[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71936-71937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29963]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Upper Deckers Creek Watershed, Preston County, WV

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 
CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an 
environmental impact statement is being prepared for the Upper Deckers 
Creek Watershed, Preston County, West Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Wickey, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 200, 
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone: (304) 284-7545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this 
federally assisted action indicates that the project may cause 
significant local, regional or national impacts on the environment. As 
a result of these findings, Kevin Wickey, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is needed for this project.
    The project concerns the rehabilitation of the Upper Deckers Creek 
Site 1 dam and impoundment to meet current design criteria and 
performance standards. The Site 1 dam, located about 1.5 miles 
northwest of Arthurdale, WV, was constructed in 1969 as a single 
purpose flood control structure. Alternatives under consideration 
include the addition of rural raw water supply as a project purpose and 
increasing the reservoir volume, evaluating other raw water supply 
sources, raising the top of the dam elevation, flattening upstream and 
downstream face of the dam to improve slope stability, installing an 
internal drainage system in the dam, constructing a new auxiliary 
spillway,

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and constructing a new principal spillway riser structure. In addition 
to these structural alternatives, a no-action and a decommissioning 
alternative will be evaluated.
    A draft environmental impact statement will be prepared and 
circulated for review by agencies and the public. The Natural Resources 
Conservation Service invites participation and consultation of agencies 
and individuals that have special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or 
interest in the preparation of the draft environmental impact 
statement. A meeting will be held at the Preston County Public Service 
District No. 1 office located on U Road in Arthurdale, WV at 1 p.m. on 
Wednesday, December 21, 2011, to determine the scope of the evaluation 
of the proposed action. Comments received, including the names and 
addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public 
record on this proposal. Further information on the proposed action or 
the scoping meeting may be obtained from Kevin Wickey, State 
Conservationist, at the above address or telephone (304) 284-7545).

(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: November 4, 2011.
Kevin Wickey,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 2011-29963 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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