[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58665-58666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25761]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Combined Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Following Three Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Projects: 
Caloosahatchee River Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project Located 
Southwest of La Belle on the Berry Groves Property, Hendry County, 
Florida; Hillsboro Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project Adjacent 
to the Hillsboro Canal, Palm Beach Country, FL; and Lake Okeechobee 
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project at Three Locations Adjacent 
to Lake Okeechobee, with Components in Martin, Okeechobee, and Glades 
County, FL

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(Corps), intends to prepare a combined Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for three Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) pilot 
projects. Notices of intent (NOI) for each of these projects were 
previously published separately in the Federal Register: (1) The Lake 
Okeechobee ASR Pilot NOI was published July 19, 2002 (67 FR 47527); (2) 
The Hillsboro ASR Pilot NOI was published May 31, 2002 (67 FR 38077); 
(3) The Calosahatchee ASR Pilot NOI was published March 28, 2003 (68 FR 
15157). Given their similarities and shared objective(s), it was 
decided to combine these projects into one DEIS. These three projects 
will consider the same alternatives--each testing separate technologies 
in order to obtain data on the feasibility and success of each 
alternative. These pilot studies are a cooperative effort between the 
Corps and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), which is 
also a cooperating agency for this DEIS. For additional information on 
these projects please see the previously published NOIs for each pilot.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan Conner, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Planning Division, Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970,

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Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019, or by telephone at 904-232-1782.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    a. For information concerning authorization, project scope, 
preliminary alternatives, issues, scoping, coordination, agency role, 
and other environmental review and consultation please refer to the 
previously published NOIs for each project, cited above.
    b. Public Involvement: We invite the participation of affected 
Federal, state and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other 
interested private organizations and parties.
    c. DEIS Preparation: The combined DEIS for the three pilot projects 
is currently estimated for publication in December 2003.

    Dated: October 1, 2003.
James C. Duck,
Chief, Planning Division.
[FR Doc. 03-25761 Filed 10-9-03; 8:45 am]
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