply; fish 
and wildlife habitat enhancement; recreational development; and flood 
prevention. The reservoir permanent pool will be 362 acres.
    The reservoir will yield 1,240,000 gallons of water per day. It 
will also provide an estimated 60,000 annual public recreational 
visits, provide recreational facilities and public opportunities for 
fishing, walking/biking, and family and social events, provide wetland 
and wildlife habitat development, and reduce flood damages to lower 
stream reaches by 96 percent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold Deckerd, Assistant State 
Conservationist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Parkade 
Center, Suite 250, 601 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 
876-0900.

Harold L. Deckerd,
Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Water Resources, for Roger 
A. Hansen, State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 02-18360 Filed 7-19-02; 8:45 am]
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