TY - RPRT T1 - I-49 SOUTH, LAFAYETE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO LA 88, ROUTE U.S. 90, IBERIA, LAYFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES, LOUISIANA (FEDERAL PROJECT NO. I-49-1(057); STATE PROJECT NO. 700-99-00230). [Part 15 of 26] T2 - I-49 SOUTH, LAFAYETE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO LA 88, ROUTE U.S. 90, IBERIA, LAYFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES, LOUISIANA (FEDERAL PROJECT NO. I-49-1(057); STATE PROJECT NO. 700-99-00230). AN - 36347316; 10070-030191_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of existing US 90 from Lafayette Regional Airport to Louisiana 88 (LA 88) in Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin, Louisiana, is proposed. More specifically, the highway would extend from a point just south of Jakuste Saloom Road near the airport to the LA 88 interchange in Iberia Parish, a distance of 10.8 miles. Connecting roadways would include relocated Verot School Road, relocated Suothpark Road (LA 89), Morgan Street, Eola Street, Albertson's Parkway, LA 182, Ambassador Cafferty Parkway, LA 92 West and LA 92 East. The LA 92 section connecting to LA 88 would be incorporated as part of the project. The project would include the addition of travel lanes, providing a six-lane, full control access facility and two-lane, one-way frontage roads. Ramps would provide access control via grade separation of major connecting roads and frontage roads and local destinations. Three study corridor segments and several subalternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Within the city of Lafayette, the current average daily traffic (ADT) on US 90 ranges from 35,000 to 47,000 vehicles per day (VPD). In rural areas, ADT averages 29,000 VPD. The project would be completed in two stages. Estimated costs of construction, rights-of-way acquisition, and mitigation for the preferred alternative at initial build-out are $312 million, $7.0 million, and 2.0 million, respectively. Estimated costs of construction, rights-of-way acquisition, and mitigation for the preferred alternative at full build-out are $337 million, $9.0 million, and 2.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: This roadway section design would separate through traffic from slower-moving local traffic. To the extent possible, project activity would take place within the existing US 90 rights-of-way in conformance with the desire to cause the lease possible disruption to local business and through traffic and to the natural and human environment, adopt best practices for local and business traffic, and improve hurricane evacuation capacity. In general, the project would improve system linkage, hurricane evacuation, regional mobility, and safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the relocation of 11 commercial establishments and affect control of access at two locations. Approximately 4.1 acres of wet ditches, 1.2 acres of bottomland hardwoods, and one additional acre of jurisdictional waters of the US waters of the US would be lost. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards within the vicinity of 116 residents by the year 2030. Noise levels would also exceed standards at a campground ad RV parking area along Mereline Drive in Maxie's Campground. Construction of noise barriers would be feasible in two locations. Air quality would be improved along main travel sections of the highway and degraded at intersections, though overall air quality would improve along the corridor. The project would mar the visual aesthetics in the historically significant Broussard Multiple Resource Area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 7600 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030191, 303 pages and maps, April 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 15 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-LA-EIS-03-01-D KW - Airports KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Hurricanes KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Louisiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347316?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-49+SOUTH%2C+LAFAYETE+REGIONAL+AIRPORT+TO+LA+88%2C+ROUTE+U.S.+90%2C+IBERIA%2C+LAYFAYETTE%2C+AND+ST.+MARTIN+PARISHES%2C+LOUISIANA+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+NO.+I-49-1%28057%29%3B+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+700-99-00230%29.&rft.title=I-49+SOUTH%2C+LAFAYETE+REGIONAL+AIRPORT+TO+LA+88%2C+ROUTE+U.S.+90%2C+IBERIA%2C+LAYFAYETTE%2C+AND+ST.+MARTIN+PARISHES%2C+LOUISIANA+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+NO.+I-49-1%28057%29%3B+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+700-99-00230%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-49 SOUTH, LAFAYETE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO LA 88, ROUTE U.S. 90, IBERIA, LAYFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES, LOUISIANA (FEDERAL PROJECT NO. I-49-1(057); STATE PROJECT NO. 700-99-00230). [Part 20 of 26] T2 - I-49 SOUTH, LAFAYETE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO LA 88, ROUTE U.S. 90, IBERIA, LAYFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES, LOUISIANA (FEDERAL PROJECT NO. I-49-1(057); STATE PROJECT NO. 700-99-00230). AN - 36344579; 10070-030191_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of existing US 90 from Lafayette Regional Airport to Louisiana 88 (LA 88) in Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin, Louisiana, is proposed. More specifically, the highway would extend from a point just south of Jakuste Saloom Road near the airport to the LA 88 interchange in Iberia Parish, a distance of 10.8 miles. Connecting roadways would include relocated Verot School Road, relocated Suothpark Road (LA 89), Morgan Street, Eola Street, Albertson's Parkway, LA 182, Ambassador Cafferty Parkway, LA 92 West and LA 92 East. The LA 92 section connecting to LA 88 would be incorporated as part of the project. The project would include the addition of travel lanes, providing a six-lane, full control access facility and two-lane, one-way frontage roads. Ramps would provide access control via grade separation of major connecting roads and frontage roads and local destinations. Three study corridor segments and several subalternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Within the city of Lafayette, the current average daily traffic (ADT) on US 90 ranges from 35,000 to 47,000 vehicles per day (VPD). In rural areas, ADT averages 29,000 VPD. The project would be completed in two stages. Estimated costs of construction, rights-of-way acquisition, and mitigation for the preferred alternative at initial build-out are $312 million, $7.0 million, and 2.0 million, respectively. Estimated costs of construction, rights-of-way acquisition, and mitigation for the preferred alternative at full build-out are $337 million, $9.0 million, and 2.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: This roadway section design would separate through traffic from slower-moving local traffic. To the extent possible, project activity would take place within the existing US 90 rights-of-way in conformance with the desire to cause the lease possible disruption to local business and through traffic and to the natural and human environment, adopt best practices for local and business traffic, and improve hurricane evacuation capacity. In general, the project would improve system linkage, hurricane evacuation, regional mobility, and safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the relocation of 11 commercial establishments and affect control of access at two locations. Approximately 4.1 acres of wet ditches, 1.2 acres of bottomland hardwoods, and one additional acre of jurisdictional waters of the US waters of the US would be lost. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards within the vicinity of 116 residents by the year 2030. Noise levels would also exceed standards at a campground ad RV parking area along Mereline Drive in Maxie's Campground. Construction of noise barriers would be feasible in two locations. Air quality would be improved along main travel sections of the highway and degraded at intersections, though overall air quality would improve along the corridor. The project would mar the visual aesthetics in the historically significant Broussard Multiple Resource Area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 7600 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030191, 303 pages and maps, April 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 20 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-LA-EIS-03-01-D KW - Airports KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Hurricanes KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Louisiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344579?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-49+SOUTH%2C+LAFAYETE+REGIONAL+AIRPORT+TO+LA+88%2C+ROUTE+U.S.+90%2C+IBERIA%2C+LAYFAYETTE%2C+AND+ST.+MARTIN+PARISHES%2C+LOUISIANA+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+NO.+I-49-1%28057%29%3B+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+700-99-00230%29.&rft.title=I-49+SOUTH%2C+LAFAYETE+REGIONAL+AIRPORT+TO+LA+88%2C+ROUTE+U.S.+90%2C+IBERIA%2C+LAYFAYETTE%2C+AND+ST.+MARTIN+PARISHES%2C+LOUISIANA+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+NO.+I-49-1%28057%29%3B+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+700-99-00230%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. AN - 36439755; 10060 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the permitted size of the tailings disposal area at the Greens Creek Mine in the Juneau Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, Alaska is proposed in order to accommodate known and projected ore reserves. The mine is an underground metals mine near Hawk Inlet on northern Admiralty Island located approximately 18 miles southwest of Juneau. The mine is situated in the Greens Creek watershed within the Admiralty Island National Monument. Based on known reserves and the current rate of production, the mine has a remaining life of 12 years. The applicant for the permit, Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, expects to backfill approximately half the tailings and use surface disposal at rates up to 270,000 tons per yea. At that rate, surface disposal capacity for the proposed 3.5 million tons of tailings would be needed during the remaining life of the mine. Under the current permit, however, the existing tailings facility has space for only 1.0 million tons. In addition to the known reserves, past success in exploration indicates the likelihood that geologists may discover new deposits in the area. The applicant has indicated that such discoveries could mean that the mine life would extend an additional 10 years and surface disposal space would be needed for at least another 3.0 million tons of tailings. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve designation f an additional dry tailings disposal storage area to provide enough disposal capacity for 10.8 million cubic yards of tailings for the potential 22-year life of the mine. Permitting the expansion in storage capacity would require modification of the lease held by the applicant. The lease area for the existing tailings facility covers 56 acres. The proposed action would expand the area by 84.5 acres, primarily to the west and south. Tailings disposal would occur on 40 acres within the new area; the remaining 44.5 acres would be used for rock quarries, a stormwater pond system, and storage area for reclamation materials, as well as a possible new water treatment plant and other potential long-term tailings disposal needs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Issuance of the permit would allow for continued production of metals by the Green Creeks Mine, providing for national demands for these materials for various purposes. The mine would employ a significant number of local and regional workers and otherwise contribute to the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mining operations would undermine the natural, scenic, and recreational values of the national monument. Area hydrology would be altered significantly and vegetation and wetlands would be displaced, along with the associated wildlife habitat. Subsistence activities would be affected somewhat. Mining equipment and the disturbance of soils by such equipment would result in the emission of particulates and other air pollutants into the atmosphere. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030181, 367 pages and maps, April 18, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Disposal KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Forests KW - Hydrology KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Islands KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Monuments KW - Quarries KW - Reclamation KW - Tailings KW - Vegetation KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Water Treatment KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Admiralty Island National Monument KW - Tongass National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36439755?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Juneau, Alaska; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. [Part 1 of 3] T2 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. AN - 36371125; 10060-030181_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the permitted size of the tailings disposal area at the Greens Creek Mine in the Juneau Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, Alaska is proposed in order to accommodate known and projected ore reserves. The mine is an underground metals mine near Hawk Inlet on northern Admiralty Island located approximately 18 miles southwest of Juneau. The mine is situated in the Greens Creek watershed within the Admiralty Island National Monument. Based on known reserves and the current rate of production, the mine has a remaining life of 12 years. The applicant for the permit, Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, expects to backfill approximately half the tailings and use surface disposal at rates up to 270,000 tons per yea. At that rate, surface disposal capacity for the proposed 3.5 million tons of tailings would be needed during the remaining life of the mine. Under the current permit, however, the existing tailings facility has space for only 1.0 million tons. In addition to the known reserves, past success in exploration indicates the likelihood that geologists may discover new deposits in the area. The applicant has indicated that such discoveries could mean that the mine life would extend an additional 10 years and surface disposal space would be needed for at least another 3.0 million tons of tailings. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve designation f an additional dry tailings disposal storage area to provide enough disposal capacity for 10.8 million cubic yards of tailings for the potential 22-year life of the mine. Permitting the expansion in storage capacity would require modification of the lease held by the applicant. The lease area for the existing tailings facility covers 56 acres. The proposed action would expand the area by 84.5 acres, primarily to the west and south. Tailings disposal would occur on 40 acres within the new area; the remaining 44.5 acres would be used for rock quarries, a stormwater pond system, and storage area for reclamation materials, as well as a possible new water treatment plant and other potential long-term tailings disposal needs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Issuance of the permit would allow for continued production of metals by the Green Creeks Mine, providing for national demands for these materials for various purposes. The mine would employ a significant number of local and regional workers and otherwise contribute to the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mining operations would undermine the natural, scenic, and recreational values of the national monument. Area hydrology would be altered significantly and vegetation and wetlands would be displaced, along with the associated wildlife habitat. Subsistence activities would be affected somewhat. Mining equipment and the disturbance of soils by such equipment would result in the emission of particulates and other air pollutants into the atmosphere. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030181, 367 pages and maps, April 18, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Disposal KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Forests KW - Hydrology KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Islands KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Monuments KW - Quarries KW - Reclamation KW - Tailings KW - Vegetation KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Water Treatment KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Admiralty Island National Monument KW - Tongass National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36371125?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Juneau, Alaska; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. [Part 3 of 3] T2 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. AN - 36369744; 10060-030181_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the permitted size of the tailings disposal area at the Greens Creek Mine in the Juneau Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, Alaska is proposed in order to accommodate known and projected ore reserves. The mine is an underground metals mine near Hawk Inlet on northern Admiralty Island located approximately 18 miles southwest of Juneau. The mine is situated in the Greens Creek watershed within the Admiralty Island National Monument. Based on known reserves and the current rate of production, the mine has a remaining life of 12 years. The applicant for the permit, Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, expects to backfill approximately half the tailings and use surface disposal at rates up to 270,000 tons per yea. At that rate, surface disposal capacity for the proposed 3.5 million tons of tailings would be needed during the remaining life of the mine. Under the current permit, however, the existing tailings facility has space for only 1.0 million tons. In addition to the known reserves, past success in exploration indicates the likelihood that geologists may discover new deposits in the area. The applicant has indicated that such discoveries could mean that the mine life would extend an additional 10 years and surface disposal space would be needed for at least another 3.0 million tons of tailings. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve designation f an additional dry tailings disposal storage area to provide enough disposal capacity for 10.8 million cubic yards of tailings for the potential 22-year life of the mine. Permitting the expansion in storage capacity would require modification of the lease held by the applicant. The lease area for the existing tailings facility covers 56 acres. The proposed action would expand the area by 84.5 acres, primarily to the west and south. Tailings disposal would occur on 40 acres within the new area; the remaining 44.5 acres would be used for rock quarries, a stormwater pond system, and storage area for reclamation materials, as well as a possible new water treatment plant and other potential long-term tailings disposal needs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Issuance of the permit would allow for continued production of metals by the Green Creeks Mine, providing for national demands for these materials for various purposes. The mine would employ a significant number of local and regional workers and otherwise contribute to the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mining operations would undermine the natural, scenic, and recreational values of the national monument. Area hydrology would be altered significantly and vegetation and wetlands would be displaced, along with the associated wildlife habitat. Subsistence activities would be affected somewhat. Mining equipment and the disturbance of soils by such equipment would result in the emission of particulates and other air pollutants into the atmosphere. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030181, 367 pages and maps, April 18, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Disposal KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Forests KW - Hydrology KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Islands KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Monuments KW - Quarries KW - Reclamation KW - Tailings KW - Vegetation KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Water Treatment KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Admiralty Island National Monument KW - Tongass National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369744?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Juneau, Alaska; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. [Part 2 of 3] T2 - GREENS CREEK TAILINGS DISPOSAL, JUNEAU RANGER DISTRICT, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. AN - 36369718; 10060-030181_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the permitted size of the tailings disposal area at the Greens Creek Mine in the Juneau Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, Alaska is proposed in order to accommodate known and projected ore reserves. The mine is an underground metals mine near Hawk Inlet on northern Admiralty Island located approximately 18 miles southwest of Juneau. The mine is situated in the Greens Creek watershed within the Admiralty Island National Monument. Based on known reserves and the current rate of production, the mine has a remaining life of 12 years. The applicant for the permit, Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, expects to backfill approximately half the tailings and use surface disposal at rates up to 270,000 tons per yea. At that rate, surface disposal capacity for the proposed 3.5 million tons of tailings would be needed during the remaining life of the mine. Under the current permit, however, the existing tailings facility has space for only 1.0 million tons. In addition to the known reserves, past success in exploration indicates the likelihood that geologists may discover new deposits in the area. The applicant has indicated that such discoveries could mean that the mine life would extend an additional 10 years and surface disposal space would be needed for at least another 3.0 million tons of tailings. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve designation f an additional dry tailings disposal storage area to provide enough disposal capacity for 10.8 million cubic yards of tailings for the potential 22-year life of the mine. Permitting the expansion in storage capacity would require modification of the lease held by the applicant. The lease area for the existing tailings facility covers 56 acres. The proposed action would expand the area by 84.5 acres, primarily to the west and south. Tailings disposal would occur on 40 acres within the new area; the remaining 44.5 acres would be used for rock quarries, a stormwater pond system, and storage area for reclamation materials, as well as a possible new water treatment plant and other potential long-term tailings disposal needs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Issuance of the permit would allow for continued production of metals by the Green Creeks Mine, providing for national demands for these materials for various purposes. The mine would employ a significant number of local and regional workers and otherwise contribute to the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mining operations would undermine the natural, scenic, and recreational values of the national monument. Area hydrology would be altered significantly and vegetation and wetlands would be displaced, along with the associated wildlife habitat. Subsistence activities would be affected somewhat. Mining equipment and the disturbance of soils by such equipment would result in the emission of particulates and other air pollutants into the atmosphere. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030181, 367 pages and maps, April 18, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Disposal KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Forests KW - Hydrology KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Islands KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Monuments KW - Quarries KW - Reclamation KW - Tailings KW - Vegetation KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Water Treatment KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Admiralty Island National Monument KW - Tongass National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369718?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=GREENS+CREEK+TAILINGS+DISPOSAL%2C+JUNEAU+RANGER+DISTRICT%2C+TONGASS+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Juneau, Alaska; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36441286; 10055 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441286?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.title=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36438321; 10054 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36438321?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 66 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36356110; 10054-030175_0066 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 66 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36356110?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 37 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36355898; 10054-030175_0037 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 37 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36355898?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 15 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36355696; 10054-030175_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 15 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36355696?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 12 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36355440; 10054-030175_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 12 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36355440?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 9 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36355258; 10054-030175_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 9 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36355258?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 27 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36353203; 10054-030175_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 27 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36353203?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 69 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36353045; 10054-030175_0069 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 69 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36353045?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 2 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36352877; 10054-030175_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36352877?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 26 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36352113; 10054-030175_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 26 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36352113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 29 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36352081; 10054-030175_0029 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 29 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36352081?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 68 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36351897; 10054-030175_0068 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 68 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351897?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 4 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36351879; 10054-030175_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351879?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 7 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36351726; 10054-030175_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 7 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351726?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 63 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36351669; 10054-030175_0063 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 63 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351669?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 38 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36351518; 10054-030175_0038 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 38 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351518?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 36 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36350813; 10054-030175_0036 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 36 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36350813?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 65 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36349926; 10054-030175_0065 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 65 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36349926?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 64 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36349761; 10054-030175_0064 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 64 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36349761?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 3 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36349592; 10054-030175_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36349592?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 51 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36349100; 10054-030175_0051 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 51 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36349100?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 61 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348906; 10054-030175_0061 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 61 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348906?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 34 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348728; 10054-030175_0034 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 34 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348728?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 33 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348658; 10054-030175_0033 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 33 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348658?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 17 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348534; 10054-030175_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 17 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348534?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 5 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348490; 10054-030175_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 5 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348490?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 13 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348347; 10054-030175_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 13 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348347?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 10 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348287; 10054-030175_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 10 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348287?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 28 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348239; 10054-030175_0028 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 28 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348239?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 52 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348138; 10054-030175_0052 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 52 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348138?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 6 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348111; 10054-030175_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 6 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348111?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 16 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36348070; 10054-030175_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 16 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348070?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 35 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347955; 10054-030175_0035 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 35 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347955?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 11 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347915; 10054-030175_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 11 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347915?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 67 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347803; 10054-030175_0067 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 67 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 1 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347780; 10054-030175_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 50 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347747; 10054-030175_0050 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 50 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347747?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 60 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347649; 10054-030175_0060 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 60 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347649?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 8 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347635; 10054-030175_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 8 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 39 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347610; 10054-030175_0039 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 39 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347610?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 62 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347534; 10054-030175_0062 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 62 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347534?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 14 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347487; 10054-030175_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 14 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347487?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 32 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347430; 10054-030175_0032 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 32 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347430?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 2 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36347252; 10055-030176_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347252?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.title=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 79 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36347178; 10054-030175_0079 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 79 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347178?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 58 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346924; 10054-030175_0058 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 58 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346924?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 76 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346863; 10054-030175_0076 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 76 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346863?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 73 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346823; 10054-030175_0073 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 73 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346823?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 77 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346699; 10054-030175_0077 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 77 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346699?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 7 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36346617; 10055-030176_0007 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 7 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346617?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.title=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 48 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346576; 10054-030175_0048 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 48 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346576?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 8 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36346492; 10055-030176_0008 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 8 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.title=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 70 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346343; 10054-030175_0070 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 70 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346343?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 42 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346229; 10054-030175_0042 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 42 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346229?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 59 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36346121; 10054-030175_0059 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 59 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346121?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 54 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345911; 10054-030175_0054 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 54 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345911?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 56 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345684; 10054-030175_0056 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 56 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345684?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 55 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345681; 10054-030175_0055 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 55 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345681?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 43 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345444; 10054-030175_0043 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 43 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345444?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 72 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345365; 10054-030175_0072 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 72 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345365?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 44 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345254; 10054-030175_0044 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 44 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345254?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 53 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345130; 10054-030175_0053 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 53 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345130?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 74 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36345078; 10054-030175_0074 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 74 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345078?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 4 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36345047; 10055-030176_0004 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36345047?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 1 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36344951; 10055-030176_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344951?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.title=U.S.+ROUTE+219%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+ERIE+AND+CATTARAUGUS+COUNTIES%2C+N.Y+%28P.I.N.+5101.53%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 47 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344875; 10054-030175_0047 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 47 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 24 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344715; 10054-030175_0024 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 24 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344715?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 49 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344650; 10054-030175_0049 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 49 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344650?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 71 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344572; 10054-030175_0071 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 71 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344572?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 21 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344313; 10054-030175_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 21 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344313?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 5 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36344292; 10055-030176_0005 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 5 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344292?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 75 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344276; 10054-030175_0075 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 75 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344276?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 6 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36344146; 10055-030176_0006 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 6 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344146?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 23 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36344095; 10054-030175_0023 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 23 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344095?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). [Part 3 of 8] T2 - U.S. ROUTE 219, SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, ERIE AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES, N.Y (P.I.N. 5101.53). AN - 36344030; 10055-030176_0003 AB - PURPOSE: Improvement of a 28 mile segment of U.S. Route 219 (U.S. 219) between Springville and Salamanca, New York is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided U.S. Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along U.S. 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (S.R.) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellitottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, upgrading the existing freeway, and construction of a new freeway on a new alignment, are under consideration. The upgrade alternative would involve development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements are included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The new freeway alternative, which has been selected as the preferred alternative, would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, S.R. 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with S.R. 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. Existing U.S. 219 would be retained. Estimated costs of the upgrade and new freeway alternatives are $297.3 million and $612.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would impact 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 77.5 hectares of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would impact 19 of 24 farm operations, displacing 168.5 hectares of farmland. Acquisition of a total of 168 hectares of rights-of-way would result in displacement of 35 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the upgrade alternative. Acquisition of a total of 855 hectares of right-of-way would result in displacement of 63 residential units and one business under the freeway alternative. Noise impacts would affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the upgrade alternative, and 573 under the freeway alternative. The upgrade or freeway alternative, respectively, would require acquisition of 15 or 12 sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The facility would traverse Seneca Nation tribal lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0240D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030176, FEIS--971 pages and maps, Appendices A&B--186 pages (oversize), Appendices C-I--821 pages and maps, Appendix G--97 pages (oversize), Appendices J-K--782 pages and maps, Appendices M-Q--879 pages, Appendices R-T--976; Appendix U--439 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344030?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 18 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36343665; 10054-030175_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 18 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36343665?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 57 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36343602; 10054-030175_0057 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 57 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36343602?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 20 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36343479; 10054-030175_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 20 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36343479?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 46 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36343420; 10054-030175_0046 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 46 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36343420?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 19 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36343358; 10054-030175_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 19 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36343358?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 41 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36343311; 10054-030175_0041 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 41 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36343311?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 78 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36342934; 10054-030175_0078 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 78 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342934?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 40 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36342699; 10054-030175_0040 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 40 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342699?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 45 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36342625; 10054-030175_0045 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 45 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342625?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 30 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36342567; 10054-030175_0030 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 30 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342567?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 31 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36341977; 10054-030175_0031 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 31 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36341977?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 25 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36341417; 10054-030175_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 25 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36341417?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. [Part 22 of 79] T2 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR I-66 FROM US 23 IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO THE KING COAL HIGHWAY IN MINGO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36339870; 10054-030175_0022 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 33 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access, highway within the Interstate 66 (I-66) corridor from US 23/119 south of Pikeville, Kentucky to King Coal Highway southeast of Matewan, West Virginia is proposed. The project study area encompasses a southwest to northeast band running across central Pike County, continuing across the Kentucky/West Virginia state line at Tug Fork River, and finally extending five miles into southwestern Mingo County. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, two northerly and two southerly alignment alternatives and four alignments for connectors linking the northern and southern alternates are considered in the draft EIS. This condensed final EIS provides only information pertinent to the preferred alternative. The highway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour (mph) within Kentucky and 6 mph within West Virginia, limit the minimum curve radius to 1,910 feet in Kentucky and 1,295 feet in West Virginia, limit the maximum grade to five percent in Kentucky and six percent in West Virginia, ensure a minimum stopping sight distance of 615 feet in Kentucky and 750 feet in West Virginia, feature a 60-foot-wide depressed median in Kentucky and a maximum 40-foot-wide median in West Virginia, and provide for 12-foot-wide shoulders. Access would be provided via four interchanges, though two at-grade intersections per mile would be allowed in West Virginia. Coal uncovered during construction would be removed and sold. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed extension of I-66 would not only facilitate through traffic between the study corridor termini, but would also serve several communities in Pike and Mingo counties that have historically been poorly isolated from major transportation routes. The new facility would enhance access to jobs, markets, and services, reduce regional accident potentials, and reduce travel times at all levels of travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2,000 to 2,260 acres for the mainline segments and 167 to 172 acres for the connector segments. Most of the displaced land would be forest, though some farmland would be lost as well. The project would also displace 84 to 190 residences and one to 11 businesses and could displace one or two cemeteries and one church. From three to 11 wetland areas, involving 0.65 to 5.92 acres, could be affected, and the project would traverse floodplain land. Hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. Construction activities could fracture underlying sandstone, resulting in degradation of groundwater quality and water quality in associated wells. Excavation could result in acid drainage. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0206D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030175, 478 pages and maps, April 16, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 22 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KY-EIS-01-01-F KW - Acids KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mining KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kentucky KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36339870?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 16, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL PROJECT, CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG COUNTY LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, CITY OF CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36412006; 10051 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a light-rail transit (LRT) system to provide for transportation of commuters and other travelers between the town of Pineville and the Charlotte downtown area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is proposed. The study area is bound by Pineville to the south, South Boulevard (North Carolina 521) to the east, Interstate 77 to the west, and Uptown Charlotte to the Without the presence of the LRT Personal vehicular traffic in the area is expected to cause significant congestion at several major intersections, particularly during peak hours. The proposed project would provide a 9.6-mile LRT system comprised of an exclusive double-track guideway serviced by 14 regular service stations and a special event station. Seven of the stations would be served by park-and-ride access facilities and an integrated federal bus system. The alignment would generally parallel South Boulevard and the existing Norfolk Southern Railroad (NSRR) tracks. Stations would be located at Shaon Road West, Arrowood Road, Archdale Drive, Tyvola Road, Woodlawn Road, Scaleybark Road, New Bern Street, East /West Boulevard, Rensselaer Avenue, Carson Boulevard, the Convention Center (special events only), Third Street, Charlotte Transportation Center, and Seventh Street. A vehicle maintenance facility would be located between the NSRR tracks and South Tyuron Street. A new bus maintenance facility would occupy the same parcel of land and would be located to the west of the maintenance facility. In order to provide electricity throughout the line, substations would be located along the alignment at 12 locations. In addition to the preferred LRT proposal and the option, this final EIS evaluates a No-Build Alternative and a Transportation System Management Alternative. Capital costs of the LRT alternative are estimated at $371 million. Annual operation and maintenance costs are estimated at $140 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The light-rail system would focus growth in transit emphasis corridors, minimize negative impacts w on the human and natural environments, improve mobility in the area, and provide opportunities for sustaining economic development in the region. Vehicular traffic between the termini of the system would decline significantly, easing congestion and improving air quality in the area. The project would result in the creation of 800 temporary construction jobs and permanent operation and maintenance jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the build alternative selected, the project would require displacement of 64 residences, 42 businesses, and 32 other properties as well as partial acquisition of 14 properties. Temporary construction easements would have to be purchased for 11 properties and permanent easement would have to be purchased for 10 properties. Approximately 51.8 acres of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat would be lost, and the project would require the relocation of two intermittent streams. Approximately 0.16 acre of wetlands would be displaced. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at seven sites and would increase significantly at four other sites. Vibration impacts would affect one site. Rights-of-way development could impact Schweinitz's sunflower, a federally protected plant species. Hazardous materials sites could be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C. 53) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 03-0094D, Volume 27, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 030172, 971 pages and maps, April 11, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Easements KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Employment KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Transit Laws, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412006?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH+CORRIDOR+LIGHT+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG+COUNTY+LIGHT+RAIL+SYSTEM%2C+CITY+OF+CHARLOTTE%2C+MECKLENBURG+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=SOUTH+CORRIDOR+LIGHT+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG+COUNTY+LIGHT+RAIL+SYSTEM%2C+CITY+OF+CHARLOTTE%2C+MECKLENBURG+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 11, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS. AN - 36426516; 10046 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to the Chorpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) and La Quinta Channel projects in Texas are proposed. Studies undertaken based on a 1990 congressional resolution indicated the economic benefits channel of improvements, including widening and deepening the CCSC, extending the La Quinta Channel, and constructing barge lanes adjacent to a portion of the CCSC, along with the proposed placement plan recommended in this report. Ship sizes have increased, resulting in the need for lightening loaded vessels in order for them to pass through the channel system. Large crude oil tankers are currently required to remain offshore and transfer their cargo into smaller crude tankers for the remainder of the voyage. Twenty-three alternatives were evaluated. The recommended plan consists of deepening the CCSC to 52 feet and widening the channel to 530 feet. The deepening and widening activity would take place from the Entrance Channel to a point approximately 0.5 mile east of Harbor Bridge. Deepening of the channel would occur along its entire 34-mile length. The Entrance Channel would be lengthened by 10,000 feet and deepened from its present authorized depth of 47 feet below mean low tide (MLT) to an authorized depth of 54 feet below MLT. The channel would be widened from its present 400 feet width of 530 feet through the upper Corpus Chisti Bay. The lower Corpus Christi Bay reach would be widened from 500 feet to 530 feet. The plan would also include modifications to turning basins, addition of 12-foot-deep, 200-foot-wide barge lanes on either side of the CCSC for 9.6 miles in the upper section of Corpus Christi Bay, extension of La Quinta Channel by 1.4 miles at a depth of 39 feet and a width of 400 feet, and implementation of a dredged material management/beneficial use plan. Dredged material would be stored in eight existing upland disposal sites, one existing offshore placement sites, eight existing unconfined bay sites, seven new open-water beneficial use sites, and one new upland placement site. Cost of the project is estimated at $245.3 million. Benefit-cost ratios for the CCSC, barge shelf, and La Quinta Channel components of the project are estimated at 2.5, 1.5, and 1.8 respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would increase the capacity, efficiency, and safety of the navigational system in the bay area. Estimated fleet increases would be accommodated. The enlarged channels would boost employment and other economic indicators in the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Dredging and open-water disposal would result in temporary turbidly and destruction of benthic habitat. Alterations in bay hydrology would decrease salinity levels by up to four parts per thousand or increase salinity levels by up to 0.38 parts per thousand; these changes would result in no significant biological alteration of the ecosystem. Five acres of submerged aquatic vegetation would be lost, though this loss would be mitigated by the creation of 15 acres of seagrass. Petroleum pipelines within the channel would require relocation. The wreck of SS Mary, a historic site, would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Public Works Appropriations (P.L. 94-355), Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-662), and Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-580). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0455D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030167, Final EIS--341 pages and maps, Appendices--551 pages, April 9, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Water KW - Barges KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Employment KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Historic Sites KW - Hydrology KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Pipelines KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Sediment Analyses KW - Ships KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Waterways KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Public Works Appropriations, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1992, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36426516?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORPUS+CHRISTI+SHIP+CHANNEL%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=CORPUS+CHRISTI+SHIP+CHANNEL%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 9, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS. AN - 36347940; 10046-030167_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to the Chorpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) and La Quinta Channel projects in Texas are proposed. Studies undertaken based on a 1990 congressional resolution indicated the economic benefits channel of improvements, including widening and deepening the CCSC, extending the La Quinta Channel, and constructing barge lanes adjacent to a portion of the CCSC, along with the proposed placement plan recommended in this report. Ship sizes have increased, resulting in the need for lightening loaded vessels in order for them to pass through the channel system. Large crude oil tankers are currently required to remain offshore and transfer their cargo into smaller crude tankers for the remainder of the voyage. Twenty-three alternatives were evaluated. The recommended plan consists of deepening the CCSC to 52 feet and widening the channel to 530 feet. The deepening and widening activity would take place from the Entrance Channel to a point approximately 0.5 mile east of Harbor Bridge. Deepening of the channel would occur along its entire 34-mile length. The Entrance Channel would be lengthened by 10,000 feet and deepened from its present authorized depth of 47 feet below mean low tide (MLT) to an authorized depth of 54 feet below MLT. The channel would be widened from its present 400 feet width of 530 feet through the upper Corpus Chisti Bay. The lower Corpus Christi Bay reach would be widened from 500 feet to 530 feet. The plan would also include modifications to turning basins, addition of 12-foot-deep, 200-foot-wide barge lanes on either side of the CCSC for 9.6 miles in the upper section of Corpus Christi Bay, extension of La Quinta Channel by 1.4 miles at a depth of 39 feet and a width of 400 feet, and implementation of a dredged material management/beneficial use plan. Dredged material would be stored in eight existing upland disposal sites, one existing offshore placement sites, eight existing unconfined bay sites, seven new open-water beneficial use sites, and one new upland placement site. Cost of the project is estimated at $245.3 million. Benefit-cost ratios for the CCSC, barge shelf, and La Quinta Channel components of the project are estimated at 2.5, 1.5, and 1.8 respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would increase the capacity, efficiency, and safety of the navigational system in the bay area. Estimated fleet increases would be accommodated. The enlarged channels would boost employment and other economic indicators in the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Dredging and open-water disposal would result in temporary turbidly and destruction of benthic habitat. Alterations in bay hydrology would decrease salinity levels by up to four parts per thousand or increase salinity levels by up to 0.38 parts per thousand; these changes would result in no significant biological alteration of the ecosystem. Five acres of submerged aquatic vegetation would be lost, though this loss would be mitigated by the creation of 15 acres of seagrass. Petroleum pipelines within the channel would require relocation. The wreck of SS Mary, a historic site, would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Public Works Appropriations (P.L. 94-355), Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-662), and Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-580). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0455D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030167, Final EIS--341 pages and maps, Appendices--551 pages, April 9, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Barges KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Employment KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Historic Sites KW - Hydrology KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Pipelines KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Sediment Analyses KW - Ships KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Waterways KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Public Works Appropriations, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1992, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347940?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORPUS+CHRISTI+SHIP+CHANNEL%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=CORPUS+CHRISTI+SHIP+CHANNEL%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 9, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS. AN - 36347268; 10046-030167_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to the Chorpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) and La Quinta Channel projects in Texas are proposed. Studies undertaken based on a 1990 congressional resolution indicated the economic benefits channel of improvements, including widening and deepening the CCSC, extending the La Quinta Channel, and constructing barge lanes adjacent to a portion of the CCSC, along with the proposed placement plan recommended in this report. Ship sizes have increased, resulting in the need for lightening loaded vessels in order for them to pass through the channel system. Large crude oil tankers are currently required to remain offshore and transfer their cargo into smaller crude tankers for the remainder of the voyage. Twenty-three alternatives were evaluated. The recommended plan consists of deepening the CCSC to 52 feet and widening the channel to 530 feet. The deepening and widening activity would take place from the Entrance Channel to a point approximately 0.5 mile east of Harbor Bridge. Deepening of the channel would occur along its entire 34-mile length. The Entrance Channel would be lengthened by 10,000 feet and deepened from its present authorized depth of 47 feet below mean low tide (MLT) to an authorized depth of 54 feet below MLT. The channel would be widened from its present 400 feet width of 530 feet through the upper Corpus Chisti Bay. The lower Corpus Christi Bay reach would be widened from 500 feet to 530 feet. The plan would also include modifications to turning basins, addition of 12-foot-deep, 200-foot-wide barge lanes on either side of the CCSC for 9.6 miles in the upper section of Corpus Christi Bay, extension of La Quinta Channel by 1.4 miles at a depth of 39 feet and a width of 400 feet, and implementation of a dredged material management/beneficial use plan. Dredged material would be stored in eight existing upland disposal sites, one existing offshore placement sites, eight existing unconfined bay sites, seven new open-water beneficial use sites, and one new upland placement site. Cost of the project is estimated at $245.3 million. Benefit-cost ratios for the CCSC, barge shelf, and La Quinta Channel components of the project are estimated at 2.5, 1.5, and 1.8 respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would increase the capacity, efficiency, and safety of the navigational system in the bay area. Estimated fleet increases would be accommodated. The enlarged channels would boost employment and other economic indicators in the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Dredging and open-water disposal would result in temporary turbidly and destruction of benthic habitat. Alterations in bay hydrology would decrease salinity levels by up to four parts per thousand or increase salinity levels by up to 0.38 parts per thousand; these changes would result in no significant biological alteration of the ecosystem. Five acres of submerged aquatic vegetation would be lost, though this loss would be mitigated by the creation of 15 acres of seagrass. Petroleum pipelines within the channel would require relocation. The wreck of SS Mary, a historic site, would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Public Works Appropriations (P.L. 94-355), Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-662), and Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-580). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0455D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030167, Final EIS--341 pages and maps, Appendices--551 pages, April 9, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Water KW - Barges KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Employment KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Historic Sites KW - Hydrology KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Pipelines KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Sediment Analyses KW - Ships KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Waterways KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Public Works Appropriations, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1992, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347268?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORPUS+CHRISTI+SHIP+CHANNEL%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=CORPUS+CHRISTI+SHIP+CHANNEL%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 9, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SECTION 404, CLEAN WATER ACT, PERMITTING CONTINUED MINING OPERATIONS OF PCS PHOSPHATE AT HAMILTON COUNTY MINE, HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA (FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1986). AN - 36443906; 10043 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of permitting actions that include the mining of phosphate from an additional 1,858 acres of jurisdictional wetland within a 19,077-acre footprint in Hamilton County, Florida is proposed. The mining facility, which is located within a 100,580-acre project area located approximately 40 miles south of Valdosta, Georgia and 60 miles west of Jacksonville, Florida, has been in operation since 1965. It is located in the Upper Suwannee River Basin that encompasses a total of 9,950 square miles in Florida and Georgia. The first EIS prepared for the operation was issued in the mid-1980s. The currently proposed action would be a modification o existing Army Corps of Engineers Permit Number 198404652. Five action alternatives are considered in this final supplemental EIS. All action alternatives would assume that all areas within the evaluation area that contain at least 40 contiguous acres of mineable ore would be mined whether under wetland or upland. No preservation areas would be scheduled for mining, but some small areas could be affected on a limited basis for mine support corridors. Alternatives B, C, and D would mine 16,298 acres over 20 years, 15,005 acres over 16 years, and 20,514 acres over 22 years, respectively. The preferred application footprint alternative would result in the mining of 19,077 acres, resulting in the excavation of 1.2 billion cubic yards of material being removed over 28 years. Temporary impacts to wetlands would be mitigated through onsite wetland creation on 2,061 acres and other reclamation and mitigation developments through an interagency and public planning and permitting tool known as an "Ecosystem Management Agreement." Minimization of and avoidance of wetland impacts accomplished during the initial EIS efforts resulted in over 19,000 acres of wetlands being protected from mining. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would allow integration of the remaining permitted mining with new mining areas to allow efficient and economical mining operations to continue with minimal adverse impacts on the environment. Project activities would provide over 300 million person-hours of employment and over $15.1 billion in economic benefits. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in temporary elimination of upland and aquatic communities due to clearing and mining activities. Some individual upland aquatic fauna that are less mobile than others would be eliminated during clearing and mining processes. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft and final EISs, see 85-0254D, Volume 9, Number 6 and 86-0047F Volume 10, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 02-0267D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030164, 168 pages, April 7, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Land Use KW - Fish KW - Mining KW - Mines KW - Reclamation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36443906?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Gainesville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SECTION 404, CLEAN WATER ACT, PERMITTING CONTINUED MINING OPERATIONS OF PCS PHOSPHATE AT HAMILTON COUNTY MINE, HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA (FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1986). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - SECTION 404, CLEAN WATER ACT, PERMITTING CONTINUED MINING OPERATIONS OF PCS PHOSPHATE AT HAMILTON COUNTY MINE, HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA (FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1986). AN - 36347586; 10043-030164_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of permitting actions that include the mining of phosphate from an additional 1,858 acres of jurisdictional wetland within a 19,077-acre footprint in Hamilton County, Florida is proposed. The mining facility, which is located within a 100,580-acre project area located approximately 40 miles south of Valdosta, Georgia and 60 miles west of Jacksonville, Florida, has been in operation since 1965. It is located in the Upper Suwannee River Basin that encompasses a total of 9,950 square miles in Florida and Georgia. The first EIS prepared for the operation was issued in the mid-1980s. The currently proposed action would be a modification o existing Army Corps of Engineers Permit Number 198404652. Five action alternatives are considered in this final supplemental EIS. All action alternatives would assume that all areas within the evaluation area that contain at least 40 contiguous acres of mineable ore would be mined whether under wetland or upland. No preservation areas would be scheduled for mining, but some small areas could be affected on a limited basis for mine support corridors. Alternatives B, C, and D would mine 16,298 acres over 20 years, 15,005 acres over 16 years, and 20,514 acres over 22 years, respectively. The preferred application footprint alternative would result in the mining of 19,077 acres, resulting in the excavation of 1.2 billion cubic yards of material being removed over 28 years. Temporary impacts to wetlands would be mitigated through onsite wetland creation on 2,061 acres and other reclamation and mitigation developments through an interagency and public planning and permitting tool known as an "Ecosystem Management Agreement." Minimization of and avoidance of wetland impacts accomplished during the initial EIS efforts resulted in over 19,000 acres of wetlands being protected from mining. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would allow integration of the remaining permitted mining with new mining areas to allow efficient and economical mining operations to continue with minimal adverse impacts on the environment. Project activities would provide over 300 million person-hours of employment and over $15.1 billion in economic benefits. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in temporary elimination of upland and aquatic communities due to clearing and mining activities. Some individual upland aquatic fauna that are less mobile than others would be eliminated during clearing and mining processes. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft and final EISs, see 85-0254D, Volume 9, Number 6 and 86-0047F Volume 10, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 02-0267D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030164, 168 pages, April 7, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Land Use KW - Fish KW - Mining KW - Mines KW - Reclamation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347586?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SECTION+404%2C+CLEAN+WATER+ACT%2C+PERMITTING+CONTINUED+MINING+OPERATIONS+OF+PCS+PHOSPHATE+AT+HAMILTON+COUNTY+MINE%2C+HAMILTON+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENTAL+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1986%29.&rft.title=SECTION+404%2C+CLEAN+WATER+ACT%2C+PERMITTING+CONTINUED+MINING+OPERATIONS+OF+PCS+PHOSPHATE+AT+HAMILTON+COUNTY+MINE%2C+HAMILTON+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENTAL+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1986%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Gainesville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, AN - 36437624; 10044 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control plan to address the rising surface levels of Devils Lake in North Dakota is proposed. The study area encompasses approximately 3,800 square miles within the Devils Lake drainage basin and almost 900 miles of the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, extending into Canada. As of January 2002, the surface of Devils Lake was at elevation 1447.1 feet above mean sea level, which is near the high stage in recorded history. The lake has risen 25 feet over the past eight years. The waterbody is a terminal lake with no outlet at the current elevation. That lake has naturally spilled into the Sheyenne River several times in geologic history. The last spill is estimated to have occurred 900 to 1,200 years ago. Due to lake level rises, more than 500 homes have been destroyed or relocated and over $350 million in federal emergency funding has been expended to relocate residents, raise roads, and build levees to combat the flooding. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to reduce urban, infrastructure, and agricultural flood damage were developed, including upper basin storage and various infrastructure protection measures. A number of structural outlet alternatives were considered. After consideration, four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been carried forward for consideration in this final EIS. The selected alternative would involve construction of a 300-cubic-foot-per-second outlet at Pelican Lake. The facility would consist of pumping plants, an open channel, and a buried pipeline. More specifically, the project would involve provision of an open channel extending 6.1 miles from Pelican Lake to the north side of Minnewaukan; a pump station located on the north side of Minnewaukan to convey water through a pressure pipeline; three 48-inch-diameter pipes extending 3.3 miles from the pump station to the south-southwest; a single 84-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pressure pipe extending 4.2 miles from the abovementioned pipeline to the divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Sheyenne River basin; a reservoir for transition from pressure pipeline to gravity pipeline flows and for discharge control for the outlet to the Sheyenne River; seven miles of reinforced concrete pressure pipe, generally following the alignment of Peterson Coulee, discharging into the Sheyenne River; a channel between Dry Lake and Big Coulee; minor modifications to Highways 19 and 281; acquisition of permanent interests at monitoring sites along the Sheyenne River; and small gauging stations upstream and downstream of the outlet pipe on the Sheyenne River. Cost of the Pelican Lake 300-cfs outlet is estimated at $186.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 0.19. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The outlet and associated facilities would allow for the conveyance of water that would normally backup in Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River, thereby preventing future flooding around the lake shoreline and downstream along the Sheyenne River. Prevention of natural overflow of the lake through use of the controlled outlet would also preclude the possibility of releases of water containing extraordinarily high levels of sulfate into the Sheyenne River below the lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There is a 50 percent chance that the lake level would remain steady regardless of the project, obviating the need for the project and rendering the expenditure on the project a total loss. The outlet would have only a limited effect on lake levels. The use of the outlet would raise sulfate and salinity levels in the river, potentially affecting a source of drinking and irrigation water. Salinity levels in soils downstream of the lake would also increase. Outlet facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area. Approximately 133 acres of farmland would be displaced. The decline in lake levels would have a deleterious effect on spawning and nursery habitat. River stage increases could affect 112,000 acres of riparian lands along the Sheyenne River as well as associated cultural resources. All impacts affecting the Sheyenne River would affect the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, residents of which have expressed opposition to the outlet. Minnesota and Canada have expressed opposition to the outlet for water quality and biota transfer reasons. LEGAL MANDATES: Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-246), Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts (P.L 105-18), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-62), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999 (P.L. 105-245), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-60), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2001 (P.L. 106-377), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0231D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030165, Final EIS--1,111 pages, Appendices--941 pages, April 4, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Diversion Structures KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Pipelines KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Canada KW - Devils Lake KW - Minnesota KW - North Dakota KW - Red River of the North KW - Sheyenne River KW - Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000, Project Authorization KW - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36437624?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.title=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, [Part 1 of 5] T2 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, AN - 36355194; 10044-030165_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control plan to address the rising surface levels of Devils Lake in North Dakota is proposed. The study area encompasses approximately 3,800 square miles within the Devils Lake drainage basin and almost 900 miles of the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, extending into Canada. As of January 2002, the surface of Devils Lake was at elevation 1447.1 feet above mean sea level, which is near the high stage in recorded history. The lake has risen 25 feet over the past eight years. The waterbody is a terminal lake with no outlet at the current elevation. That lake has naturally spilled into the Sheyenne River several times in geologic history. The last spill is estimated to have occurred 900 to 1,200 years ago. Due to lake level rises, more than 500 homes have been destroyed or relocated and over $350 million in federal emergency funding has been expended to relocate residents, raise roads, and build levees to combat the flooding. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to reduce urban, infrastructure, and agricultural flood damage were developed, including upper basin storage and various infrastructure protection measures. A number of structural outlet alternatives were considered. After consideration, four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been carried forward for consideration in this final EIS. The selected alternative would involve construction of a 300-cubic-foot-per-second outlet at Pelican Lake. The facility would consist of pumping plants, an open channel, and a buried pipeline. More specifically, the project would involve provision of an open channel extending 6.1 miles from Pelican Lake to the north side of Minnewaukan; a pump station located on the north side of Minnewaukan to convey water through a pressure pipeline; three 48-inch-diameter pipes extending 3.3 miles from the pump station to the south-southwest; a single 84-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pressure pipe extending 4.2 miles from the abovementioned pipeline to the divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Sheyenne River basin; a reservoir for transition from pressure pipeline to gravity pipeline flows and for discharge control for the outlet to the Sheyenne River; seven miles of reinforced concrete pressure pipe, generally following the alignment of Peterson Coulee, discharging into the Sheyenne River; a channel between Dry Lake and Big Coulee; minor modifications to Highways 19 and 281; acquisition of permanent interests at monitoring sites along the Sheyenne River; and small gauging stations upstream and downstream of the outlet pipe on the Sheyenne River. Cost of the Pelican Lake 300-cfs outlet is estimated at $186.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 0.19. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The outlet and associated facilities would allow for the conveyance of water that would normally backup in Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River, thereby preventing future flooding around the lake shoreline and downstream along the Sheyenne River. Prevention of natural overflow of the lake through use of the controlled outlet would also preclude the possibility of releases of water containing extraordinarily high levels of sulfate into the Sheyenne River below the lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There is a 50 percent chance that the lake level would remain steady regardless of the project, obviating the need for the project and rendering the expenditure on the project a total loss. The outlet would have only a limited effect on lake levels. The use of the outlet would raise sulfate and salinity levels in the river, potentially affecting a source of drinking and irrigation water. Salinity levels in soils downstream of the lake would also increase. Outlet facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area. Approximately 133 acres of farmland would be displaced. The decline in lake levels would have a deleterious effect on spawning and nursery habitat. River stage increases could affect 112,000 acres of riparian lands along the Sheyenne River as well as associated cultural resources. All impacts affecting the Sheyenne River would affect the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, residents of which have expressed opposition to the outlet. Minnesota and Canada have expressed opposition to the outlet for water quality and biota transfer reasons. LEGAL MANDATES: Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-246), Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts (P.L 105-18), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-62), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999 (P.L. 105-245), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-60), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2001 (P.L. 106-377), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0231D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030165, Final EIS--1,111 pages, Appendices--941 pages, April 4, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Diversion Structures KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Pipelines KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Canada KW - Devils Lake KW - Minnesota KW - North Dakota KW - Red River of the North KW - Sheyenne River KW - Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000, Project Authorization KW - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36355194?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.title=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, [Part 3 of 5] T2 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, AN - 36351657; 10044-030165_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control plan to address the rising surface levels of Devils Lake in North Dakota is proposed. The study area encompasses approximately 3,800 square miles within the Devils Lake drainage basin and almost 900 miles of the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, extending into Canada. As of January 2002, the surface of Devils Lake was at elevation 1447.1 feet above mean sea level, which is near the high stage in recorded history. The lake has risen 25 feet over the past eight years. The waterbody is a terminal lake with no outlet at the current elevation. That lake has naturally spilled into the Sheyenne River several times in geologic history. The last spill is estimated to have occurred 900 to 1,200 years ago. Due to lake level rises, more than 500 homes have been destroyed or relocated and over $350 million in federal emergency funding has been expended to relocate residents, raise roads, and build levees to combat the flooding. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to reduce urban, infrastructure, and agricultural flood damage were developed, including upper basin storage and various infrastructure protection measures. A number of structural outlet alternatives were considered. After consideration, four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been carried forward for consideration in this final EIS. The selected alternative would involve construction of a 300-cubic-foot-per-second outlet at Pelican Lake. The facility would consist of pumping plants, an open channel, and a buried pipeline. More specifically, the project would involve provision of an open channel extending 6.1 miles from Pelican Lake to the north side of Minnewaukan; a pump station located on the north side of Minnewaukan to convey water through a pressure pipeline; three 48-inch-diameter pipes extending 3.3 miles from the pump station to the south-southwest; a single 84-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pressure pipe extending 4.2 miles from the abovementioned pipeline to the divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Sheyenne River basin; a reservoir for transition from pressure pipeline to gravity pipeline flows and for discharge control for the outlet to the Sheyenne River; seven miles of reinforced concrete pressure pipe, generally following the alignment of Peterson Coulee, discharging into the Sheyenne River; a channel between Dry Lake and Big Coulee; minor modifications to Highways 19 and 281; acquisition of permanent interests at monitoring sites along the Sheyenne River; and small gauging stations upstream and downstream of the outlet pipe on the Sheyenne River. Cost of the Pelican Lake 300-cfs outlet is estimated at $186.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 0.19. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The outlet and associated facilities would allow for the conveyance of water that would normally backup in Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River, thereby preventing future flooding around the lake shoreline and downstream along the Sheyenne River. Prevention of natural overflow of the lake through use of the controlled outlet would also preclude the possibility of releases of water containing extraordinarily high levels of sulfate into the Sheyenne River below the lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There is a 50 percent chance that the lake level would remain steady regardless of the project, obviating the need for the project and rendering the expenditure on the project a total loss. The outlet would have only a limited effect on lake levels. The use of the outlet would raise sulfate and salinity levels in the river, potentially affecting a source of drinking and irrigation water. Salinity levels in soils downstream of the lake would also increase. Outlet facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area. Approximately 133 acres of farmland would be displaced. The decline in lake levels would have a deleterious effect on spawning and nursery habitat. River stage increases could affect 112,000 acres of riparian lands along the Sheyenne River as well as associated cultural resources. All impacts affecting the Sheyenne River would affect the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, residents of which have expressed opposition to the outlet. Minnesota and Canada have expressed opposition to the outlet for water quality and biota transfer reasons. LEGAL MANDATES: Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-246), Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts (P.L 105-18), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-62), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999 (P.L. 105-245), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-60), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2001 (P.L. 106-377), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0231D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030165, Final EIS--1,111 pages, Appendices--941 pages, April 4, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Diversion Structures KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Pipelines KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Canada KW - Devils Lake KW - Minnesota KW - North Dakota KW - Red River of the North KW - Sheyenne River KW - Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000, Project Authorization KW - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351657?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.title=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, [Part 5 of 5] T2 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, AN - 36351446; 10044-030165_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control plan to address the rising surface levels of Devils Lake in North Dakota is proposed. The study area encompasses approximately 3,800 square miles within the Devils Lake drainage basin and almost 900 miles of the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, extending into Canada. As of January 2002, the surface of Devils Lake was at elevation 1447.1 feet above mean sea level, which is near the high stage in recorded history. The lake has risen 25 feet over the past eight years. The waterbody is a terminal lake with no outlet at the current elevation. That lake has naturally spilled into the Sheyenne River several times in geologic history. The last spill is estimated to have occurred 900 to 1,200 years ago. Due to lake level rises, more than 500 homes have been destroyed or relocated and over $350 million in federal emergency funding has been expended to relocate residents, raise roads, and build levees to combat the flooding. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to reduce urban, infrastructure, and agricultural flood damage were developed, including upper basin storage and various infrastructure protection measures. A number of structural outlet alternatives were considered. After consideration, four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been carried forward for consideration in this final EIS. The selected alternative would involve construction of a 300-cubic-foot-per-second outlet at Pelican Lake. The facility would consist of pumping plants, an open channel, and a buried pipeline. More specifically, the project would involve provision of an open channel extending 6.1 miles from Pelican Lake to the north side of Minnewaukan; a pump station located on the north side of Minnewaukan to convey water through a pressure pipeline; three 48-inch-diameter pipes extending 3.3 miles from the pump station to the south-southwest; a single 84-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pressure pipe extending 4.2 miles from the abovementioned pipeline to the divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Sheyenne River basin; a reservoir for transition from pressure pipeline to gravity pipeline flows and for discharge control for the outlet to the Sheyenne River; seven miles of reinforced concrete pressure pipe, generally following the alignment of Peterson Coulee, discharging into the Sheyenne River; a channel between Dry Lake and Big Coulee; minor modifications to Highways 19 and 281; acquisition of permanent interests at monitoring sites along the Sheyenne River; and small gauging stations upstream and downstream of the outlet pipe on the Sheyenne River. Cost of the Pelican Lake 300-cfs outlet is estimated at $186.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 0.19. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The outlet and associated facilities would allow for the conveyance of water that would normally backup in Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River, thereby preventing future flooding around the lake shoreline and downstream along the Sheyenne River. Prevention of natural overflow of the lake through use of the controlled outlet would also preclude the possibility of releases of water containing extraordinarily high levels of sulfate into the Sheyenne River below the lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There is a 50 percent chance that the lake level would remain steady regardless of the project, obviating the need for the project and rendering the expenditure on the project a total loss. The outlet would have only a limited effect on lake levels. The use of the outlet would raise sulfate and salinity levels in the river, potentially affecting a source of drinking and irrigation water. Salinity levels in soils downstream of the lake would also increase. Outlet facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area. Approximately 133 acres of farmland would be displaced. The decline in lake levels would have a deleterious effect on spawning and nursery habitat. River stage increases could affect 112,000 acres of riparian lands along the Sheyenne River as well as associated cultural resources. All impacts affecting the Sheyenne River would affect the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, residents of which have expressed opposition to the outlet. Minnesota and Canada have expressed opposition to the outlet for water quality and biota transfer reasons. LEGAL MANDATES: Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-246), Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts (P.L 105-18), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-62), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999 (P.L. 105-245), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-60), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2001 (P.L. 106-377), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0231D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030165, Final EIS--1,111 pages, Appendices--941 pages, April 4, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 5 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Diversion Structures KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Pipelines KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Canada KW - Devils Lake KW - Minnesota KW - North Dakota KW - Red River of the North KW - Sheyenne River KW - Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000, Project Authorization KW - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351446?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, [Part 2 of 5] T2 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, AN - 36347439; 10044-030165_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control plan to address the rising surface levels of Devils Lake in North Dakota is proposed. The study area encompasses approximately 3,800 square miles within the Devils Lake drainage basin and almost 900 miles of the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, extending into Canada. As of January 2002, the surface of Devils Lake was at elevation 1447.1 feet above mean sea level, which is near the high stage in recorded history. The lake has risen 25 feet over the past eight years. The waterbody is a terminal lake with no outlet at the current elevation. That lake has naturally spilled into the Sheyenne River several times in geologic history. The last spill is estimated to have occurred 900 to 1,200 years ago. Due to lake level rises, more than 500 homes have been destroyed or relocated and over $350 million in federal emergency funding has been expended to relocate residents, raise roads, and build levees to combat the flooding. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to reduce urban, infrastructure, and agricultural flood damage were developed, including upper basin storage and various infrastructure protection measures. A number of structural outlet alternatives were considered. After consideration, four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been carried forward for consideration in this final EIS. The selected alternative would involve construction of a 300-cubic-foot-per-second outlet at Pelican Lake. The facility would consist of pumping plants, an open channel, and a buried pipeline. More specifically, the project would involve provision of an open channel extending 6.1 miles from Pelican Lake to the north side of Minnewaukan; a pump station located on the north side of Minnewaukan to convey water through a pressure pipeline; three 48-inch-diameter pipes extending 3.3 miles from the pump station to the south-southwest; a single 84-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pressure pipe extending 4.2 miles from the abovementioned pipeline to the divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Sheyenne River basin; a reservoir for transition from pressure pipeline to gravity pipeline flows and for discharge control for the outlet to the Sheyenne River; seven miles of reinforced concrete pressure pipe, generally following the alignment of Peterson Coulee, discharging into the Sheyenne River; a channel between Dry Lake and Big Coulee; minor modifications to Highways 19 and 281; acquisition of permanent interests at monitoring sites along the Sheyenne River; and small gauging stations upstream and downstream of the outlet pipe on the Sheyenne River. Cost of the Pelican Lake 300-cfs outlet is estimated at $186.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 0.19. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The outlet and associated facilities would allow for the conveyance of water that would normally backup in Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River, thereby preventing future flooding around the lake shoreline and downstream along the Sheyenne River. Prevention of natural overflow of the lake through use of the controlled outlet would also preclude the possibility of releases of water containing extraordinarily high levels of sulfate into the Sheyenne River below the lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There is a 50 percent chance that the lake level would remain steady regardless of the project, obviating the need for the project and rendering the expenditure on the project a total loss. The outlet would have only a limited effect on lake levels. The use of the outlet would raise sulfate and salinity levels in the river, potentially affecting a source of drinking and irrigation water. Salinity levels in soils downstream of the lake would also increase. Outlet facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area. Approximately 133 acres of farmland would be displaced. The decline in lake levels would have a deleterious effect on spawning and nursery habitat. River stage increases could affect 112,000 acres of riparian lands along the Sheyenne River as well as associated cultural resources. All impacts affecting the Sheyenne River would affect the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, residents of which have expressed opposition to the outlet. Minnesota and Canada have expressed opposition to the outlet for water quality and biota transfer reasons. LEGAL MANDATES: Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-246), Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts (P.L 105-18), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-62), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999 (P.L. 105-245), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-60), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2001 (P.L. 106-377), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0231D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030165, Final EIS--1,111 pages, Appendices--941 pages, April 4, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Diversion Structures KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Pipelines KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Canada KW - Devils Lake KW - Minnesota KW - North Dakota KW - Red River of the North KW - Sheyenne River KW - Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000, Project Authorization KW - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347439?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.title=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, [Part 4 of 5] T2 - DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, AN - 36347400; 10044-030165_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control plan to address the rising surface levels of Devils Lake in North Dakota is proposed. The study area encompasses approximately 3,800 square miles within the Devils Lake drainage basin and almost 900 miles of the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, extending into Canada. As of January 2002, the surface of Devils Lake was at elevation 1447.1 feet above mean sea level, which is near the high stage in recorded history. The lake has risen 25 feet over the past eight years. The waterbody is a terminal lake with no outlet at the current elevation. That lake has naturally spilled into the Sheyenne River several times in geologic history. The last spill is estimated to have occurred 900 to 1,200 years ago. Due to lake level rises, more than 500 homes have been destroyed or relocated and over $350 million in federal emergency funding has been expended to relocate residents, raise roads, and build levees to combat the flooding. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to reduce urban, infrastructure, and agricultural flood damage were developed, including upper basin storage and various infrastructure protection measures. A number of structural outlet alternatives were considered. After consideration, four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been carried forward for consideration in this final EIS. The selected alternative would involve construction of a 300-cubic-foot-per-second outlet at Pelican Lake. The facility would consist of pumping plants, an open channel, and a buried pipeline. More specifically, the project would involve provision of an open channel extending 6.1 miles from Pelican Lake to the north side of Minnewaukan; a pump station located on the north side of Minnewaukan to convey water through a pressure pipeline; three 48-inch-diameter pipes extending 3.3 miles from the pump station to the south-southwest; a single 84-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pressure pipe extending 4.2 miles from the abovementioned pipeline to the divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Sheyenne River basin; a reservoir for transition from pressure pipeline to gravity pipeline flows and for discharge control for the outlet to the Sheyenne River; seven miles of reinforced concrete pressure pipe, generally following the alignment of Peterson Coulee, discharging into the Sheyenne River; a channel between Dry Lake and Big Coulee; minor modifications to Highways 19 and 281; acquisition of permanent interests at monitoring sites along the Sheyenne River; and small gauging stations upstream and downstream of the outlet pipe on the Sheyenne River. Cost of the Pelican Lake 300-cfs outlet is estimated at $186.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 0.19. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The outlet and associated facilities would allow for the conveyance of water that would normally backup in Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River, thereby preventing future flooding around the lake shoreline and downstream along the Sheyenne River. Prevention of natural overflow of the lake through use of the controlled outlet would also preclude the possibility of releases of water containing extraordinarily high levels of sulfate into the Sheyenne River below the lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There is a 50 percent chance that the lake level would remain steady regardless of the project, obviating the need for the project and rendering the expenditure on the project a total loss. The outlet would have only a limited effect on lake levels. The use of the outlet would raise sulfate and salinity levels in the river, potentially affecting a source of drinking and irrigation water. Salinity levels in soils downstream of the lake would also increase. Outlet facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area. Approximately 133 acres of farmland would be displaced. The decline in lake levels would have a deleterious effect on spawning and nursery habitat. River stage increases could affect 112,000 acres of riparian lands along the Sheyenne River as well as associated cultural resources. All impacts affecting the Sheyenne River would affect the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, residents of which have expressed opposition to the outlet. Minnesota and Canada have expressed opposition to the outlet for water quality and biota transfer reasons. LEGAL MANDATES: Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-246), Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts (P.L 105-18), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-62), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999 (P.L. 105-245), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-60), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2001 (P.L. 106-377), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0231D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030165, Final EIS--1,111 pages, Appendices--941 pages, April 4, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Diversion Structures KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Highways KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Pipelines KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Salinity KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Canada KW - Devils Lake KW - Minnesota KW - North Dakota KW - Red River of the North KW - Sheyenne River KW - Emergency Supplemental Act of 2000, Project Authorization KW - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997 for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1998, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1999, Project Authorization KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347400?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.title=DEVILS+LAKE%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA%2C&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A short note on ground-motion recordings from the 18 June 2002, Darmstadt, Indiana earthquake AN - 51149902; 2004-057091 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Wang, Zhenming AU - Woolery, Edward W AU - Schaefer, Jeffrey A Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 148 EP - 152 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 74 IS - 2 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - magnitude KW - data processing KW - Darmstadt Indiana KW - information management KW - data management KW - Vanderburgh County Indiana KW - strong motion KW - seismicity KW - Indiana KW - ground motion KW - data bases KW - epicenters KW - earthquakes KW - instruments KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51149902?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=A+short+note+on+ground-motion+recordings+from+the+18+June+2002%2C+Darmstadt%2C+Indiana+earthquake&rft.au=Wang%2C+Zhenming%3BWoolery%2C+Edward+W%3BSchaefer%2C+Jeffrey+A&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Zhenming&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=148&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - EAQNAT N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Darmstadt Indiana; data bases; data management; data processing; earthquakes; epicenters; ground motion; Indiana; information management; instruments; magnitude; seismicity; strong motion; United States; Vanderburgh County Indiana ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Accuracy and long-duration stability of 3D finite-difference seismic simulations including viscoelasticity and topography; application to basin geology AN - 51148090; 2004-060357 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Ketcham, S A AU - Moran, M L AU - Anderson, T S AU - Greenfield, R J AU - Hestholm, S O AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 203 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 74 IS - 2 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - three-dimensional models KW - seismicity KW - finite difference analysis KW - statistical analysis KW - ground motion KW - propagation KW - elastic waves KW - seismic waves KW - simulation KW - earthquakes KW - viscoelasticity KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51148090?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Accuracy+and+long-duration+stability+of+3D+finite-difference+seismic+simulations+including+viscoelasticity+and+topography%3B+application+to+basin+geology&rft.au=Ketcham%2C+S+A%3BMoran%2C+M+L%3BAnderson%2C+T+S%3BGreenfield%2C+R+J%3BHestholm%2C+S+O%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Ketcham&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=203&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - SSA 2003 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - EAQNAT N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - earthquakes; elastic waves; finite difference analysis; ground motion; propagation; seismic waves; seismicity; simulation; statistical analysis; three-dimensional models; viscoelasticity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An integrated approach for assessment of levees in the lower Rio Grande Valley AN - 50886042; 2005-046606 JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Dunbar, Joseph B AU - Stefanov, James E AU - Bishop, Michael J AU - Peyman-Dove, Linda AU - Llopis, Jose L AU - Murphy, William L AU - Ballard, Robert F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 350 EP - 362 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 2003 KW - United States KW - laser methods KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - radar methods KW - Texas KW - anomalies KW - levees KW - geographic information systems KW - lidar methods KW - navigation KW - electromagnetic methods KW - waterways KW - surveys KW - information systems KW - applications KW - Rio Grande Valley KW - airborne methods KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50886042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=An+integrated+approach+for+assessment+of+levees+in+the+lower+Rio+Grande+Valley&rft.au=Dunbar%2C+Joseph+B%3BStefanov%2C+James+E%3BBishop%2C+Michael+J%3BPeyman-Dove%2C+Linda%3BLlopis%2C+Jose+L%3BMurphy%2C+William+L%3BBallard%2C+Robert+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Dunbar&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=2003&rft.issue=&rft.spage=350&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium on The application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - airborne methods; anomalies; applications; electromagnetic methods; geographic information systems; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; information systems; laser methods; levees; lidar methods; navigation; radar methods; Rio Grande Valley; surveys; Texas; United States; waterways ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Microfragmentation study high use target areas at the Massachusetts Military Reservation AN - 50875240; 2005-046656 JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Lahti, Raye AU - Lam, Doug AU - Clemens, Drew AU - Webster, John AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 992 EP - 1005 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 2003 KW - United States KW - soils KW - Cape Cod KW - fragmentation KW - pollutants KW - geophysical methods KW - pollution KW - Barnstable County Massachusetts KW - explosives KW - detection KW - Massachusetts KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - Massachusetts Military Reservation KW - electromagnetic methods KW - applications KW - military facilities KW - electromagnetic induction KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50875240?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=Microfragmentation+study+high+use+target+areas+at+the+Massachusetts+Military+Reservation&rft.au=Lahti%2C+Raye%3BLam%2C+Doug%3BClemens%2C+Drew%3BWebster%2C+John%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Lahti&rft.aufirst=Raye&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=2003&rft.issue=&rft.spage=992&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium on The application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - applications; Barnstable County Massachusetts; Cape Cod; detection; electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic methods; explosives; fragmentation; geophysical methods; Massachusetts; Massachusetts Military Reservation; metals; military facilities; pollutants; pollution; soil pollution; soils; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A 2-C towed geophone spread for variable surface conditions AN - 50874532; 2005-046681 JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Miller, Richard D AU - Park, Kwon G AU - Ivanov, Julian AU - Park, Choon B AU - Laflen, David AU - Ballard, Robert F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 1276 EP - 1284 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 2003 KW - geophones KW - seismic profiles KW - data acquisition KW - common-depth-point method KW - geophysical methods KW - data processing KW - reflection methods KW - elastic waves KW - variations KW - seismic methods KW - geophysical profiles KW - seismic waves KW - arrival time KW - accuracy KW - instruments KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50874532?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=A+2-C+towed+geophone+spread+for+variable+surface+conditions&rft.au=Miller%2C+Richard+D%3BPark%2C+Kwon+G%3BIvanov%2C+Julian%3BPark%2C+Choon+B%3BLaflen%2C+David%3BBallard%2C+Robert+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=2003&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1276&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium on The application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; arrival time; common-depth-point method; data acquisition; data processing; elastic waves; geophones; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; instruments; reflection methods; seismic methods; seismic profiles; seismic waves; variations ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Overland erosion due to freeze-thaw cycling; laboratory experiments AN - 50116118; 2004-000861 AB - Ice that forms in soil voids during the freezing process pushes soil grains apart, reducing particle cohesion and soil strength, and making soil more erodible. This report summarizes 18 experiments to measure erosion rates in a soil that was frozen and thawed once and in the same unfrozen soil. We hypothesized that soil freeze-thaw (FT) processes significantly increase upland hill slope erosion during subsequent runoff events. We selected a frost-susceptible silt to provide an upper bound on this effect. For each experiment, we prepared two identical bins, one as an unfrozen control, the other to be frozen and thawed. We tested three soil-moisture ranges, three flow rates, and two slopes, and measured the cross-sectional geometry of the rills that developed and sediment losses through time for each bin. The cross-section measurements detailed erosion at specific locations along the bins; sediment loss measurements indicated erosion integrated along the entire bin. The results are the first to quantitatively define the differences in sediment loss and rill formation caused by FT cycling. We will analyze data from these experiments and do additional experiments to further define FT effects in the soil-erosion process. (However, these results already demonstrate the importance of FT weakening to soil erosion.) Good regional sediment management in cold climates requires that erosion prediction models accurately account for important processes such as soil-FT cycling to avoid significant underprediction of soil losses on hill slopes and in watersheds in cold climates. JF - ERDC/CRREL Technical Note AU - Gatto, Lawrence W AU - Ferrick, Michael G Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 16 PB - U. S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH KW - soils KW - experimental studies KW - sediment transport KW - erosion KW - slopes KW - moisture KW - grain size KW - surface water KW - freezing KW - simulation KW - thawing KW - models KW - laboratory studies KW - runoff KW - soil erosion KW - frozen ground KW - pore water KW - permeability KW - soil management KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50116118?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Gatto%2C+Lawrence+W%3BFerrick%2C+Michael+G&rft.aulast=Gatto&rft.aufirst=Lawrence&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Overland+erosion+due+to+freeze-thaw+cycling%3B+laboratory+experiments&rft.title=Overland+erosion+due+to+freeze-thaw+cycling%3B+laboratory+experiments&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - PubXState - NH N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 N1 - CODEN - #05997 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - erosion; experimental studies; freezing; frozen ground; grain size; laboratory studies; models; moisture; permeability; pore water; runoff; sediment transport; simulation; slopes; soil erosion; soil management; soils; surface water; thawing ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Early warning flood stage monitoring equipment AN - 50114319; 2004-059781 JF - ERDC/CRREL Technical Note AU - Williams, Christopher AU - White, Kate Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 6 PB - U. S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH KW - United States KW - ice dams KW - hydrology KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - river ice KW - Lancaster New Hampshire KW - rivers and streams KW - ice jams KW - data processing KW - Coos County New Hampshire KW - Israel River KW - cost KW - natural dams KW - New Hampshire KW - case studies KW - warning systems KW - ice KW - dams KW - floods KW - data bases KW - storms KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50114319?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Williams%2C+Christopher%3BWhite%2C+Kate&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Early+warning+flood+stage+monitoring+equipment&rft.title=Early+warning+flood+stage+monitoring+equipment&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - PubXState - NH N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 N1 - CODEN - #05997 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - case studies; Coos County New Hampshire; cost; dams; data bases; data processing; floods; geologic hazards; hydrology; ice; ice dams; ice jams; Israel River; Lancaster New Hampshire; monitoring; natural dams; New Hampshire; river ice; rivers and streams; storms; United States; warning systems ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Application of Paleohydrology to Corps Flood Frequency Analysis AN - 19452281; 7399309 AB - Paleohydrology is the study of the evidence of the movement of water and sediment in stream channels before the time of hydrologic recorders, direct measurements, or historical observation. The usefulness of paleoflood data for risk analysis of U.S. Army corps of Engineers (Corps) projects is being investigated. This usefulness will depend on the accuracy and uncertainty of paleoflood estimates and their viability for integration into flood frequency analyses along with gaged data. This report will begin with a synopsis of past Corps policies, and the potential applications of paleohydrology to Corps projects. It will then present a review of different paleo field methods, and the applicability of these methods in different regions of the United States. JF - Research Documents. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hydrologic Engineering Center AU - Fenske, J Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 SP - 34 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Paleohydrology KW - Palaeo studies KW - Fluvial Sediments KW - River discharge KW - Freshwater KW - Streams KW - Channels KW - Risk KW - USA KW - Frequency analysis KW - Floods KW - Reviews KW - Hydrologic Data KW - Flood Frequency KW - Q2 09148:Palaeo-studies KW - SW 6010:Structures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/19452281?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Water+Resources+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Fenske%2C+J&rft.aulast=Fenske&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=34&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Application+of+Paleohydrology+to+Corps+Flood+Frequency+Analysis&rft.title=Application+of+Paleohydrology+to+Corps+Flood+Frequency+Analysis&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2007-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-27 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Effects of Riprap on Riverine and Riparian Ecosystems AN - 19439829; 7173660 JF - Technical Reports. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Environmental Laboratory AU - Fischenich, J C Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - April 2003 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Rivers KW - Riprap KW - Laboratories KW - Waterways KW - Freshwater KW - Ecological Effects KW - Environmental factors KW - SW 0835:Streamflow and runoff KW - Q5 08501:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/19439829?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aquatic+Science+%26+Fisheries+Abstracts+%28ASFA%29+3%3A+Aquatic+Pollution+%26+Environmental+Quality&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Fischenich%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Fischenich&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Effects+of+Riprap+on+Riverine+and+Riparian+Ecosystems&rft.title=Effects+of+Riprap+on+Riverine+and+Riparian+Ecosystems&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2007-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-27 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inbreeding and small population size reduce seed set in a threatened and fragmented plant species, Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Fabaceae) AN - 18640691; 5543604 AB - Willamette Valley upland prairie in western Oregon, USA, has been reduced to less than 1% of its original historic range following European settlement in the 1850s. Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Kincaid's lupine), a threatened species and the primary larval host plant of the endangered Icaricia icarioides fenderi (Fender's blue butterfly), was historically a panmictic metapopulation. Habitat fragmentation may be causing many of the Kincaid's lupine colonies to display typical symptoms of inbreeding depression, such as low seed production. Hand outcrosses on bagged inflorescences significantly increased seed set and seed fitness compared to open pollination and within-colony pollen treatments. Natural seed set was positively correlated with an increase in the number of Kincaid's lupine patches, suggesting that population size limits seed set. An increase in fruit set was positively correlated with Kincaid's lupine raceme number, raceme density, and the number of lupine patches, demonstrating that floral display and population size increase pollinator service. Restoration of Kincaid's lupine populations should consider measures that lessen the effects of inbreeding depression, especially in small, isolated populations, for the long-term persistence of the species. JF - Biological Conservation AU - Severns, P AD - US Army Corps of Engineers, Willamette Valley Projects, PO Box 429, Lowell, OR 97452, USA, paul.stevens@nwp01.usace.army.mil Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - Apr 2003 SP - 221 EP - 229 VL - 110 IS - 2 SN - 0006-3207, 0006-3207 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - D 04637:Legumes KW - G 07352:Dicotyledons (miscellaneous) KW - G 07290:Population genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18640691?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biological+Conservation&rft.atitle=Inbreeding+and+small+population+size+reduce+seed+set+in+a+threatened+and+fragmented+plant+species%2C+Lupinus+sulphureus+ssp.+kincaidii+%28Fabaceae%29&rft.au=Severns%2C+P&rft.aulast=Severns&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=110&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=221&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biological+Conservation&rft.issn=00063207&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0006-3207%2802%2900191-X LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00191-X ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Eutrophication and Pathogen Abatement in the San Juan Bay Estuary AN - 16163635; 5642069 AB - The San Juan Bay Estuary is a tropical lagoon system severely impacted by eutrophication and by elevated pathogen concentrations. This investigation examined alternatives for pollution abatement primarily through physical modifications to the system. The investigation included field surveys, computation of pollutant loads, and application of hydrodynamic and eutrophication models. A eutrophication model developed for temperate estuaries was successfully transferred to San Juan Bay Estuary. Results indicate two primary modifications reduce eutrophication. The first clears a constricted channel to the interior of the system and promotes flushing. The second fills deep holes in which anoxic conditions promote sediment nutrient release to the water column. Major reductions in pathogen concentration require regional controls on sources. JF - Journal of Environmental Engineering AU - Cerco, C AU - Bunch, B AU - Dortch, M AU - Johnson, B AU - Kim, Keu AD - U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA, cercoc@wes.army.mil Y1 - 2003/04// PY - 2003 DA - Apr 2003 SP - 318 EP - 327 VL - 129 IS - 4 SN - 0733-9372, 0733-9372 KW - Puerto Rico, San Juan Bay KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Residence time KW - Eutrophication KW - Channel Improvement KW - Microbial contamination KW - Lagoons KW - ASW, Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico, San Juan Bay Estuary KW - Restoration KW - Puerto Rico KW - Water Quality Management KW - Biological pollutants KW - Puerto Rico, San Juan Bay Estuary KW - Data Collections KW - Bottom topography effects KW - Sediment pollution KW - Estuarine dynamics KW - Estuaries KW - Brackish KW - Pathogens KW - Bathymetry KW - Physical Control KW - Model Studies KW - Water pollution control KW - Channels KW - Water quality control KW - Anoxic conditions KW - Flushing time KW - Nutrients (mineral) KW - Pathogenic organism KW - Sediment-water exchanges KW - Pollution control KW - SW 3070:Water quality control KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - AQ 00002:Water Quality KW - Q5 08522:Protective measures and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16163635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Eutrophication+and+Pathogen+Abatement+in+the+San+Juan+Bay+Estuary&rft.au=Cerco%2C+C%3BBunch%2C+B%3BDortch%2C+M%3BJohnson%2C+B%3BKim%2C+Keu&rft.aulast=Cerco&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2003-04-01&rft.volume=129&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=318&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Engineering&rft.issn=07339372&rft_id=info:doi/10.1061%2F%28ASCE%290733-9372%282003%29129%3A4%28318%29 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2004-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Estuarine dynamics; Sediment pollution; Eutrophication; Residence time; Pathogens; Microbial contamination; Lagoons; Restoration; Water quality control; Channels; Anoxic conditions; Flushing time; Biological pollutants; Nutrients (mineral); Sediment-water exchanges; Bottom topography effects; Pollution control; Water pollution control; Hydrodynamics; Estuaries; Pathogenic organism; Channel Improvement; Water Quality Management; Bathymetry; Physical Control; Model Studies; Data Collections; Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico, San Juan Bay Estuary; ASW, Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico, San Juan Bay Estuary; Brackish DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:4(318) ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, LAGUNA MADRE, TEXAS: MAINTENANCE DREDGING. AN - 36446192; 10020 AB - PURPOSE: Maintenance dredging within the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) through the Laguna Madre in Texas is proposed. The Laguna Madre section of the GIWW extends 117 miles from the John F. Kennedy Causeway to the old Queen Isabella Causeway and roughly one mile inland on the east and west. The channel dimensions remain at 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide. The main channel requires maintenance every 23 to 60 months in selected reaches to remove approximately 200,000 to 3.0 million cubic yards of sediment. Maintenance is performed by contracted cutterhead-suction dredges; dredged materials are placed by hydraulic pipeline on both upland and open-bay placement areas. Current disposal practices impact over 9,000 areas of bay bottom. Several environmental organizations have raised concerns about the environmental effects of open-water placement practices and the level of analysis conducted during draft and final EISs issued in 1975. Key issues identified during scoping for this draft EIS include those related to water and sediment quality, coastal communities, finfish and shellfish resources, wildlife resources, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, socioeconomics, and hazardous, toxic, and radioactive wastes. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate existing disposal methods and sites, are considered in this draft EIS. The newly proposed alternatives include several offshore options, an upland disposal alternative, open-base disposal, and sub-alternatives that address special cases. Six reaches of the Laguna Madre are addressed separately. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Cessation of open-bay placement of dredged material would prevent damage to benthos within the currently affected bay area as well as the release of contaminated sediments into the water column of the bay. The levels of toxins and other hazardous substances in finfish and shellfish would decline significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Dredging would destroy benthos and release toxins into the water column in the affected areas, as would disposal in open-water areas inside or outside the bay. Upland disposal would displace vegetation and wildlife habitat. Approximately 3,477 acres would be impacted during placement activities; however this figure would represent 1,362 acres less than are currently affected by the No Action Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030141, 477 pages and maps, March 27, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Water KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Landfills KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Water Quality KW - Gulf Intracoastal Waterway KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36446192?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GULF+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY%2C+LAGUNA+MADRE%2C+TEXAS%3A+MAINTENANCE+DREDGING.&rft.title=GULF+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY%2C+LAGUNA+MADRE%2C+TEXAS%3A+MAINTENANCE+DREDGING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, LAGUNA MADRE, TEXAS: MAINTENANCE DREDGING. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, LAGUNA MADRE, TEXAS: MAINTENANCE DREDGING. AN - 36342915; 10020-030141_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Maintenance dredging within the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) through the Laguna Madre in Texas is proposed. The Laguna Madre section of the GIWW extends 117 miles from the John F. Kennedy Causeway to the old Queen Isabella Causeway and roughly one mile inland on the east and west. The channel dimensions remain at 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide. The main channel requires maintenance every 23 to 60 months in selected reaches to remove approximately 200,000 to 3.0 million cubic yards of sediment. Maintenance is performed by contracted cutterhead-suction dredges; dredged materials are placed by hydraulic pipeline on both upland and open-bay placement areas. Current disposal practices impact over 9,000 areas of bay bottom. Several environmental organizations have raised concerns about the environmental effects of open-water placement practices and the level of analysis conducted during draft and final EISs issued in 1975. Key issues identified during scoping for this draft EIS include those related to water and sediment quality, coastal communities, finfish and shellfish resources, wildlife resources, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, socioeconomics, and hazardous, toxic, and radioactive wastes. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate existing disposal methods and sites, are considered in this draft EIS. The newly proposed alternatives include several offshore options, an upland disposal alternative, open-base disposal, and sub-alternatives that address special cases. Six reaches of the Laguna Madre are addressed separately. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Cessation of open-bay placement of dredged material would prevent damage to benthos within the currently affected bay area as well as the release of contaminated sediments into the water column of the bay. The levels of toxins and other hazardous substances in finfish and shellfish would decline significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Dredging would destroy benthos and release toxins into the water column in the affected areas, as would disposal in open-water areas inside or outside the bay. Upland disposal would displace vegetation and wildlife habitat. Approximately 3,477 acres would be impacted during placement activities; however this figure would represent 1,362 acres less than are currently affected by the No Action Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030141, 477 pages and maps, March 27, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Landfills KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Water Quality KW - Gulf Intracoastal Waterway KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342915?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GULF+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY%2C+LAGUNA+MADRE%2C+TEXAS%3A+MAINTENANCE+DREDGING.&rft.title=GULF+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY%2C+LAGUNA+MADRE%2C+TEXAS%3A+MAINTENANCE+DREDGING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR RIO GRANDE SILVERY MINNOW, BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL, SOCORRO, AND VALENCIA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. AN - 36441724; 10019 AB - PURPOSE: The designation of critical habitat for the Rio Grande silvery minnow in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia counties, New Mexico is proposed. The minnow is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1972 (ESA). The species was historically one of the most abundant and widespread fishes in the Rio Grande Basin, occurring from Espanola, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico. It was also found in the Pecos River from Santa Rosa, New Mexico downstream to the confluence of the Pecos with the Rio Grande in Texas. The minnow now occurs only in the Rio Grande in New Mexico, it's habitat extending from Cochiti Dam downstream to the Elephant Butte Reservoir; this represents only five percent of its former range. Most of the minnows are found in the reach of the Rio Grande extending from the Acacia Diversion Dam to Elephant Butte in Socorro County. Once a species is listed under the ESA, federal agencies must consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out do not jeopardize the species continued existence. Once critical habitat is designated, federal agencies must also consult with the FWS to ensure that actions to authorize, fund, or carry out do not adversely modify designated habitat. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), the FWS proposed to designate as critical minnow habitat the currently occupied reaches of the Rio Grande in New Mexico, referred to as the Middle Rio Grande. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), three other action alternatives are considered in this final EIS: C) designation of the Middle Rio Grande excepting the Cochiti reach, which is the northern reach and a section of the river that has undergone major changes since the Cochiti Dam became operational in 1975; D) designation of the Middle Rio Grand excepting the San Acaacia reach, which is the southern reach and one that experiences significant drying during parts of the year; and E) designation of the Middle Rio Grande as well as two extended reaches within the minnow's historical range, namely the Pecos River from Summer Dam to Brantley Reservoir in New Mexico and the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Preserve and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River in Texas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Critical habitat designation for the minnow would increase the scope of consultations with federal agencies; the scope will be expanded to include impacts of actions on critical habitat as well as some changes to avoid adverse modifications. Efforts to minimize drying events, combined with river restoration activities for the minnow, would enhance riverine and riparian ecosystems. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: It is likely that efforts would be made to increase the flow in the Rio Grande in areas that now experience dry events and that this acquisition of water could impact agricultural communities dependent on Rio Grande water for irrigation purposes. While a voluntary water market is important to maintaining slivery minnow habitat, the secondary impacts on communities could be substantial. Efforts to minimize drying events, combined with river restoration activities for the minnow, could reduce forage for migratory bird species. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0400D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030140, 297 pages, March 26, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Birds KW - Conservation KW - Dams KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Irrigation KW - Rivers KW - Water Conservation KW - Wetlands KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Mexico KW - Pecos River KW - Rio Grande KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441724?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DESIGNATION+OF+CRITICAL+HABITAT+FOR+RIO+GRANDE+SILVERY+MINNOW%2C+BERNALILLO%2C+SANDOVAL%2C+SOCORRO%2C+AND+VALENCIA+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=DESIGNATION+OF+CRITICAL+HABITAT+FOR+RIO+GRANDE+SILVERY+MINNOW%2C+BERNALILLO%2C+SANDOVAL%2C+SOCORRO%2C+AND+VALENCIA+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 26, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR RIO GRANDE SILVERY MINNOW, BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL, SOCORRO, AND VALENCIA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR RIO GRANDE SILVERY MINNOW, BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL, SOCORRO, AND VALENCIA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. AN - 36342824; 10019-030140_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The designation of critical habitat for the Rio Grande silvery minnow in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia counties, New Mexico is proposed. The minnow is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1972 (ESA). The species was historically one of the most abundant and widespread fishes in the Rio Grande Basin, occurring from Espanola, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico. It was also found in the Pecos River from Santa Rosa, New Mexico downstream to the confluence of the Pecos with the Rio Grande in Texas. The minnow now occurs only in the Rio Grande in New Mexico, it's habitat extending from Cochiti Dam downstream to the Elephant Butte Reservoir; this represents only five percent of its former range. Most of the minnows are found in the reach of the Rio Grande extending from the Acacia Diversion Dam to Elephant Butte in Socorro County. Once a species is listed under the ESA, federal agencies must consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out do not jeopardize the species continued existence. Once critical habitat is designated, federal agencies must also consult with the FWS to ensure that actions to authorize, fund, or carry out do not adversely modify designated habitat. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), the FWS proposed to designate as critical minnow habitat the currently occupied reaches of the Rio Grande in New Mexico, referred to as the Middle Rio Grande. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), three other action alternatives are considered in this final EIS: C) designation of the Middle Rio Grande excepting the Cochiti reach, which is the northern reach and a section of the river that has undergone major changes since the Cochiti Dam became operational in 1975; D) designation of the Middle Rio Grand excepting the San Acaacia reach, which is the southern reach and one that experiences significant drying during parts of the year; and E) designation of the Middle Rio Grande as well as two extended reaches within the minnow's historical range, namely the Pecos River from Summer Dam to Brantley Reservoir in New Mexico and the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Preserve and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River in Texas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Critical habitat designation for the minnow would increase the scope of consultations with federal agencies; the scope will be expanded to include impacts of actions on critical habitat as well as some changes to avoid adverse modifications. Efforts to minimize drying events, combined with river restoration activities for the minnow, would enhance riverine and riparian ecosystems. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: It is likely that efforts would be made to increase the flow in the Rio Grande in areas that now experience dry events and that this acquisition of water could impact agricultural communities dependent on Rio Grande water for irrigation purposes. While a voluntary water market is important to maintaining slivery minnow habitat, the secondary impacts on communities could be substantial. Efforts to minimize drying events, combined with river restoration activities for the minnow, could reduce forage for migratory bird species. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0400D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030140, 297 pages, March 26, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Birds KW - Conservation KW - Dams KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Irrigation KW - Rivers KW - Water Conservation KW - Wetlands KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Mexico KW - Pecos River KW - Rio Grande KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342824?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DESIGNATION+OF+CRITICAL+HABITAT+FOR+RIO+GRANDE+SILVERY+MINNOW%2C+BERNALILLO%2C+SANDOVAL%2C+SOCORRO%2C+AND+VALENCIA+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=DESIGNATION+OF+CRITICAL+HABITAT+FOR+RIO+GRANDE+SILVERY+MINNOW%2C+BERNALILLO%2C+SANDOVAL%2C+SOCORRO%2C+AND+VALENCIA+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 26, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 4 of 5] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36383935; 10013-030134_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of navigational features of the Miami Harbor in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. Currently, the harbor channels lack sufficient depth and/or width, resulting in the grounding of containerships at the entrance channel, difficulty in turning and handling of larger vessels in the inner-harbor due to difficult currents, surge effects on docked ships, and transportation inefficiencies due to existing and future containerships not being able to fully load as a result of current channel depths. Study results concluded that a combination of measures to deepen and widen the existing federal system of channels from the beginning of the entrance channel to the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin present the best solution from the point of view of national economic development. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred plan would involve widening the seward portion of Cut-1 from 500 to 800 feet and deepening Cut-1 and Cut-2 from 44 to 51 feet; addition of a turn widener at the southern intersection of Cut-3 with Fisherman's Channel and deepening Cut-3 to 49 feet; increasing the Fisher Island Turning Basin from 1,200 to 1,500 feet, deepening the basin from 42 to 49 feet and truncating he north section of the basin to minimize seagrass impacts; realignment of the western end of the main channel by 250 to the south; widening the southern edge of Fisherman's Channel by 100 feet; reducing the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin to a 1,500-foot diameter from the currently authorized 1,600-foot diameter and deepening the channel from 42 to 49 feet. Mitigation measures would include restoration of seagrass beds and creation of artificial reefs. Total first cost of the plan is estimated at $162.3 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Plan implementation would allow deep-draft containerships to be accommodated safely and efficiently at the harbor, increasing the economic viability of harbor facilities and generally improving the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would have an impact on several seagrass species in two areas; these areas are located in the Fisher Island Turning Basin and along the south side of Fisherman's Channel. The total area to be affected would be approximately 6.3 acres. In addition, there would be impacts to 49.4 acres of hardbottom/reef communities within the confines of the entrance channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030134, Volume I--1,037 pages and maps, Volume II--521 pages and maps, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36383935?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 2 of 5] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36383842; 10013-030134_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of navigational features of the Miami Harbor in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. Currently, the harbor channels lack sufficient depth and/or width, resulting in the grounding of containerships at the entrance channel, difficulty in turning and handling of larger vessels in the inner-harbor due to difficult currents, surge effects on docked ships, and transportation inefficiencies due to existing and future containerships not being able to fully load as a result of current channel depths. Study results concluded that a combination of measures to deepen and widen the existing federal system of channels from the beginning of the entrance channel to the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin present the best solution from the point of view of national economic development. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred plan would involve widening the seward portion of Cut-1 from 500 to 800 feet and deepening Cut-1 and Cut-2 from 44 to 51 feet; addition of a turn widener at the southern intersection of Cut-3 with Fisherman's Channel and deepening Cut-3 to 49 feet; increasing the Fisher Island Turning Basin from 1,200 to 1,500 feet, deepening the basin from 42 to 49 feet and truncating he north section of the basin to minimize seagrass impacts; realignment of the western end of the main channel by 250 to the south; widening the southern edge of Fisherman's Channel by 100 feet; reducing the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin to a 1,500-foot diameter from the currently authorized 1,600-foot diameter and deepening the channel from 42 to 49 feet. Mitigation measures would include restoration of seagrass beds and creation of artificial reefs. Total first cost of the plan is estimated at $162.3 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Plan implementation would allow deep-draft containerships to be accommodated safely and efficiently at the harbor, increasing the economic viability of harbor facilities and generally improving the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would have an impact on several seagrass species in two areas; these areas are located in the Fisher Island Turning Basin and along the south side of Fisherman's Channel. The total area to be affected would be approximately 6.3 acres. In addition, there would be impacts to 49.4 acres of hardbottom/reef communities within the confines of the entrance channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030134, Volume I--1,037 pages and maps, Volume II--521 pages and maps, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36383842?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 1 of 5] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36380620; 10013-030134_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of navigational features of the Miami Harbor in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. Currently, the harbor channels lack sufficient depth and/or width, resulting in the grounding of containerships at the entrance channel, difficulty in turning and handling of larger vessels in the inner-harbor due to difficult currents, surge effects on docked ships, and transportation inefficiencies due to existing and future containerships not being able to fully load as a result of current channel depths. Study results concluded that a combination of measures to deepen and widen the existing federal system of channels from the beginning of the entrance channel to the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin present the best solution from the point of view of national economic development. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred plan would involve widening the seward portion of Cut-1 from 500 to 800 feet and deepening Cut-1 and Cut-2 from 44 to 51 feet; addition of a turn widener at the southern intersection of Cut-3 with Fisherman's Channel and deepening Cut-3 to 49 feet; increasing the Fisher Island Turning Basin from 1,200 to 1,500 feet, deepening the basin from 42 to 49 feet and truncating he north section of the basin to minimize seagrass impacts; realignment of the western end of the main channel by 250 to the south; widening the southern edge of Fisherman's Channel by 100 feet; reducing the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin to a 1,500-foot diameter from the currently authorized 1,600-foot diameter and deepening the channel from 42 to 49 feet. Mitigation measures would include restoration of seagrass beds and creation of artificial reefs. Total first cost of the plan is estimated at $162.3 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Plan implementation would allow deep-draft containerships to be accommodated safely and efficiently at the harbor, increasing the economic viability of harbor facilities and generally improving the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would have an impact on several seagrass species in two areas; these areas are located in the Fisher Island Turning Basin and along the south side of Fisherman's Channel. The total area to be affected would be approximately 6.3 acres. In addition, there would be impacts to 49.4 acres of hardbottom/reef communities within the confines of the entrance channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030134, Volume I--1,037 pages and maps, Volume II--521 pages and maps, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 5 of 5] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36379710; 10013-030134_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of navigational features of the Miami Harbor in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. Currently, the harbor channels lack sufficient depth and/or width, resulting in the grounding of containerships at the entrance channel, difficulty in turning and handling of larger vessels in the inner-harbor due to difficult currents, surge effects on docked ships, and transportation inefficiencies due to existing and future containerships not being able to fully load as a result of current channel depths. Study results concluded that a combination of measures to deepen and widen the existing federal system of channels from the beginning of the entrance channel to the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin present the best solution from the point of view of national economic development. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred plan would involve widening the seward portion of Cut-1 from 500 to 800 feet and deepening Cut-1 and Cut-2 from 44 to 51 feet; addition of a turn widener at the southern intersection of Cut-3 with Fisherman's Channel and deepening Cut-3 to 49 feet; increasing the Fisher Island Turning Basin from 1,200 to 1,500 feet, deepening the basin from 42 to 49 feet and truncating he north section of the basin to minimize seagrass impacts; realignment of the western end of the main channel by 250 to the south; widening the southern edge of Fisherman's Channel by 100 feet; reducing the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin to a 1,500-foot diameter from the currently authorized 1,600-foot diameter and deepening the channel from 42 to 49 feet. Mitigation measures would include restoration of seagrass beds and creation of artificial reefs. Total first cost of the plan is estimated at $162.3 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Plan implementation would allow deep-draft containerships to be accommodated safely and efficiently at the harbor, increasing the economic viability of harbor facilities and generally improving the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would have an impact on several seagrass species in two areas; these areas are located in the Fisher Island Turning Basin and along the south side of Fisherman's Channel. The total area to be affected would be approximately 6.3 acres. In addition, there would be impacts to 49.4 acres of hardbottom/reef communities within the confines of the entrance channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030134, Volume I--1,037 pages and maps, Volume II--521 pages and maps, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 5 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379710?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 3 of 5] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36379638; 10013-030134_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of navigational features of the Miami Harbor in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. Currently, the harbor channels lack sufficient depth and/or width, resulting in the grounding of containerships at the entrance channel, difficulty in turning and handling of larger vessels in the inner-harbor due to difficult currents, surge effects on docked ships, and transportation inefficiencies due to existing and future containerships not being able to fully load as a result of current channel depths. Study results concluded that a combination of measures to deepen and widen the existing federal system of channels from the beginning of the entrance channel to the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin present the best solution from the point of view of national economic development. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred plan would involve widening the seward portion of Cut-1 from 500 to 800 feet and deepening Cut-1 and Cut-2 from 44 to 51 feet; addition of a turn widener at the southern intersection of Cut-3 with Fisherman's Channel and deepening Cut-3 to 49 feet; increasing the Fisher Island Turning Basin from 1,200 to 1,500 feet, deepening the basin from 42 to 49 feet and truncating he north section of the basin to minimize seagrass impacts; realignment of the western end of the main channel by 250 to the south; widening the southern edge of Fisherman's Channel by 100 feet; reducing the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin to a 1,500-foot diameter from the currently authorized 1,600-foot diameter and deepening the channel from 42 to 49 feet. Mitigation measures would include restoration of seagrass beds and creation of artificial reefs. Total first cost of the plan is estimated at $162.3 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Plan implementation would allow deep-draft containerships to be accommodated safely and efficiently at the harbor, increasing the economic viability of harbor facilities and generally improving the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would have an impact on several seagrass species in two areas; these areas are located in the Fisher Island Turning Basin and along the south side of Fisherman's Channel. The total area to be affected would be approximately 6.3 acres. In addition, there would be impacts to 49.4 acres of hardbottom/reef communities within the confines of the entrance channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030134, Volume I--1,037 pages and maps, Volume II--521 pages and maps, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379638?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIC/EARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONNECTOR STUDY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - MIC/EARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONNECTOR STUDY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36347404; 10127-030250_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of Miami-Dade Transit's existing rapid rail transit (RRT) system to provide service to Airport's (MIA) from the Earlington Heights Metrorail station or people-mover train extending from the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) to Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. The boundaries of the local study area for the Miami Intermodal Center/Earlington Heights Connector extension are Northwest (NW) 46th Street to the north, NW 20th Street to the south, NW 42nd Avenue (LeJune Road) to the west, and NW 22nd Avenue to the east. The MIC/Earlington Heights Connector would provide a link to the MIC via a 2.5-mile connection from the existing heavy rail line of the Earlington Heights Metrorail station located at State Road 112 and NW 22nd Street. Just west of the study area is MIA, a key activity generator and one of the largest airports in the US in terms of total annual passenger throughput. Annual passenger throughput is expected to increase from 21 million in 2001 to over 70 million in 2020. Air freight throughput is expected to increase significantly as well. The MIA area provides employment to over 40,000 workers in the area. The area suffers from high levels of congestion on regional and local roadways, limited access in the study area, air quality concerns, particularly for ozone, a high occurrence of traffic accidents, and deficiencies with respect to public transportation quality and connectivity. This draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), a baseline alternative (Alternative 2), three alternatives involving RRT extensions from Earlington Heights to MIC (alternatives 3, 4, and 5), and an alternative involving an Miami Intermodal Center (MIC)-MIA Connector extension (Alternative 6). Two subalternatives are outlined for each MIC-Earlington Heights alternative. The baseline alternative is defined as low-cost, operationally oriented improvements to address the identified transportation in the corridor. The three Metrorail Extension alternatives would involve extending the rail technology of the Stage 1 Metrorail line from the Earlington Heights station west to the MIC. The alternatives differ only with respect to alignment of the extended RRT line. The MIC-MIA Connector extension (people-mover) would largely follow the alignment of one of the MIC-Earlington Heights and meet the Metrorail at Earlington Heights station. Capital cost estimates for the MIC/Earlington Connection range from $213.3 million to $387.9 million; annual operation and maintenance costs are estimated to range from 229.5 million to $244.6 million. Capital cost of the MIA /MIC people-mover is estimated at $263.2 million; annual operation and maintenance costs for the people-mover extension are estimated at $248.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The MIC/Earlington Heights Connector would maximize mobility for Miami-Dade workers accessing the study area, improve the integration of the MIC, encourage beneficial development patterns, maximize the efficiency o the transportation in the study area, and improve South Florida's regional transportation connectivity. A direct transit connection would be provided to MIA. Transit quality for low-income groups and other transit-dependent travelers would be enhanced. The presence of the transit system would reduce the use of motor vehicles and, thereby, improve regional air quality and road safety and relieve parking shortages at MIA. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements fro the MIC-Earlington Heights Connector would result in the displacement five to 20 businesses, four to eight residences, and three to seven vacant lots. The MCI-MIA Connector alternative would result in displacement of 13 businesses, four residences, and three vacant lots, Transit structures would represent a significant visual intrusion and geographic barrier in the neighborhoods traversed. Up to four properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would lie within the area of potential effect. Each of the build alternatives would involve a crossing of the Miami River, which is designated as critical habitat for the endangered West Indian manatee. A total of 34 sites containing significant levels of hazardous wastes would lie within the study area. One MIC /Earlington Heights Connector and one MIC-MIA Connector alternative would require a bridge clearance across that Miami River that would not meet navigational clearance requirements; the MIC/Earlington Heights Connector alternative includes a tunnel option that would eliminate the navigational restriction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C. 53), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030250, Draft EIS--324 pages and maps, Map supplement, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Airports KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Marine Mammals KW - Railroad Structures KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Florida KW - Federal Transit Laws, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347404?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIC/EARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONNECTOR STUDY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - MIC/EARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONNECTOR STUDY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36346452; 10127-030250_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of Miami-Dade Transit's existing rapid rail transit (RRT) system to provide service to Airport's (MIA) from the Earlington Heights Metrorail station or people-mover train extending from the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) to Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. The boundaries of the local study area for the Miami Intermodal Center/Earlington Heights Connector extension are Northwest (NW) 46th Street to the north, NW 20th Street to the south, NW 42nd Avenue (LeJune Road) to the west, and NW 22nd Avenue to the east. The MIC/Earlington Heights Connector would provide a link to the MIC via a 2.5-mile connection from the existing heavy rail line of the Earlington Heights Metrorail station located at State Road 112 and NW 22nd Street. Just west of the study area is MIA, a key activity generator and one of the largest airports in the US in terms of total annual passenger throughput. Annual passenger throughput is expected to increase from 21 million in 2001 to over 70 million in 2020. Air freight throughput is expected to increase significantly as well. The MIA area provides employment to over 40,000 workers in the area. The area suffers from high levels of congestion on regional and local roadways, limited access in the study area, air quality concerns, particularly for ozone, a high occurrence of traffic accidents, and deficiencies with respect to public transportation quality and connectivity. This draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), a baseline alternative (Alternative 2), three alternatives involving RRT extensions from Earlington Heights to MIC (alternatives 3, 4, and 5), and an alternative involving an Miami Intermodal Center (MIC)-MIA Connector extension (Alternative 6). Two subalternatives are outlined for each MIC-Earlington Heights alternative. The baseline alternative is defined as low-cost, operationally oriented improvements to address the identified transportation in the corridor. The three Metrorail Extension alternatives would involve extending the rail technology of the Stage 1 Metrorail line from the Earlington Heights station west to the MIC. The alternatives differ only with respect to alignment of the extended RRT line. The MIC-MIA Connector extension (people-mover) would largely follow the alignment of one of the MIC-Earlington Heights and meet the Metrorail at Earlington Heights station. Capital cost estimates for the MIC/Earlington Connection range from $213.3 million to $387.9 million; annual operation and maintenance costs are estimated to range from 229.5 million to $244.6 million. Capital cost of the MIA /MIC people-mover is estimated at $263.2 million; annual operation and maintenance costs for the people-mover extension are estimated at $248.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The MIC/Earlington Heights Connector would maximize mobility for Miami-Dade workers accessing the study area, improve the integration of the MIC, encourage beneficial development patterns, maximize the efficiency o the transportation in the study area, and improve South Florida's regional transportation connectivity. A direct transit connection would be provided to MIA. Transit quality for low-income groups and other transit-dependent travelers would be enhanced. The presence of the transit system would reduce the use of motor vehicles and, thereby, improve regional air quality and road safety and relieve parking shortages at MIA. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements fro the MIC-Earlington Heights Connector would result in the displacement five to 20 businesses, four to eight residences, and three to seven vacant lots. The MCI-MIA Connector alternative would result in displacement of 13 businesses, four residences, and three vacant lots, Transit structures would represent a significant visual intrusion and geographic barrier in the neighborhoods traversed. Up to four properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would lie within the area of potential effect. Each of the build alternatives would involve a crossing of the Miami River, which is designated as critical habitat for the endangered West Indian manatee. A total of 34 sites containing significant levels of hazardous wastes would lie within the study area. One MIC /Earlington Heights Connector and one MIC-MIA Connector alternative would require a bridge clearance across that Miami River that would not meet navigational clearance requirements; the MIC/Earlington Heights Connector alternative includes a tunnel option that would eliminate the navigational restriction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C. 53), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030250, Draft EIS--324 pages and maps, Map supplement, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Airports KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Marine Mammals KW - Railroad Structures KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Florida KW - Federal Transit Laws, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346452?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIC%2FEARLINGTON+HEIGHTS+CONNECTOR+STUDY%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=MIC%2FEARLINGTON+HEIGHTS+CONNECTOR+STUDY%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIC/EARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONNECTOR STUDY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 16347827; 10127 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of Miami-Dade Transit's existing rapid rail transit (RRT) system to provide service to Airport's (MIA) from the Earlington Heights Metrorail station or people-mover train extending from the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) to Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. The boundaries of the local study area for the Miami Intermodal Center/Earlington Heights Connector extension are Northwest (NW) 46th Street to the north, NW 20th Street to the south, NW 42nd Avenue (LeJune Road) to the west, and NW 22nd Avenue to the east. The MIC/Earlington Heights Connector would provide a link to the MIC via a 2.5-mile connection from the existing heavy rail line of the Earlington Heights Metrorail station located at State Road 112 and NW 22nd Street. Just west of the study area is MIA, a key activity generator and one of the largest airports in the US in terms of total annual passenger throughput. Annual passenger throughput is expected to increase from 21 million in 2001 to over 70 million in 2020. Air freight throughput is expected to increase significantly as well. The MIA area provides employment to over 40,000 workers in the area. The area suffers from high levels of congestion on regional and local roadways, limited access in the study area, air quality concerns, particularly for ozone, a high occurrence of traffic accidents, and deficiencies with respect to public transportation quality and connectivity. This draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), a baseline alternative (Alternative 2), three alternatives involving RRT extensions from Earlington Heights to MIC (alternatives 3, 4, and 5), and an alternative involving an Miami Intermodal Center (MIC)-MIA Connector extension (Alternative 6). Two subalternatives are outlined for each MIC-Earlington Heights alternative. The baseline alternative is defined as low-cost, operationally oriented improvements to address the identified transportation in the corridor. The three Metrorail Extension alternatives would involve extending the rail technology of the Stage 1 Metrorail line from the Earlington Heights station west to the MIC. The alternatives differ only with respect to alignment of the extended RRT line. The MIC-MIA Connector extension (people-mover) would largely follow the alignment of one of the MIC-Earlington Heights and meet the Metrorail at Earlington Heights station. Capital cost estimates for the MIC/Earlington Connection range from $213.3 million to $387.9 million; annual operation and maintenance costs are estimated to range from 229.5 million to $244.6 million. Capital cost of the MIA /MIC people-mover is estimated at $263.2 million; annual operation and maintenance costs for the people-mover extension are estimated at $248.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The MIC/Earlington Heights Connector would maximize mobility for Miami-Dade workers accessing the study area, improve the integration of the MIC, encourage beneficial development patterns, maximize the efficiency o the transportation in the study area, and improve South Florida's regional transportation connectivity. A direct transit connection would be provided to MIA. Transit quality for low-income groups and other transit-dependent travelers would be enhanced. The presence of the transit system would reduce the use of motor vehicles and, thereby, improve regional air quality and road safety and relieve parking shortages at MIA. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements fro the MIC-Earlington Heights Connector would result in the displacement five to 20 businesses, four to eight residences, and three to seven vacant lots. The MCI-MIA Connector alternative would result in displacement of 13 businesses, four residences, and three vacant lots, Transit structures would represent a significant visual intrusion and geographic barrier in the neighborhoods traversed. Up to four properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would lie within the area of potential effect. Each of the build alternatives would involve a crossing of the Miami River, which is designated as critical habitat for the endangered West Indian manatee. A total of 34 sites containing significant levels of hazardous wastes would lie within the study area. One MIC /Earlington Heights Connector and one MIC-MIA Connector alternative would require a bridge clearance across that Miami River that would not meet navigational clearance requirements; the MIC/Earlington Heights Connector alternative includes a tunnel option that would eliminate the navigational restriction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C. 53), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030250, Draft EIS--324 pages and maps, Map supplement, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Airports KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Marine Mammals KW - Railroad Structures KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Florida KW - Federal Transit Laws, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16347827?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIC%2FEARLINGTON+HEIGHTS+CONNECTOR+STUDY%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=MIC%2FEARLINGTON+HEIGHTS+CONNECTOR+STUDY%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 16343140; 10013 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of navigational features of the Miami Harbor in Miami-Dade County, Florida is proposed. Currently, the harbor channels lack sufficient depth and/or width, resulting in the grounding of containerships at the entrance channel, difficulty in turning and handling of larger vessels in the inner-harbor due to difficult currents, surge effects on docked ships, and transportation inefficiencies due to existing and future containerships not being able to fully load as a result of current channel depths. Study results concluded that a combination of measures to deepen and widen the existing federal system of channels from the beginning of the entrance channel to the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin present the best solution from the point of view of national economic development. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred plan would involve widening the seward portion of Cut-1 from 500 to 800 feet and deepening Cut-1 and Cut-2 from 44 to 51 feet; addition of a turn widener at the southern intersection of Cut-3 with Fisherman's Channel and deepening Cut-3 to 49 feet; increasing the Fisher Island Turning Basin from 1,200 to 1,500 feet, deepening the basin from 42 to 49 feet and truncating he north section of the basin to minimize seagrass impacts; realignment of the western end of the main channel by 250 to the south; widening the southern edge of Fisherman's Channel by 100 feet; reducing the Lummus Island (Middle) Turning Basin to a 1,500-foot diameter from the currently authorized 1,600-foot diameter and deepening the channel from 42 to 49 feet. Mitigation measures would include restoration of seagrass beds and creation of artificial reefs. Total first cost of the plan is estimated at $162.3 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Plan implementation would allow deep-draft containerships to be accommodated safely and efficiently at the harbor, increasing the economic viability of harbor facilities and generally improving the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would have an impact on several seagrass species in two areas; these areas are located in the Fisher Island Turning Basin and along the south side of Fisherman's Channel. The total area to be affected would be approximately 6.3 acres. In addition, there would be impacts to 49.4 acres of hardbottom/reef communities within the confines of the entrance channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030134, Volume I--1,037 pages and maps, Volume II--521 pages and maps, March 25, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Water KW - Channels KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Economic Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343140?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMORIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. AN - 36441608; 10008 AB - PURPOSE: The rehabilitation or reconstruction of the Liberty Memorial Bridge connecting Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota is proposed. The bridge, which spans the Missouri River, constitutes a key crossing on the Interstate 94 (I-94) Business Loop required to maintain connectivity between the two cities. The bridge suffers from poor and deteriorating structural components and does not provide the capacity to efficiently accommodate future traffic demands. The existing bridge is a two-lane, bi-directional facility. The project termini extend from the intersection with Fraine Barracks Road on the east of the Memorial Bridge and the I-94 interchange with the Bismarck Expressway on the west end of the bridge. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would involve rehabilitation of the existing bridge. Alternatives 2A or 2B would result in the construction of a new four-lane bridge on a southern or northern alignment, respectively. Alternatives 3A or 3B would involve the construction of a new two-lane bridge on a southern or northern alignment, respectively. All six alternatives are located within a similar corridor. Estimated costs of the action alternatives range from $36.3 million to $57 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Any action alternative would improve this critical link between Bismarck and Mandan. Alternative 1 would prevent excessive damage to a visually important structure that has been placed in the National Register of Historic Places. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Alteration or demolition of the bridge would affect the historic structure. Alternative 1 would not efficiently accommodate future traffic demands, retain less than desirable structural geometrics and pedestrian facilities, and require closure of the bridge for 22 months. All build alternatives would have some potential for disturbing threatened and endangered species, increasing noise levels during the construction phase, and degrading water quality in the Missouri River. Alternatives 2A, 3A, 2B, or 3B would require the relocation of one home. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030129, Draft EIS--721 pages, Section 4(f) Statement--29 pages, March 21, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-ND-EIS-02-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources KW - Demolition KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - North Dakota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441608?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MEMORIAL+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+BISMARCK%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=MEMORIAL+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+BISMARCK%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bismarck, North Dakota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 21, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMORIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - MEMORIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. AN - 36380573; 10008-030129_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The rehabilitation or reconstruction of the Liberty Memorial Bridge connecting Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota is proposed. The bridge, which spans the Missouri River, constitutes a key crossing on the Interstate 94 (I-94) Business Loop required to maintain connectivity between the two cities. The bridge suffers from poor and deteriorating structural components and does not provide the capacity to efficiently accommodate future traffic demands. The existing bridge is a two-lane, bi-directional facility. The project termini extend from the intersection with Fraine Barracks Road on the east of the Memorial Bridge and the I-94 interchange with the Bismarck Expressway on the west end of the bridge. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would involve rehabilitation of the existing bridge. Alternatives 2A or 2B would result in the construction of a new four-lane bridge on a southern or northern alignment, respectively. Alternatives 3A or 3B would involve the construction of a new two-lane bridge on a southern or northern alignment, respectively. All six alternatives are located within a similar corridor. Estimated costs of the action alternatives range from $36.3 million to $57 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Any action alternative would improve this critical link between Bismarck and Mandan. Alternative 1 would prevent excessive damage to a visually important structure that has been placed in the National Register of Historic Places. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Alteration or demolition of the bridge would affect the historic structure. Alternative 1 would not efficiently accommodate future traffic demands, retain less than desirable structural geometrics and pedestrian facilities, and require closure of the bridge for 22 months. All build alternatives would have some potential for disturbing threatened and endangered species, increasing noise levels during the construction phase, and degrading water quality in the Missouri River. Alternatives 2A, 3A, 2B, or 3B would require the relocation of one home. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030129, Draft EIS--721 pages, Section 4(f) Statement--29 pages, March 21, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-ND-EIS-02-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources KW - Demolition KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - North Dakota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MEMORIAL+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+BISMARCK%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=MEMORIAL+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+BISMARCK%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bismarck, North Dakota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 21, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RARITY POINTE COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON TELLICO RESERVOIR, LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. AN - 36436180; 10004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of land use and management actions with respect to lands associated with the Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee is proposed. The Tellico Reservoir and its associated lands offer a variety of natural characteristics, ranging from gently rolling valleys to mountains and from the clear-stream entrance that the Little Tennessee River makes below Chilhowee Dam to the large flat lake behind Tellico Dam. The reservoir is used extensively by boaters, who can access the lake vis? 14 public access areas. The proposal would involve the sale of 118 acres of public land, use of five acres of public land for a small golf course, and use of four acres of public land for a full service marina. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would approve the use of public land for the small golf course and the marina, and modify the current land management plan to allow the sale of the requested land for development; however, the developer would have to exchange 256 acres of land for the 118 acres to be disposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The land exchange and other land use provisions would allow a recreational resort community to be developed near the lake. The community would benefit the local economy as well as recreationists purchasing property within the community. The plan would result in a net increase in public land. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would result in the loss of public lands to private ownership and, thereby, certain federal controls over the disposed land. Shoreline habitat, recreational opportunities, and the visual and other aesthetic values would be marred due to shoreline developments. Although there would be some adverse impacts to terrestrial ecology, wetlands, water quality, and aquatic ecology to both the involved public and private public lands, these impacts would be offset by the proposed land exchange. Two sensitive species could suffer from a loss of habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030125, 246 pages, March 20, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Management KW - Property Disposition KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Reservoirs KW - Resorts KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Little Tennessee River KW - Tellico Reservoir KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36436180?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RARITY+POINTE+COMMERCIAL+RECREATION+AND+RESIDENTIAL+DEVELOPMENT+ON+TELLICO+RESERVOIR%2C+LOUDON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=RARITY+POINTE+COMMERCIAL+RECREATION+AND+RESIDENTIAL+DEVELOPMENT+ON+TELLICO+RESERVOIR%2C+LOUDON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RARITY POINTE COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON TELLICO RESERVOIR, LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - RARITY POINTE COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON TELLICO RESERVOIR, LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. AN - 36379685; 10004-030125_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of land use and management actions with respect to lands associated with the Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee is proposed. The Tellico Reservoir and its associated lands offer a variety of natural characteristics, ranging from gently rolling valleys to mountains and from the clear-stream entrance that the Little Tennessee River makes below Chilhowee Dam to the large flat lake behind Tellico Dam. The reservoir is used extensively by boaters, who can access the lake vis? 14 public access areas. The proposal would involve the sale of 118 acres of public land, use of five acres of public land for a small golf course, and use of four acres of public land for a full service marina. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would approve the use of public land for the small golf course and the marina, and modify the current land management plan to allow the sale of the requested land for development; however, the developer would have to exchange 256 acres of land for the 118 acres to be disposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The land exchange and other land use provisions would allow a recreational resort community to be developed near the lake. The community would benefit the local economy as well as recreationists purchasing property within the community. The plan would result in a net increase in public land. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would result in the loss of public lands to private ownership and, thereby, certain federal controls over the disposed land. Shoreline habitat, recreational opportunities, and the visual and other aesthetic values would be marred due to shoreline developments. Although there would be some adverse impacts to terrestrial ecology, wetlands, water quality, and aquatic ecology to both the involved public and private public lands, these impacts would be offset by the proposed land exchange. Two sensitive species could suffer from a loss of habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030125, 246 pages, March 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Management KW - Property Disposition KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Reservoirs KW - Resorts KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Little Tennessee River KW - Tellico Reservoir KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379685?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RARITY+POINTE+COMMERCIAL+RECREATION+AND+RESIDENTIAL+DEVELOPMENT+ON+TELLICO+RESERVOIR%2C+LOUDON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=RARITY+POINTE+COMMERCIAL+RECREATION+AND+RESIDENTIAL+DEVELOPMENT+ON+TELLICO+RESERVOIR%2C+LOUDON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RARITY POINTE COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON TELLICO RESERVOIR, LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - RARITY POINTE COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON TELLICO RESERVOIR, LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. AN - 36378981; 10004-030125_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of land use and management actions with respect to lands associated with the Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee is proposed. The Tellico Reservoir and its associated lands offer a variety of natural characteristics, ranging from gently rolling valleys to mountains and from the clear-stream entrance that the Little Tennessee River makes below Chilhowee Dam to the large flat lake behind Tellico Dam. The reservoir is used extensively by boaters, who can access the lake vis? 14 public access areas. The proposal would involve the sale of 118 acres of public land, use of five acres of public land for a small golf course, and use of four acres of public land for a full service marina. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would approve the use of public land for the small golf course and the marina, and modify the current land management plan to allow the sale of the requested land for development; however, the developer would have to exchange 256 acres of land for the 118 acres to be disposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The land exchange and other land use provisions would allow a recreational resort community to be developed near the lake. The community would benefit the local economy as well as recreationists purchasing property within the community. The plan would result in a net increase in public land. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would result in the loss of public lands to private ownership and, thereby, certain federal controls over the disposed land. Shoreline habitat, recreational opportunities, and the visual and other aesthetic values would be marred due to shoreline developments. Although there would be some adverse impacts to terrestrial ecology, wetlands, water quality, and aquatic ecology to both the involved public and private public lands, these impacts would be offset by the proposed land exchange. Two sensitive species could suffer from a loss of habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030125, 246 pages, March 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Management KW - Property Disposition KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Reservoirs KW - Resorts KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Little Tennessee River KW - Tellico Reservoir KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36378981?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST CLIFF DRAFT BLUFF PROTECTION AND PARKWAY PROJECT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36441537; 10000 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an erosion protection and parkway project within the East Cliff Drive Bluff area of Santa Cruz County, California is proposed. The area is located midway between the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola, approximately 75 miles south of San Francisco on the north shore of Monterey Bay. The coastal bluffs within the project area have been and continue to be susceptible to continuous and periodically severe erosion. The area is also at risk of a sudden failure from a large seismic event. The potential loss of East Cliff Drive has been a concern for many years and, in the 1990s, it became clear that continued failures would undermine the road, public access to the coast, and utility lines. Four action alternatives and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), the cliff face adjacent to East Cliff Drive would be fully armored with engineered bluff protection structures consisting of soil nail and shotcreet. Two independent actions would be implemented. The first action would involve a 1,100-linear-foot project extending from 33rd Avenue to 36th Avenue. The second action would involve a 300-foot project at the end of 41st Avenue (also known as "The Hook"). The project would also include pedestrian and multi-use path improvements, provision of a new restroom, improvement to parking facilities, installation of storm drainage facilities, and park site development. Existing concrete rubble and riprap used to protect the bluff area would be removed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure the continued viability of East Cliff Drive and the associated utility lines. Access to the coast and provision of utility-related services would continue even in the event of seismic activity [NEG]Armoring of the cliff face would mar the visual quality of the bluff and destroy some cavity habitat. Park and parking improvements and other recreational facility improvements would result in the destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Armoring of the cliff face would mar the visual quality of the bluff and destroy some cavity habitat. Park and parking improvements and other recreational facility improvements would result in the destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat. JF - EPA number: 030121, pages, March 17, 2003 PY - 2003 EP - ages, March 17 KW - Water KW - Air Quality KW - Coastal Zones KW - Earthquakes KW - Erosion Control KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Recreation KW - Roads KW - Noise KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife KW - California UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441537?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=ages&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+CLIFF+DRAFT+BLUFF+PROTECTION+AND+PARKWAY+PROJECT%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=EAST+CLIFF+DRAFT+BLUFF+PROTECTION+AND+PARKWAY+PROJECT%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 17, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST CLIFF DRAFT BLUFF PROTECTION AND PARKWAY PROJECT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - EAST CLIFF DRAFT BLUFF PROTECTION AND PARKWAY PROJECT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381591; 10000-030121_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an erosion protection and parkway project within the East Cliff Drive Bluff area of Santa Cruz County, California is proposed. The area is located midway between the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola, approximately 75 miles south of San Francisco on the north shore of Monterey Bay. The coastal bluffs within the project area have been and continue to be susceptible to continuous and periodically severe erosion. The area is also at risk of a sudden failure from a large seismic event. The potential loss of East Cliff Drive has been a concern for many years and, in the 1990s, it became clear that continued failures would undermine the road, public access to the coast, and utility lines. Four action alternatives and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), the cliff face adjacent to East Cliff Drive would be fully armored with engineered bluff protection structures consisting of soil nail and shotcreet. Two independent actions would be implemented. The first action would involve a 1,100-linear-foot project extending from 33rd Avenue to 36th Avenue. The second action would involve a 300-foot project at the end of 41st Avenue (also known as "The Hook"). The project would also include pedestrian and multi-use path improvements, provision of a new restroom, improvement to parking facilities, installation of storm drainage facilities, and park site development. Existing concrete rubble and riprap used to protect the bluff area would be removed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure the continued viability of East Cliff Drive and the associated utility lines. Access to the coast and provision of utility-related services would continue even in the event of seismic activity [NEG]Armoring of the cliff face would mar the visual quality of the bluff and destroy some cavity habitat. Park and parking improvements and other recreational facility improvements would result in the destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Armoring of the cliff face would mar the visual quality of the bluff and destroy some cavity habitat. Park and parking improvements and other recreational facility improvements would result in the destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat. JF - EPA number: 030121, pages, March 17, 2003 PY - 2003 EP - ages, March 17 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Air Quality KW - Coastal Zones KW - Earthquakes KW - Erosion Control KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Recreation KW - Roads KW - Noise KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife KW - California UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381591?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=ages&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+CLIFF+DRAFT+BLUFF+PROTECTION+AND+PARKWAY+PROJECT%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=EAST+CLIFF+DRAFT+BLUFF+PROTECTION+AND+PARKWAY+PROJECT%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 17, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST CLIFF DRAFT BLUFF PROTECTION AND PARKWAY PROJECT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - EAST CLIFF DRAFT BLUFF PROTECTION AND PARKWAY PROJECT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36378875; 10000-030121_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an erosion protection and parkway project within the East Cliff Drive Bluff area of Santa Cruz County, California is proposed. The area is located midway between the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola, approximately 75 miles south of San Francisco on the north shore of Monterey Bay. The coastal bluffs within the project area have been and continue to be susceptible to continuous and periodically severe erosion. The area is also at risk of a sudden failure from a large seismic event. The potential loss of East Cliff Drive has been a concern for many years and, in the 1990s, it became clear that continued failures would undermine the road, public access to the coast, and utility lines. Four action alternatives and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), the cliff face adjacent to East Cliff Drive would be fully armored with engineered bluff protection structures consisting of soil nail and shotcreet. Two independent actions would be implemented. The first action would involve a 1,100-linear-foot project extending from 33rd Avenue to 36th Avenue. The second action would involve a 300-foot project at the end of 41st Avenue (also known as "The Hook"). The project would also include pedestrian and multi-use path improvements, provision of a new restroom, improvement to parking facilities, installation of storm drainage facilities, and park site development. Existing concrete rubble and riprap used to protect the bluff area would be removed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure the continued viability of East Cliff Drive and the associated utility lines. Access to the coast and provision of utility-related services would continue even in the event of seismic activity [NEG]Armoring of the cliff face would mar the visual quality of the bluff and destroy some cavity habitat. Park and parking improvements and other recreational facility improvements would result in the destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Armoring of the cliff face would mar the visual quality of the bluff and destroy some cavity habitat. Park and parking improvements and other recreational facility improvements would result in the destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat. JF - EPA number: 030121, pages, March 17, 2003 PY - 2003 EP - ages, March 17 VL - 2 KW - Water KW - Air Quality KW - Coastal Zones KW - Earthquakes KW - Erosion Control KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Recreation KW - Roads KW - Noise KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife KW - California UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36378875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=ages&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+CLIFF+DRAFT+BLUFF+PROTECTION+AND+PARKWAY+PROJECT%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=EAST+CLIFF+DRAFT+BLUFF+PROTECTION+AND+PARKWAY+PROJECT%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 17, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOWER CACHE CREEK, YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CITY OF WOODLAND AND VICINITY. AN - 36443795; 9996 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control project on the lower reach of Cache Creek in the city of Woodland and vicinity, Yolo County, California is proposed. The study area encompasses the entire Cache Creek watershed from the eastern foothills of the Coast Range Mountains to thee western levees of the Yolo Bypass. The area includes parts of Yolo, Colusa, and Lake counties. The area is bordered by Cache Creek to the north ad west, the Cache Creek Settling Basin tot he east, and the Woodland city limits to the south. The lower reach of the creek has a history of flooding. Although flooding has not occurred within the city of Woodland, a flood threat exists. Twenty severe floods have occurred in the Cache Creek basin since 1900. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to hydrology, land use, transportation, environmental constraints, and public support for the project. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Lower Cache Creek Flood (LCCFB) Alternative would provide for a barrier that would extend six miles from the intersection of County Road (CR) 19B and CR 96B to the Cache Creek settling basin, just north of the Woodland; an inlet weir, similar to the existing outlet weir in the settling basin, to be located in the west levee of the basin; highway closure and stoplog structures at road and railroad crossings; and a flood warning system to initiate evacuation of the floodplain and closure of crossings. The Modified Wide Setback Levee (MWSL) Alternative would provide for approximately 19 miles of levees, consisting of a combination of new setback levees and modification of the existing levees. The levees would extend from the settling basin inlet to high ground near CR 94B. Bridges would be extended using viaducts to allow for increased overbank flow areas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: THE LCCFB alternative would remove the city of Woodland and an area of Yolo County south of the barrier from the 100-year floodplain. The existing levee system would be maintained to provide protection against the 20-year event. The MWSL Alternative would remove Woodland, the town of Yolo, and a large portion of the unincorporated land north and south of Cache Creek from the floodplain. This alternative would allow for future restoration of Cache Creek, and would involve fewer transportation interruptions than the LCCFB Alternative. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The LCCFB Alternative would induce flooding on some lands, and displace 122 acres of agricultural land, 100 native and on native trees, 0.52 upland habitat, and 0.28 acre of scrub shrub, as well as the associated wildlife habitat. LCCFG would also interrupt transportation during construction activities, and result in some flooding of transportation corridors thereafter. THE MWSL Alternative would require the displacement of 32 residences and up to 182 farm structures, 123 acres of row crop, 11 acres of riparian land, and 47 acres of agricultural support lands. Conversion of an additional 2,135 acres of land between the levees could occur. The removal of the training levee could alter the distribution of sediment in the settling basin. Approximately 174 acres of agricultural habitat, 49 acres of orchard trees, 9 acres of riparian habitat, and 0.69 acres of riverine aquatic habitat would be lost. Under either alternative, construction activities would result in noise and air pollutant emission levels in excess of federal standards. Under either alternative, habitat for special status species, including Swainson's hawk, the giant garter snake, northwest pond turtle, Chinook salmon, and steelhead trout would be displaced. The MWSL would also affect habitat for valley elderberry, which is also a special status species. Under either alternative, structures would block views of the creek. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy and Water Development and Appropriation Act of 1993 (P.L. 102-377), Flood Control Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-874), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030116, Draft EIS--721 pages and maps, Draft Feasibility Report--827 pages and maps, March 14, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Water KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Dikes KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Hydrology KW - Land Use KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Cache Creek KW - California KW - Energy and Water Development and Appropriation Act of 1993, Project Authorization KW - Flood Control Act of 1962, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36443795?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+CACHE+CREEK%2C+YOLO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+CITY+OF+WOODLAND+AND+VICINITY.&rft.title=LOWER+CACHE+CREEK%2C+YOLO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+CITY+OF+WOODLAND+AND+VICINITY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 14, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOWER CACHE CREEK, YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CITY OF WOODLAND AND VICINITY. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - LOWER CACHE CREEK, YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CITY OF WOODLAND AND VICINITY. AN - 36346006; 9996-030116_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control project on the lower reach of Cache Creek in the city of Woodland and vicinity, Yolo County, California is proposed. The study area encompasses the entire Cache Creek watershed from the eastern foothills of the Coast Range Mountains to thee western levees of the Yolo Bypass. The area includes parts of Yolo, Colusa, and Lake counties. The area is bordered by Cache Creek to the north ad west, the Cache Creek Settling Basin tot he east, and the Woodland city limits to the south. The lower reach of the creek has a history of flooding. Although flooding has not occurred within the city of Woodland, a flood threat exists. Twenty severe floods have occurred in the Cache Creek basin since 1900. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to hydrology, land use, transportation, environmental constraints, and public support for the project. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Lower Cache Creek Flood (LCCFB) Alternative would provide for a barrier that would extend six miles from the intersection of County Road (CR) 19B and CR 96B to the Cache Creek settling basin, just north of the Woodland; an inlet weir, similar to the existing outlet weir in the settling basin, to be located in the west levee of the basin; highway closure and stoplog structures at road and railroad crossings; and a flood warning system to initiate evacuation of the floodplain and closure of crossings. The Modified Wide Setback Levee (MWSL) Alternative would provide for approximately 19 miles of levees, consisting of a combination of new setback levees and modification of the existing levees. The levees would extend from the settling basin inlet to high ground near CR 94B. Bridges would be extended using viaducts to allow for increased overbank flow areas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: THE LCCFB alternative would remove the city of Woodland and an area of Yolo County south of the barrier from the 100-year floodplain. The existing levee system would be maintained to provide protection against the 20-year event. The MWSL Alternative would remove Woodland, the town of Yolo, and a large portion of the unincorporated land north and south of Cache Creek from the floodplain. This alternative would allow for future restoration of Cache Creek, and would involve fewer transportation interruptions than the LCCFB Alternative. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The LCCFB Alternative would induce flooding on some lands, and displace 122 acres of agricultural land, 100 native and on native trees, 0.52 upland habitat, and 0.28 acre of scrub shrub, as well as the associated wildlife habitat. LCCFG would also interrupt transportation during construction activities, and result in some flooding of transportation corridors thereafter. THE MWSL Alternative would require the displacement of 32 residences and up to 182 farm structures, 123 acres of row crop, 11 acres of riparian land, and 47 acres of agricultural support lands. Conversion of an additional 2,135 acres of land between the levees could occur. The removal of the training levee could alter the distribution of sediment in the settling basin. Approximately 174 acres of agricultural habitat, 49 acres of orchard trees, 9 acres of riparian habitat, and 0.69 acres of riverine aquatic habitat would be lost. Under either alternative, construction activities would result in noise and air pollutant emission levels in excess of federal standards. Under either alternative, habitat for special status species, including Swainson's hawk, the giant garter snake, northwest pond turtle, Chinook salmon, and steelhead trout would be displaced. The MWSL would also affect habitat for valley elderberry, which is also a special status species. Under either alternative, structures would block views of the creek. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy and Water Development and Appropriation Act of 1993 (P.L. 102-377), Flood Control Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-874), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030116, Draft EIS--721 pages and maps, Draft Feasibility Report--827 pages and maps, March 14, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Dikes KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Hydrology KW - Land Use KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Cache Creek KW - California KW - Energy and Water Development and Appropriation Act of 1993, Project Authorization KW - Flood Control Act of 1962, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346006?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 14, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR STUDY, MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINE TO INTERSTATE 65, COLBERT, FRANKLIN, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, LIMESTONE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, ALABAMA. AN - 36435879; 9980 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of approximately 75 miles of freeway from the Mississippi/Alabama state line to Interstate 65 (I-65) in Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan counties, Alabama is proposed. The project constitutes the western portion of the Memphis to Atlanta Congressional High Priority Corridor designated by Section 1105(c)(7) of the Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. The eastern portion, from I-65 to the Alabama/Georgia state line, is being studied concurrently and will be the subject of another EIS process. While the documents are being prepared separately, the intent is that the two documents will be processed simultaneously. The part of the project at hand would involve construction of a 69.8- to 77.5-mile east-west, controlled access highway, within a minimum right-of-way of 295 feet, in northwest Alabama. Urbanized areas within the corridor, which is largely rural and dominated by agricultural land uses, include Florence, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Athens, and Decatur. The area currently lacks an efficient interstate-quality east-west facility to provide for the regional movement of travelers and goods. Four reasonable corridor alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under any alternative, access would be controlled via interchanges, requiring additional rights-of-way at some locations. The preferred alternative (Alternative C1) would Depending on the alternative selected, estimated cost of the project ranges from $640.6 million to 718.2 million. Cost of the preferred alternative is estimated at $639.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would increase east-west regional and interstate mobility and provide infrastructure to promote economic development in northwestern Alabama. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in displacement of 177 residences, five commercial establishments, one church, 2,224 acres of prime and unique farmland, and 253 to 358.5 acres of wetlands. Any alternative would cross the floodplains of numerous major streams, possibly including the Tennessee and/or Elk rivers. The facility would traverse the Natchez Trace Parkway, an historic and scenic travel and trade route. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards at 45 sensitive receptor sites. Construction workers would encounter three hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0330D, Volume 25, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030100, Final EIS--441 pages and maps, Technical Appendices--596 pages and maps, March 11, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-98-2-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36435879?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MEMPHIS+TO+ATLANTA+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+MISSISSIPPI%2FALABAMA+STATE+LINE+TO+INTERSTATE+65%2C+COLBERT%2C+FRANKLIN%2C+LAUDERDALE%2C+LAWRENCE%2C+LIMESTONE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=MEMPHIS+TO+ATLANTA+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+MISSISSIPPI%2FALABAMA+STATE+LINE+TO+INTERSTATE+65%2C+COLBERT%2C+FRANKLIN%2C+LAUDERDALE%2C+LAWRENCE%2C+LIMESTONE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 11, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR STUDY, MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINE TO INTERSTATE 65, COLBERT, FRANKLIN, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, LIMESTONE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, ALABAMA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR STUDY, MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINE TO INTERSTATE 65, COLBERT, FRANKLIN, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, LIMESTONE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, ALABAMA. AN - 36344652; 9980-030100_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of approximately 75 miles of freeway from the Mississippi/Alabama state line to Interstate 65 (I-65) in Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan counties, Alabama is proposed. The project constitutes the western portion of the Memphis to Atlanta Congressional High Priority Corridor designated by Section 1105(c)(7) of the Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. The eastern portion, from I-65 to the Alabama/Georgia state line, is being studied concurrently and will be the subject of another EIS process. While the documents are being prepared separately, the intent is that the two documents will be processed simultaneously. The part of the project at hand would involve construction of a 69.8- to 77.5-mile east-west, controlled access highway, within a minimum right-of-way of 295 feet, in northwest Alabama. Urbanized areas within the corridor, which is largely rural and dominated by agricultural land uses, include Florence, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Athens, and Decatur. The area currently lacks an efficient interstate-quality east-west facility to provide for the regional movement of travelers and goods. Four reasonable corridor alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under any alternative, access would be controlled via interchanges, requiring additional rights-of-way at some locations. The preferred alternative (Alternative C1) would Depending on the alternative selected, estimated cost of the project ranges from $640.6 million to 718.2 million. Cost of the preferred alternative is estimated at $639.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would increase east-west regional and interstate mobility and provide infrastructure to promote economic development in northwestern Alabama. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in displacement of 177 residences, five commercial establishments, one church, 2,224 acres of prime and unique farmland, and 253 to 358.5 acres of wetlands. Any alternative would cross the floodplains of numerous major streams, possibly including the Tennessee and/or Elk rivers. The facility would traverse the Natchez Trace Parkway, an historic and scenic travel and trade route. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards at 45 sensitive receptor sites. Construction workers would encounter three hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0330D, Volume 25, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030100, Final EIS--441 pages and maps, Technical Appendices--596 pages and maps, March 11, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-98-2-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36344652?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MEMPHIS+TO+ATLANTA+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+MISSISSIPPI%2FALABAMA+STATE+LINE+TO+INTERSTATE+65%2C+COLBERT%2C+FRANKLIN%2C+LAUDERDALE%2C+LAWRENCE%2C+LIMESTONE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=MEMPHIS+TO+ATLANTA+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+MISSISSIPPI%2FALABAMA+STATE+LINE+TO+INTERSTATE+65%2C+COLBERT%2C+FRANKLIN%2C+LAUDERDALE%2C+LAWRENCE%2C+LIMESTONE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 11, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR STUDY, MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINE TO INTERSTATE 65, COLBERT, FRANKLIN, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, LIMESTONE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, ALABAMA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR STUDY, MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINE TO INTERSTATE 65, COLBERT, FRANKLIN, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, LIMESTONE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, ALABAMA. AN - 36342575; 9980-030100_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of approximately 75 miles of freeway from the Mississippi/Alabama state line to Interstate 65 (I-65) in Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan counties, Alabama is proposed. The project constitutes the western portion of the Memphis to Atlanta Congressional High Priority Corridor designated by Section 1105(c)(7) of the Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. The eastern portion, from I-65 to the Alabama/Georgia state line, is being studied concurrently and will be the subject of another EIS process. While the documents are being prepared separately, the intent is that the two documents will be processed simultaneously. The part of the project at hand would involve construction of a 69.8- to 77.5-mile east-west, controlled access highway, within a minimum right-of-way of 295 feet, in northwest Alabama. Urbanized areas within the corridor, which is largely rural and dominated by agricultural land uses, include Florence, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Athens, and Decatur. The area currently lacks an efficient interstate-quality east-west facility to provide for the regional movement of travelers and goods. Four reasonable corridor alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under any alternative, access would be controlled via interchanges, requiring additional rights-of-way at some locations. The preferred alternative (Alternative C1) would Depending on the alternative selected, estimated cost of the project ranges from $640.6 million to 718.2 million. Cost of the preferred alternative is estimated at $639.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would increase east-west regional and interstate mobility and provide infrastructure to promote economic development in northwestern Alabama. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in displacement of 177 residences, five commercial establishments, one church, 2,224 acres of prime and unique farmland, and 253 to 358.5 acres of wetlands. Any alternative would cross the floodplains of numerous major streams, possibly including the Tennessee and/or Elk rivers. The facility would traverse the Natchez Trace Parkway, an historic and scenic travel and trade route. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards at 45 sensitive receptor sites. Construction workers would encounter three hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0330D, Volume 25, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030100, Final EIS--441 pages and maps, Technical Appendices--596 pages and maps, March 11, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-98-2-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342575?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MEMPHIS+TO+ATLANTA+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+MISSISSIPPI%2FALABAMA+STATE+LINE+TO+INTERSTATE+65%2C+COLBERT%2C+FRANKLIN%2C+LAUDERDALE%2C+LAWRENCE%2C+LIMESTONE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=MEMPHIS+TO+ATLANTA+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+MISSISSIPPI%2FALABAMA+STATE+LINE+TO+INTERSTATE+65%2C+COLBERT%2C+FRANKLIN%2C+LAUDERDALE%2C+LAWRENCE%2C+LIMESTONE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 11, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OPERATION RIO GRANDE, STARR, HIDALGO, AND CAMERON COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36417161; 9979 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a strategy initiated by the US Border Patrol (USBP) in August 1997 to aid reducing illegal immigration and drug traffic along the Rio Grande corridor of the McAllen Sector of the USBP in Starr, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties, Texas is proposed. The strategy, known as "Operation Rio Grande", is part of a larger effort designed to reduce or eliminate illegal drug activity and illegal entry along the southwestern border of the US. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist activities, securing U.S. borders against illegal entry has become an increased focus of the USBP. A No Action Alternative and a preferred alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred action, the strategy would have five components: installation of permanent and portable lighting, road improvement, fencing, construction of boat ramps, and mowing. More specifically, the strategy would involve actions at six USBP stations, as follows: 1) installation of permanent lighting and provision of boat ramps at the Grande City Station; 2) installation of permanent lighting, road improvements, and provision of boat ramps at the Mercedes Station; 3) installation of permanent lighting, improvement or roads, and provision of boat ramps at the McAllen Station; 4) installation of permanent lighting, road improvements, and provision of boat ramps at the Harlingen Station; 5) road improvements, provision or boat ramps, fencing, and mowing at the Brownsville Station, and 6) fencing, road improvements, and provision of boat ramps at the Oiort Isabel Station. The Harlingen, Brownsville, and Port Isabel stations currently have portable lighting and the Brownsville Station currently has permanent lighting as agreed under a September 2000 lawsuit. No new lighting would be provided at the Brownsville and Port Isabel stations and only permanent lighting would be provided at the Harlingen Station. The current permanent/portable lighting at these three stations is, nevertheless, addressed in this EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The strategy would reduce the influx of illegal immigrants and drugs into the McAllen Sector, particularly into towns; increase arrests of those not deterred; increase safety for USBP agency; decrease response time; and decrease the risk of drowning as illegal immigrants attempt to cross the river and/or irrigation canals. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Short-term disturbances during facility development would disturb soils and vegetation and result in sedimentation of receiving surface flows. The associated aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat would be affected by this disturbances. The facilities would degrade visual aesthetics in the area. Disturbance of cultural resource sites could occur, but this impact is unlikely to be of any significance. JF - EPA number: 030099, 468 pages, March 10, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Noise KW - Drugs KW - Fish KW - International Programs KW - Land Use KW - Recreation KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Mexico KW - Texas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36417161?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OPERATION+RIO+GRANDE%2C+STARR%2C+HIDALGO%2C+AND+CAMERON+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=OPERATION+RIO+GRANDE%2C+STARR%2C+HIDALGO%2C+AND+CAMERON+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, District of Columbia; DOJ N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 10, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POGO MINE PROJECT, DELTA, ALASKA. AN - 36437071; 9974 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit to allow the discharge of waste waters from the Pogo gold mine project to the Goodpaster River, northeast of Delta Junction, Alaska is proposed. The mine would be developed on Alaska state land in the Goodpaster River Valley approximately 38 miles from Delta Junction. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed project (Alternative 2) would include a mill and camp complex, a dry-stack tailings pile and a water recycling tailings pond, an airstrip, gravel pits, laydown and fuel storage areas, and a local network of roads. Gold would be recovered by gravity separation, flotation concentration, and cyanide vat leaching. The mine would process between 2,500 and 3,500 tons of ore per day, which would result in the production of approximately 500,000 ounces of gold per year. Approximately half of the mine tailings would be returned underground as a paste backfill. Surface access to the mine would be provided by an all-season 49.5-mile road. Power would be supplied to the site from the regional grid via a 50-mile transmission line. Development of the mine would be performed over 25 to 33 months, and the mine would have an active life of 11 years based on current ore reserve estimates; mine life could be extended if additional reserves were found. The mine would operate 365 days per year. Following closure, all mined areas would be reclaimed. The capital cost of the project is estimated at $200 million to $250 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The mine would provide for an efficient on-site means of mining and processing gold ore, contributing to the nation's need for his precious metal. The initial workforce of the mine would add 388 employees to local employment rolls. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 383 acres of surface disturbance would occur. Mining and reclamation activities would have impacts on surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology, water quality, air quality, noise levels in the vicinity of the mine, wetlands, wildlife habitat, subsistence activities, and visual quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030094, Draft EIS--621 pages and maps, Appendices 301 pages, March 7, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Employment KW - Hydrology KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Reclamation KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Subsistence KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wetlands KW - Alaska KW - Goodpaster River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36437071?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=POGO+MINE+PROJECT%2C+DELTA%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=POGO+MINE+PROJECT%2C+DELTA%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Water, Seattle, Washington; EPA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POGO MINE PROJECT, DELTA, ALASKA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - POGO MINE PROJECT, DELTA, ALASKA. AN - 36382831; 9974-030094_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit to allow the discharge of waste waters from the Pogo gold mine project to the Goodpaster River, northeast of Delta Junction, Alaska is proposed. The mine would be developed on Alaska state land in the Goodpaster River Valley approximately 38 miles from Delta Junction. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed project (Alternative 2) would include a mill and camp complex, a dry-stack tailings pile and a water recycling tailings pond, an airstrip, gravel pits, laydown and fuel storage areas, and a local network of roads. Gold would be recovered by gravity separation, flotation concentration, and cyanide vat leaching. The mine would process between 2,500 and 3,500 tons of ore per day, which would result in the production of approximately 500,000 ounces of gold per year. Approximately half of the mine tailings would be returned underground as a paste backfill. Surface access to the mine would be provided by an all-season 49.5-mile road. Power would be supplied to the site from the regional grid via a 50-mile transmission line. Development of the mine would be performed over 25 to 33 months, and the mine would have an active life of 11 years based on current ore reserve estimates; mine life could be extended if additional reserves were found. The mine would operate 365 days per year. Following closure, all mined areas would be reclaimed. The capital cost of the project is estimated at $200 million to $250 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The mine would provide for an efficient on-site means of mining and processing gold ore, contributing to the nation's need for his precious metal. The initial workforce of the mine would add 388 employees to local employment rolls. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 383 acres of surface disturbance would occur. Mining and reclamation activities would have impacts on surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology, water quality, air quality, noise levels in the vicinity of the mine, wetlands, wildlife habitat, subsistence activities, and visual quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030094, Draft EIS--621 pages and maps, Appendices 301 pages, March 7, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Employment KW - Hydrology KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Reclamation KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Subsistence KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wetlands KW - Alaska KW - Goodpaster River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382831?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=POGO+MINE+PROJECT%2C+DELTA%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=POGO+MINE+PROJECT%2C+DELTA%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Water, Seattle, Washington; EPA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POGO MINE PROJECT, DELTA, ALASKA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - POGO MINE PROJECT, DELTA, ALASKA. AN - 36379875; 9974-030094_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit to allow the discharge of waste waters from the Pogo gold mine project to the Goodpaster River, northeast of Delta Junction, Alaska is proposed. The mine would be developed on Alaska state land in the Goodpaster River Valley approximately 38 miles from Delta Junction. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed project (Alternative 2) would include a mill and camp complex, a dry-stack tailings pile and a water recycling tailings pond, an airstrip, gravel pits, laydown and fuel storage areas, and a local network of roads. Gold would be recovered by gravity separation, flotation concentration, and cyanide vat leaching. The mine would process between 2,500 and 3,500 tons of ore per day, which would result in the production of approximately 500,000 ounces of gold per year. Approximately half of the mine tailings would be returned underground as a paste backfill. Surface access to the mine would be provided by an all-season 49.5-mile road. Power would be supplied to the site from the regional grid via a 50-mile transmission line. Development of the mine would be performed over 25 to 33 months, and the mine would have an active life of 11 years based on current ore reserve estimates; mine life could be extended if additional reserves were found. The mine would operate 365 days per year. Following closure, all mined areas would be reclaimed. The capital cost of the project is estimated at $200 million to $250 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The mine would provide for an efficient on-site means of mining and processing gold ore, contributing to the nation's need for his precious metal. The initial workforce of the mine would add 388 employees to local employment rolls. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 383 acres of surface disturbance would occur. Mining and reclamation activities would have impacts on surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology, water quality, air quality, noise levels in the vicinity of the mine, wetlands, wildlife habitat, subsistence activities, and visual quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 030094, Draft EIS--621 pages and maps, Appendices 301 pages, March 7, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Employment KW - Hydrology KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Reclamation KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Subsistence KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wetlands KW - Alaska KW - Goodpaster River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=POGO+MINE+PROJECT%2C+DELTA%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=POGO+MINE+PROJECT%2C+DELTA%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Water, Seattle, Washington; EPA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36436055; 9972 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36436055?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. [Part 6 of 6] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36379815; 9972-030092_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 6 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379815?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. [Part 3 of 6] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36379554; 9972-030092_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379554?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. [Part 4 of 6] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36379222; 9972-030092_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379222?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. [Part 1 of 6] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36378502; 9972-030092_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36378502?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. [Part 5 of 6] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36372278; 9972-030092_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 5 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36372278?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. [Part 2 of 6] T2 - NAVIGATION STUDY FOR MIAMI HARBOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - 010140. AN - 36365839; 9972-030092_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The widening and deepening of most of the major channels and basins within the Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, and Miami-Dade County, Florida are proposed. Two major improvement goals were identified to achieve the project purpose of providing greater navigational safety and accommodating larger vessels: 1) widen the entrance channel, island turning basin, and Fisherman's Channel; and 2) deepen the entrance channel, Government Cut, and Fisher Island Turning Basin. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The recommended alternative (Alternative 2) would include components to widen the entrance channel, deepen Government Cut, deepen and widen Fisher Island Turning Basin, relocate the west end of the main channel (no dredging involved, and deepen the widen Fisherman's Channel and the Lummus Island Turning Basin. Disposal of dredged material would occur at up to four disposal sites, namely, the seagrass mitigation area, offshore permitted artificial reef areas, an upland disposal area, and/or the Miami Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $172.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety and efficiency of operations within the harbor. The availability of the inner harbor to larger ships would make it more attractive to national and international freight interest, boosting the local and regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The recommended plan would impact 0.2 acre of seagrass habitat within the existing channel, 6.1 acres of seagrass habitat outside the existing channel, 0.6 acre of low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 28.1 acres of previously dredged low-relief/hard bottom habitat, 2.7 acres of high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, 18 acres of previously dredged high-relief hardbottom/reef habitat, three acres of rock rubble habitat, 120.5 acres of previously dredged rock /rubble habitat, 23.3 acres of unvegetated bottom habitat, and 213.1 areas of previously dredged unvegetated bottom habitat. Loss of habitat, including essential fish habitat, and blasting activities associated with the project could affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish species. Dredging and related activities would temporarily increase turbidity in the water column. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 030092, 1,316 pages and maps, March 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Water KW - Cost Assessments KW - Channels KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Economic Assessments KW - Fish KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Landfills KW - Marine Mammals KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Reefs KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36365839?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.title=NAVIGATION+STUDY+FOR+MIAMI+HARBOR%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+-+010140.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36441239; 9969 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction project for North Padre Island, Nueces County, Texas is proposed. The coastal island is in danger of storm surges from hurricanes and other major storm events, and wetlands and other aquatic habitat in the area are in need of additional inflows of water. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Three channel widths under three different salinity regimes were examined for all three action alternatives. The preferred alternative would consist of dredging of a 12-foot-deep, 122-foot-wide channel to connect the existing Packery Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and dredging of the existing channel to a depth of seven feet below mean sea level and a width of 80 feet. The total length of the proposed channel from the Gulf end of the jetties to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway would be approximately 18,500 feet. Approximately 967,500 cubic yards of material would be dredged during construction, most of which (744,430 cubic yards) would be placed on the beach south of the proposed jetties. Sandy maintenance material from the channel east of the State Highway 361 bridge would be used for beach nourishment, and a sand bypass system would be designed to move accumulated sand from longshore drift to the downdrift side of the jetties. Over the 50-year life of the project, approximately 11 million cubic yards of sandy maintenance material would be placed on the beach adjacent to the jetties. Material from approximately 15,000 cubic yards of estimated maintenance dredging to be performed at five-year intervals would be placed in an upland site. Recreational facilities development would be incorporated into the project by the local sponsor, the city of Corpus Christi, but these facilities would not be included in the federal cost-sharing arrangement. Proposed park amenities, at two sites, would encompass approximately 14.2 acres and include facilities to access Packery Channel, the beach, and the jetties as well as parking spaces, walkways, restrooms, and vendor facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to providing ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction benefits, the project would enhance navigation between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Small differences in tidal water exchange and salinity would result from increasing the capacity of the channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. The project would displace approximately 5.4 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation, 17.6 acres of high salt marsh, 0.2 acre of low salt marsh, 1.9 acres of tidal flats, 40.8 acres of beach. 1.5 acres of critical dune dunes, and 1.5 acres of habitat for the federally protected piping plover. Another 20 acres of piping plover will be affected by placement of dredged sand. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Water Resources Development Act of 1999. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0302D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030089, Final EIS--265 pages and maps, Appendices--531 pages, March 5, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Beaches KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Breakwaters KW - Channels KW - Coastal Zones KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Dunes KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hurricanes KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Salinity KW - Sand KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shores KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - North Padre Island KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441239?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+PADRE+ISLAND+STORM+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=NORTH+PADRE+ISLAND+STORM+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 5, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36354725; 9969-030089_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction project for North Padre Island, Nueces County, Texas is proposed. The coastal island is in danger of storm surges from hurricanes and other major storm events, and wetlands and other aquatic habitat in the area are in need of additional inflows of water. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Three channel widths under three different salinity regimes were examined for all three action alternatives. The preferred alternative would consist of dredging of a 12-foot-deep, 122-foot-wide channel to connect the existing Packery Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and dredging of the existing channel to a depth of seven feet below mean sea level and a width of 80 feet. The total length of the proposed channel from the Gulf end of the jetties to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway would be approximately 18,500 feet. Approximately 967,500 cubic yards of material would be dredged during construction, most of which (744,430 cubic yards) would be placed on the beach south of the proposed jetties. Sandy maintenance material from the channel east of the State Highway 361 bridge would be used for beach nourishment, and a sand bypass system would be designed to move accumulated sand from longshore drift to the downdrift side of the jetties. Over the 50-year life of the project, approximately 11 million cubic yards of sandy maintenance material would be placed on the beach adjacent to the jetties. Material from approximately 15,000 cubic yards of estimated maintenance dredging to be performed at five-year intervals would be placed in an upland site. Recreational facilities development would be incorporated into the project by the local sponsor, the city of Corpus Christi, but these facilities would not be included in the federal cost-sharing arrangement. Proposed park amenities, at two sites, would encompass approximately 14.2 acres and include facilities to access Packery Channel, the beach, and the jetties as well as parking spaces, walkways, restrooms, and vendor facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to providing ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction benefits, the project would enhance navigation between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Small differences in tidal water exchange and salinity would result from increasing the capacity of the channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. The project would displace approximately 5.4 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation, 17.6 acres of high salt marsh, 0.2 acre of low salt marsh, 1.9 acres of tidal flats, 40.8 acres of beach. 1.5 acres of critical dune dunes, and 1.5 acres of habitat for the federally protected piping plover. Another 20 acres of piping plover will be affected by placement of dredged sand. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Water Resources Development Act of 1999. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0302D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030089, Final EIS--265 pages and maps, Appendices--531 pages, March 5, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Beaches KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Breakwaters KW - Channels KW - Coastal Zones KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Dunes KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hurricanes KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Salinity KW - Sand KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shores KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - North Padre Island KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36354725?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+PADRE+ISLAND+STORM+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=NORTH+PADRE+ISLAND+STORM+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 5, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36342413; 9969-030089_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction project for North Padre Island, Nueces County, Texas is proposed. The coastal island is in danger of storm surges from hurricanes and other major storm events, and wetlands and other aquatic habitat in the area are in need of additional inflows of water. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Three channel widths under three different salinity regimes were examined for all three action alternatives. The preferred alternative would consist of dredging of a 12-foot-deep, 122-foot-wide channel to connect the existing Packery Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and dredging of the existing channel to a depth of seven feet below mean sea level and a width of 80 feet. The total length of the proposed channel from the Gulf end of the jetties to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway would be approximately 18,500 feet. Approximately 967,500 cubic yards of material would be dredged during construction, most of which (744,430 cubic yards) would be placed on the beach south of the proposed jetties. Sandy maintenance material from the channel east of the State Highway 361 bridge would be used for beach nourishment, and a sand bypass system would be designed to move accumulated sand from longshore drift to the downdrift side of the jetties. Over the 50-year life of the project, approximately 11 million cubic yards of sandy maintenance material would be placed on the beach adjacent to the jetties. Material from approximately 15,000 cubic yards of estimated maintenance dredging to be performed at five-year intervals would be placed in an upland site. Recreational facilities development would be incorporated into the project by the local sponsor, the city of Corpus Christi, but these facilities would not be included in the federal cost-sharing arrangement. Proposed park amenities, at two sites, would encompass approximately 14.2 acres and include facilities to access Packery Channel, the beach, and the jetties as well as parking spaces, walkways, restrooms, and vendor facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to providing ecosystem restoration and storm damage reduction benefits, the project would enhance navigation between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Small differences in tidal water exchange and salinity would result from increasing the capacity of the channel. Dredging would result in temporary turbidity in the water column. The project would displace approximately 5.4 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation, 17.6 acres of high salt marsh, 0.2 acre of low salt marsh, 1.9 acres of tidal flats, 40.8 acres of beach. 1.5 acres of critical dune dunes, and 1.5 acres of habitat for the federally protected piping plover. Another 20 acres of piping plover will be affected by placement of dredged sand. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Water Resources Development Act of 1999. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0302D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030089, Final EIS--265 pages and maps, Appendices--531 pages, March 5, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Beaches KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Breakwaters KW - Channels KW - Coastal Zones KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Dunes KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hurricanes KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Salinity KW - Sand KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shores KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - North Padre Island KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36342413?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+PADRE+ISLAND+STORM+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=NORTH+PADRE+ISLAND+STORM+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+RESTORATION+PROJECT%2C+NUECES+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 5, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Limiting slopes and depths at ebb-tidal shoals AN - 51885904; 2004-017689 AB - Dense bathymetry surveys obtained by LIDAR at 13 small to medium coastal inlets of the continental United States were analyzed to quantify limiting (maximum) bottom slopes of ebb shoals and entrance channels. The LIDAR data were supplemented with conventional bathymetry measurements from five large inlets to obtain predictive relationships for the limiting (minimum) depth over crest of the ebb shoal. The sites, all located on sandy coasts, were chosen to cover a range in tidal amplitude, tidal prism, and average annual wave height. Wave-dominated inlets exhibited steeper slopes on their seaward margins than tide-dominated inlets. Slopes on ebb shoals typically do not exceed 4-6 degrees , with seaward slopes being 1-2 degrees steeper than landward slopes. Dredged entrance channels have steeper slopes than natural channels, with maximum slopes immediately after dredging reaching 6-8 degrees . At one inlet having a series of LIDAR surveys, entrance channel maintenance dredging created 3-5 degrees side slopes that decreased 0.5-1 degrees /year for the next 2 years to achieve a typical slope of 3 degrees along much of the channel. Greatest bottom slopes are found in scour holes near jetties (10-12 degrees ) and at the entrance bars (8-10 degrees ) of (tideless) Great Lakes harbors. Limiting depth over crest of the ebb shoals is predicted well by the parameter (H (sub S) P) (super 1/4) , where H (sub S) is the average annual significant wave height, and P is the spring tidal prism. High correlation was also found between limiting depth and prism, and with limiting depth and wave height. JF - Coastal Engineering AU - Buonaiuto, Frank S AU - Kraus, Nicholas C Y1 - 2003/03// PY - 2003 DA - March 2003 SP - 51 EP - 65 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 48 IS - 1 SN - 0378-3839, 0378-3839 KW - United States KW - laser methods KW - slopes KW - Suffolk County New York KW - inlets KW - dredging KW - Moriches Inlet KW - Great Lakes KW - ebb tides KW - North America KW - shore features KW - ocean circulation KW - shoals KW - radar methods KW - channels KW - Shinnecock Inlet KW - depth KW - measurement KW - tides KW - New York KW - lidar methods KW - ocean waves KW - surveys KW - coastal environment KW - bathymetry KW - 07:Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51885904?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Coastal+Engineering&rft.atitle=Limiting+slopes+and+depths+at+ebb-tidal+shoals&rft.au=Buonaiuto%2C+Frank+S%3BKraus%2C+Nicholas+C&rft.aulast=Buonaiuto&rft.aufirst=Frank&rft.date=2003-03-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=51&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Coastal+Engineering&rft.issn=03783839&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03783839 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sect., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bathymetry; channels; coastal environment; depth; dredging; ebb tides; Great Lakes; inlets; laser methods; lidar methods; measurement; Moriches Inlet; New York; North America; ocean circulation; ocean waves; radar methods; Shinnecock Inlet; shoals; shore features; slopes; Suffolk County New York; surveys; tides; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prediction of runoff and soil moistures at the watershed scale; effects of model complexity and parameter assignment AN - 51876251; 2004-022607 JF - Water Resources Research AU - Downer, Charles W AU - Ogden, Fred L Y1 - 2003/03// PY - 2003 DA - March 2003 SP - 13 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 39 IS - 3 SN - 0043-1397, 0043-1397 KW - United States KW - soils KW - hydrology KW - moisture KW - Mississippi KW - Batesville Mississippi KW - agriculture KW - watersheds KW - unsaturated zone KW - Panola County Mississippi KW - CASC2D KW - evapotranspiration KW - ground water KW - models KW - GSSHA KW - streamflow KW - runoff KW - seasonal variations KW - land use KW - Goodwin Creek KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51876251?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Water+Resources+Research&rft.atitle=Prediction+of+runoff+and+soil+moistures+at+the+watershed+scale%3B+effects+of+model+complexity+and+parameter+assignment&rft.au=Downer%2C+Charles+W%3BOgden%2C+Fred+L&rft.aulast=Downer&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2003-03-01&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Water+Resources+Research&rft.issn=00431397&rft_id=info:doi/10.1029%2F2002WR001439 L2 - http://www.agu.org/journals/wr/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 43 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 9 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - WRERAQ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - agriculture; Batesville Mississippi; CASC2D; evapotranspiration; Goodwin Creek; ground water; GSSHA; hydrology; land use; Mississippi; models; moisture; Panola County Mississippi; runoff; seasonal variations; soils; streamflow; United States; unsaturated zone; watersheds DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002WR001439 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thin and thinner; sea ice mass balance measurements during SHEBA AN - 51337060; 2004-004625 JF - Journal of Geophysical Research AU - Perovich, Donald K AU - Grenfell, Thomas C AU - Richter-Menge, A AU - Light, Bonnie AU - Tucker, Walter B, III AU - Eicken, Hajo Y1 - 2003/03// PY - 2003 DA - March 2003 SP - 21 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 108 IS - C3 SN - 0148-0227, 0148-0227 KW - heat balance KW - sea ice KW - statistical analysis KW - ice cover KW - climate change KW - measurement KW - melting KW - SHEBA KW - mass balance KW - ice KW - ice thickness KW - thickness KW - Arctic Ocean KW - histograms KW - meteorology KW - airborne methods KW - 07:Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51337060?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geophysical+Research&rft.atitle=Thin+and+thinner%3B+sea+ice+mass+balance+measurements+during+SHEBA&rft.au=Perovich%2C+Donald+K%3BGrenfell%2C+Thomas+C%3BRichter-Menge%2C+A%3BLight%2C+Bonnie%3BTucker%2C+Walter+B%2C+III%3BEicken%2C+Hajo&rft.aulast=Perovich&rft.aufirst=Donald&rft.date=2003-03-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=C3&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geophysical+Research&rft.issn=01480227&rft_id=info:doi/10.1029%2F2001JC001079 L2 - http://www.agu.org/journals/jgr/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 60 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch map, 3 tables, sects. N1 - SuppNotes - This article is part of the special section The surface heat budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA), JGR C (Oceans), Vol. 107, No. 10, 2002 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - airborne methods; Arctic Ocean; climate change; heat balance; histograms; ice; ice cover; ice thickness; mass balance; measurement; melting; meteorology; sea ice; SHEBA; statistical analysis; thickness DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2001JC001079 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Planning level delineation and geospatial characterization of aquatic resources for San Jacinto and portions of Santa Margarita watersheds, Riverside County, California AN - 50117708; 2004-031265 AB - A planning level delineation of aquatic resources was performed within the San Jacinto River and portions of Santa Margarita River Watersheds in Riverside County, California. This was the identification of areas that meet both the jurisdictional requirements under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Section 1600 Code at a watershed scale. Although the delineation is highly accurate at the planning level, it is not specific to any one site. Thus, a planning level wetland delineation does not replace the need for a jurisdictional wetland delineation from the Corps of Engineers (COE) permitting program, or the CDFG Section 1600 requirements. As such, this report describes the baseline occurrence of aquatic resources that were observed in these watersheds at the time of the study during the period between August 2001 and May 2002. A total of 16,043 ha (39,643 ac) of aquatic resources in the riparian areas, and 12,701 km (7892 miles) of intermittent streams were delineated as Waters of the United States within both watersheds. JF - ERDC/CRREL Technical Report AU - Lichvar, R W AU - Gustina, G AU - Ericsson, M Y1 - 2003/03// PY - 2003 DA - March 2003 SP - 90 PB - U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Hanover, NH KW - water use KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - Santa Margarita Watershed KW - rivers and streams KW - regional planning KW - Riverside County California KW - San Jacinto Watershed KW - environmental analysis KW - biota KW - California KW - habitat KW - riparian environment KW - wetlands KW - planning KW - fluvial features KW - streams KW - ecology KW - geomorphology KW - water resources KW - aquatic environment KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50117708?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Lichvar%2C+R+W%3BGustina%2C+G%3BEricsson%2C+M&rft.aulast=Lichvar&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2003-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Planning+level+delineation+and+geospatial+characterization+of+aquatic+resources+for+San+Jacinto+and+portions+of+Santa+Margarita+watersheds%2C+Riverside+County%2C+California&rft.title=Planning+level+delineation+and+geospatial+characterization+of+aquatic+resources+for+San+Jacinto+and+portions+of+Santa+Margarita+watersheds%2C+Riverside+County%2C+California&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from NTIS database, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Availability - National Technical Information Service, (703)605-6900, order number ADA414887NEG, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - PubXState - NH N1 - SuppNotes - Technical report N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 N1 - CODEN - #05435 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquatic environment; biota; California; ecology; environmental analysis; fluvial features; geomorphology; habitat; hydrology; planning; regional planning; riparian environment; rivers and streams; Riverside County California; San Jacinto Watershed; Santa Margarita Watershed; streams; United States; water resources; water use; wetlands ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cold-weather tests heat up AN - 231080162 AB - Normally, concrete is not poured when the temperature is below 40F, but a CRREL-designed concrete admixture stands to rewrite that long-held rule. After two years of laboratory and in-field testing, CRREL researchers say the admixture produces concrete as strong and durable as that poured in normal temperatures; furthermore, the cold-weather mix is one-third cheaper than a conventional alternative designed for cold-temperature placement. JF - Concrete Products AU - USACE STAFF Y1 - 2003/03// PY - 2003 DA - Mar 2003 SP - 54 CY - Denver PB - Mining Media International VL - 106 IS - 3 SN - 00105368 KW - Building And Construction KW - Research KW - Concrete KW - Innovations KW - Weather KW - Construction industry KW - New Hampshire KW - 8370:Construction & engineering industry KW - 5400:Research & development KW - 9190:United States UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/231080162?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Concrete+Products&rft.atitle=Cold-weather+tests+heat+up&rft.au=USACE+STAFF&rft.aulast=USACE+STAFF&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-03-01&rft.volume=106&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=54&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Concrete+Products&rft.issn=00105368&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - (Copyright 2003 by PRIMEDIA Business Magazines & Media Inc. All rights reserved.) N1 - Last updated - 2012-05-15 N1 - CODEN - CNCPAY N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - New Hampshire ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MISSOURI RIVER FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION PROJECT, LOCATED ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO THE MOUTH NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI IN THE STATES OF IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, AND MISSOURI (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 1981). AN - 36443534; 9962 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a project to restore fish and wildlife habitat along the stretch of the Missouri River extending from Sioux City, Iowa to the mouth of the river near St. Louis, Missouri is proposed. This section of the river extends through the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. The project would restore fish and wildlife habitat losses resulting from construction, operation, and maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization, and Navigation Project, which provided a navigation channel from Sioux City to the mouth of the Missouri River. More than 500,000 acres of terrestrial and aquatic habitat within the historic floodplain ecosystem along the lower Missouri River have been decimated by developments in the basin. Loss of habitat values have also resulted in significant loss of recreational opportunities. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative C), are considered in this final supplement to the final EIS of 1981. The preferred alternative (Alternative A) would result in the acquisition of an additional 118,650 acres, including 7,000 to 20,000 acres of shallow water habitat, to restore or enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitat on individual sites purchased from willing sellers via fee purchases or easements. The project would represent a continuation of the original mitigation project, authorized for 48,100 acres in 1981, currently being developed. Monitoring programs would be established to determine the biological and hydrologic impacts of mitigation measures. Estimated cost of the modified mitigation project is estimated to range from $740 million to $1.33 billion. The final cost depends upon the amount of shallow water habitat restoration included in the modified project, the lower cost being based on acquisition of 7,000 acres and the higher cost on acquisition of 20,000 acres. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The mitigation project would improve the quantity and quality of fish and wildlife habitat and increase fish and wildlife populations and related recreational opportunities along the lower Missouri River. Restored habitats would include wetlands, bottomland forest, native prairie, chutes and side channels, backwater areas, and slackwater areas. Several threatened or endangered plant and animal species would benefit. The plan would return the area to a more natural hydrologic condition. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Chute construction and other mitigation measures would affect the efficiency of the navigational channels and the operations of levee and drainage districts within the study area. Removal of approximately 90,530 acres of farmland from agricultural uses would decrease the economic base of the area somewhat in the near-term. Increased recreational visitation to the area could tax agricultural and Native American resources; four reservations are located along the lower Missouri River. LEGAL MANDATES: Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-622) and Water Resources Development Act of 1999. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 03-0039D, Volume 27, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 030082, 537 pages, February 27, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Bank Protection KW - Drainage KW - Easements KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Flood Hazards KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Navigation KW - Recreation Resources KW - Indian Reservations KW - Rivers KW - Water Resources Management KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Management KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Iowa KW - Kansas KW - Missouri KW - Missouri River KW - Nebraska KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36443534?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MISSOURI+RIVER+FISH+AND+WILDLIFE+MITIGATION+PROJECT%2C+LOCATED+ON+THE+MISSOURI+RIVER+FROM+SIOUX+CITY%2C+IOWA+TO+THE+MOUTH+NEAR+ST.+LOUIS%2C+MISSOURI+IN+THE+STATES+OF+IOWA%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+KANSAS%2C+AND+MISSOURI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+1981%29.&rft.title=MISSOURI+RIVER+FISH+AND+WILDLIFE+MITIGATION+PROJECT%2C+LOCATED+ON+THE+MISSOURI+RIVER+FROM+SIOUX+CITY%2C+IOWA+TO+THE+MOUTH+NEAR+ST.+LOUIS%2C+MISSOURI+IN+THE+STATES+OF+IOWA%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+KANSAS%2C+AND+MISSOURI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+1981%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 27, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MISSOURI RIVER FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION PROJECT, LOCATED ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO THE MOUTH NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI IN THE STATES OF IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, AND MISSOURI (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 1981). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - MISSOURI RIVER FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION PROJECT, LOCATED ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM SIOUX CITY, IOWA TO THE MOUTH NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI IN THE STATES OF IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, AND MISSOURI (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 1981). AN - 36347755; 9962-030082_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a project to restore fish and wildlife habitat along the stretch of the Missouri River extending from Sioux City, Iowa to the mouth of the river near St. Louis, Missouri is proposed. This section of the river extends through the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. The project would restore fish and wildlife habitat losses resulting from construction, operation, and maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization, and Navigation Project, which provided a navigation channel from Sioux City to the mouth of the Missouri River. More than 500,000 acres of terrestrial and aquatic habitat within the historic floodplain ecosystem along the lower Missouri River have been decimated by developments in the basin. Loss of habitat values have also resulted in significant loss of recreational opportunities. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative C), are considered in this final supplement to the final EIS of 1981. The preferred alternative (Alternative A) would result in the acquisition of an additional 118,650 acres, including 7,000 to 20,000 acres of shallow water habitat, to restore or enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitat on individual sites purchased from willing sellers via fee purchases or easements. The project would represent a continuation of the original mitigation project, authorized for 48,100 acres in 1981, currently being developed. Monitoring programs would be established to determine the biological and hydrologic impacts of mitigation measures. Estimated cost of the modified mitigation project is estimated to range from $740 million to $1.33 billion. The final cost depends upon the amount of shallow water habitat restoration included in the modified project, the lower cost being based on acquisition of 7,000 acres and the higher cost on acquisition of 20,000 acres. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The mitigation project would improve the quantity and quality of fish and wildlife habitat and increase fish and wildlife populations and related recreational opportunities along the lower Missouri River. Restored habitats would include wetlands, bottomland forest, native prairie, chutes and side channels, backwater areas, and slackwater areas. Several threatened or endangered plant and animal species would benefit. The plan would return the area to a more natural hydrologic condition. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Chute construction and other mitigation measures would affect the efficiency of the navigational channels and the operations of levee and drainage districts within the study area. Removal of approximately 90,530 acres of farmland from agricultural uses would decrease the economic base of the area somewhat in the near-term. Increased recreational visitation to the area could tax agricultural and Native American resources; four reservations are located along the lower Missouri River. LEGAL MANDATES: Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-622) and Water Resources Development Act of 1999. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 03-0039D, Volume 27, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 030082, 537 pages, February 27, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Bank Protection KW - Drainage KW - Easements KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Flood Control KW - Flood Hazards KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Navigation KW - Recreation Resources KW - Indian Reservations KW - Rivers KW - Water Resources Management KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Management KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Iowa KW - Kansas KW - Missouri KW - Missouri River KW - Nebraska KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347755?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MISSOURI+RIVER+FISH+AND+WILDLIFE+MITIGATION+PROJECT%2C+LOCATED+ON+THE+MISSOURI+RIVER+FROM+SIOUX+CITY%2C+IOWA+TO+THE+MOUTH+NEAR+ST.+LOUIS%2C+MISSOURI+IN+THE+STATES+OF+IOWA%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+KANSAS%2C+AND+MISSOURI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+1981%29.&rft.title=MISSOURI+RIVER+FISH+AND+WILDLIFE+MITIGATION+PROJECT%2C+LOCATED+ON+THE+MISSOURI+RIVER+FROM+SIOUX+CITY%2C+IOWA+TO+THE+MOUTH+NEAR+ST.+LOUIS%2C+MISSOURI+IN+THE+STATES+OF+IOWA%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+KANSAS%2C+AND+MISSOURI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+1981%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 27, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. AN - 36441411; 9948 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-mile north-south, controlled-access highway from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 in Harrison County, Mississippi is proposed. The project would consist of a multi-lane, limited-access facility within a minimum right-of-way of 162 to 204 feet, with additional right-of-way as necessary. Traffic along the Mississippi Gulf Coast has increased dramatically over the past few years. Growth in the area, particularly growth related to the gaming and resort industry, requires that additional traffic capacity be provided in eastern Harrison County. A No-Build Alternative, a transportation system management alternative, multimodal options and five corridor alternatives are considered in this final EIS. The highway would have a design speed to 60 miles per hour. Two typical sections would be considered. The first section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a 44-foot grass median, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. The second section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a concrete median wall, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. Under either section design, drainage would be accomplished by a vegetation swale system. All of the alignments under consideration would require bridge crossings of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River. Depending on the corridor alternative selected, costs of the project range from $212.3 million to $272.4 million. Cost of the preferred alternative (Alternative H) is estimated at $261.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new facility would improve north-south regional mobility between the major commercial areas of Biloxi and the residential areas to the north, provide increased access for the heavy influx of tourists into the area, lessen traffic congestion on the existing local highway network, and provide an additional evacuation route in the eventof a hurricane. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 178 residences, one church, and 19 businesses. Minority residential displacements would be significant. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 33 sensitive receptors; abatement measures, such as noise barriers and bridge railings, would be considered. The facility would traverse the floodplains of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River, though floodplain areas would continue to function at current levels. The project wuold displace 87.2 acres of wetlands. Bridging of the Back Bay of the Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River would decrease weland impacts by 34.97 acres. Four hazardous materials sites would be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0448D, Volume 25, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030069, Final EIS--327 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume I)--527 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume II)--401 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MS-EIS-01-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Mississippi KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441411?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.title=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jackson, Mississippi; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 1 of 5] T2 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36383135; 9952-030072_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control and ecosystem restoration project in East St. Louis and Vicinity area of Illinois is proposed. The 106,000-acre study area is located in Madison and St. Clair counties, along the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195. Approximately 55,000 acres are protected by a levee system. An additional 51,000 acres of upland area are tributary to the area and drain into the bottomland. As a result of development over the last two centuries, the project area now lies in the second largest concentration of residential, commercial, and industrial land use on the Mississippi River floodplain. Major flooding in the study area resulted in four disaster declarations from 1993 to 1996. An array of alternatives were considered for the nine action areas in the five watersheds in the project area. The recommended plan would establish nine habitat areas in the floodplain affecting a total of 4,593 acres, and 155 sites for sediment detention in the uplands for affecting 493 acres. The plan would create or improve swamp habitat on 948 acres, lake habitat encompassing 460 acres, and 410 acres of upland forest. The plan would also include stream restoration along 10.4 miles of stream corridor encompassing 161 acres, placement of 651 wood duck and 20 acres of shoreline plantings. as well as construction of 155 upland dry detention basins, 15.5 miles of earthen embankments, and numerous hydraulic control devices, the latter including culverts, flap gates, and new channels. Cost of the recommended plan is estimated at $211.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to reducing flooding, the plan would improve ecosystem health in the affected area significantly. Natural flooding would be restored where appropriate. Urban runoff and other sources of water quality degradation would be reduced significantly. Wetland areas and upland forest, and the associated wildlife habitat, would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gain in approximately 2,450 acres of new natural habitats consisting of forest, prairie, marsh, stream, and lake communities would occur at the cost of the loss of 1,650 acres of cropland, 525 acres of hay production areas, 120 acres of urban development, and 170 acres of urban old field. In the upland watershed areas, the project would result in a loss of 80 acres of forest due to the construction of 155 dry sediment detention basins. In the bottomland areas, approximately 120 acres of forested areas, 75 acres of marsh, and 90 acres of scrub-shrub wetlands would be converted to other natural habitat types. LEGAL MANDATES: Flood Control Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-298), Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-587), and Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-541). JF - EPA number: 030072, Draft EIS--688 pages, Appendices--1,321 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bank Protection KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dikes KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Lakes KW - Sediment Assessments KW - Sediment Control KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Illinois KW - Mississippi River KW - Flood Control Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36383135?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 3 of 5] T2 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36379100; 9952-030072_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control and ecosystem restoration project in East St. Louis and Vicinity area of Illinois is proposed. The 106,000-acre study area is located in Madison and St. Clair counties, along the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195. Approximately 55,000 acres are protected by a levee system. An additional 51,000 acres of upland area are tributary to the area and drain into the bottomland. As a result of development over the last two centuries, the project area now lies in the second largest concentration of residential, commercial, and industrial land use on the Mississippi River floodplain. Major flooding in the study area resulted in four disaster declarations from 1993 to 1996. An array of alternatives were considered for the nine action areas in the five watersheds in the project area. The recommended plan would establish nine habitat areas in the floodplain affecting a total of 4,593 acres, and 155 sites for sediment detention in the uplands for affecting 493 acres. The plan would create or improve swamp habitat on 948 acres, lake habitat encompassing 460 acres, and 410 acres of upland forest. The plan would also include stream restoration along 10.4 miles of stream corridor encompassing 161 acres, placement of 651 wood duck and 20 acres of shoreline plantings. as well as construction of 155 upland dry detention basins, 15.5 miles of earthen embankments, and numerous hydraulic control devices, the latter including culverts, flap gates, and new channels. Cost of the recommended plan is estimated at $211.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to reducing flooding, the plan would improve ecosystem health in the affected area significantly. Natural flooding would be restored where appropriate. Urban runoff and other sources of water quality degradation would be reduced significantly. Wetland areas and upland forest, and the associated wildlife habitat, would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gain in approximately 2,450 acres of new natural habitats consisting of forest, prairie, marsh, stream, and lake communities would occur at the cost of the loss of 1,650 acres of cropland, 525 acres of hay production areas, 120 acres of urban development, and 170 acres of urban old field. In the upland watershed areas, the project would result in a loss of 80 acres of forest due to the construction of 155 dry sediment detention basins. In the bottomland areas, approximately 120 acres of forested areas, 75 acres of marsh, and 90 acres of scrub-shrub wetlands would be converted to other natural habitat types. LEGAL MANDATES: Flood Control Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-298), Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-587), and Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-541). JF - EPA number: 030072, Draft EIS--688 pages, Appendices--1,321 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bank Protection KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dikes KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Lakes KW - Sediment Assessments KW - Sediment Control KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Illinois KW - Mississippi River KW - Flood Control Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379100?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 4 of 5] T2 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36378976; 9952-030072_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control and ecosystem restoration project in East St. Louis and Vicinity area of Illinois is proposed. The 106,000-acre study area is located in Madison and St. Clair counties, along the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195. Approximately 55,000 acres are protected by a levee system. An additional 51,000 acres of upland area are tributary to the area and drain into the bottomland. As a result of development over the last two centuries, the project area now lies in the second largest concentration of residential, commercial, and industrial land use on the Mississippi River floodplain. Major flooding in the study area resulted in four disaster declarations from 1993 to 1996. An array of alternatives were considered for the nine action areas in the five watersheds in the project area. The recommended plan would establish nine habitat areas in the floodplain affecting a total of 4,593 acres, and 155 sites for sediment detention in the uplands for affecting 493 acres. The plan would create or improve swamp habitat on 948 acres, lake habitat encompassing 460 acres, and 410 acres of upland forest. The plan would also include stream restoration along 10.4 miles of stream corridor encompassing 161 acres, placement of 651 wood duck and 20 acres of shoreline plantings. as well as construction of 155 upland dry detention basins, 15.5 miles of earthen embankments, and numerous hydraulic control devices, the latter including culverts, flap gates, and new channels. Cost of the recommended plan is estimated at $211.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to reducing flooding, the plan would improve ecosystem health in the affected area significantly. Natural flooding would be restored where appropriate. Urban runoff and other sources of water quality degradation would be reduced significantly. Wetland areas and upland forest, and the associated wildlife habitat, would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gain in approximately 2,450 acres of new natural habitats consisting of forest, prairie, marsh, stream, and lake communities would occur at the cost of the loss of 1,650 acres of cropland, 525 acres of hay production areas, 120 acres of urban development, and 170 acres of urban old field. In the upland watershed areas, the project would result in a loss of 80 acres of forest due to the construction of 155 dry sediment detention basins. In the bottomland areas, approximately 120 acres of forested areas, 75 acres of marsh, and 90 acres of scrub-shrub wetlands would be converted to other natural habitat types. LEGAL MANDATES: Flood Control Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-298), Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-587), and Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-541). JF - EPA number: 030072, Draft EIS--688 pages, Appendices--1,321 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bank Protection KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dikes KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Lakes KW - Sediment Assessments KW - Sediment Control KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Illinois KW - Mississippi River KW - Flood Control Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36378976?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 5 of 5] T2 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36370782; 9952-030072_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control and ecosystem restoration project in East St. Louis and Vicinity area of Illinois is proposed. The 106,000-acre study area is located in Madison and St. Clair counties, along the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195. Approximately 55,000 acres are protected by a levee system. An additional 51,000 acres of upland area are tributary to the area and drain into the bottomland. As a result of development over the last two centuries, the project area now lies in the second largest concentration of residential, commercial, and industrial land use on the Mississippi River floodplain. Major flooding in the study area resulted in four disaster declarations from 1993 to 1996. An array of alternatives were considered for the nine action areas in the five watersheds in the project area. The recommended plan would establish nine habitat areas in the floodplain affecting a total of 4,593 acres, and 155 sites for sediment detention in the uplands for affecting 493 acres. The plan would create or improve swamp habitat on 948 acres, lake habitat encompassing 460 acres, and 410 acres of upland forest. The plan would also include stream restoration along 10.4 miles of stream corridor encompassing 161 acres, placement of 651 wood duck and 20 acres of shoreline plantings. as well as construction of 155 upland dry detention basins, 15.5 miles of earthen embankments, and numerous hydraulic control devices, the latter including culverts, flap gates, and new channels. Cost of the recommended plan is estimated at $211.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to reducing flooding, the plan would improve ecosystem health in the affected area significantly. Natural flooding would be restored where appropriate. Urban runoff and other sources of water quality degradation would be reduced significantly. Wetland areas and upland forest, and the associated wildlife habitat, would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gain in approximately 2,450 acres of new natural habitats consisting of forest, prairie, marsh, stream, and lake communities would occur at the cost of the loss of 1,650 acres of cropland, 525 acres of hay production areas, 120 acres of urban development, and 170 acres of urban old field. In the upland watershed areas, the project would result in a loss of 80 acres of forest due to the construction of 155 dry sediment detention basins. In the bottomland areas, approximately 120 acres of forested areas, 75 acres of marsh, and 90 acres of scrub-shrub wetlands would be converted to other natural habitat types. LEGAL MANDATES: Flood Control Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-298), Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-587), and Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-541). JF - EPA number: 030072, Draft EIS--688 pages, Appendices--1,321 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 5 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bank Protection KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dikes KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Lakes KW - Sediment Assessments KW - Sediment Control KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Illinois KW - Mississippi River KW - Flood Control Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36370782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 2 of 5] T2 - EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36369218; 9952-030072_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a flood control and ecosystem restoration project in East St. Louis and Vicinity area of Illinois is proposed. The 106,000-acre study area is located in Madison and St. Clair counties, along the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195. Approximately 55,000 acres are protected by a levee system. An additional 51,000 acres of upland area are tributary to the area and drain into the bottomland. As a result of development over the last two centuries, the project area now lies in the second largest concentration of residential, commercial, and industrial land use on the Mississippi River floodplain. Major flooding in the study area resulted in four disaster declarations from 1993 to 1996. An array of alternatives were considered for the nine action areas in the five watersheds in the project area. The recommended plan would establish nine habitat areas in the floodplain affecting a total of 4,593 acres, and 155 sites for sediment detention in the uplands for affecting 493 acres. The plan would create or improve swamp habitat on 948 acres, lake habitat encompassing 460 acres, and 410 acres of upland forest. The plan would also include stream restoration along 10.4 miles of stream corridor encompassing 161 acres, placement of 651 wood duck and 20 acres of shoreline plantings. as well as construction of 155 upland dry detention basins, 15.5 miles of earthen embankments, and numerous hydraulic control devices, the latter including culverts, flap gates, and new channels. Cost of the recommended plan is estimated at $211.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to reducing flooding, the plan would improve ecosystem health in the affected area significantly. Natural flooding would be restored where appropriate. Urban runoff and other sources of water quality degradation would be reduced significantly. Wetland areas and upland forest, and the associated wildlife habitat, would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gain in approximately 2,450 acres of new natural habitats consisting of forest, prairie, marsh, stream, and lake communities would occur at the cost of the loss of 1,650 acres of cropland, 525 acres of hay production areas, 120 acres of urban development, and 170 acres of urban old field. In the upland watershed areas, the project would result in a loss of 80 acres of forest due to the construction of 155 dry sediment detention basins. In the bottomland areas, approximately 120 acres of forested areas, 75 acres of marsh, and 90 acres of scrub-shrub wetlands would be converted to other natural habitat types. LEGAL MANDATES: Flood Control Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-298), Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-587), and Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-541). JF - EPA number: 030072, Draft EIS--688 pages, Appendices--1,321 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bank Protection KW - Cost Assessments KW - Dikes KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Lakes KW - Sediment Assessments KW - Sediment Control KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Illinois KW - Mississippi River KW - Flood Control Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369218?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=EAST+ST.+LOUIS+AND+VICINITY+ECOSYSTEM+RESTORATION+AND+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION+PROJECT%2C+MADISON+AND+ST.+CLAIR+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. [Part 2 of 3] T2 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. AN - 36348915; 9948-030069_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-mile north-south, controlled-access highway from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 in Harrison County, Mississippi is proposed. The project would consist of a multi-lane, limited-access facility within a minimum right-of-way of 162 to 204 feet, with additional right-of-way as necessary. Traffic along the Mississippi Gulf Coast has increased dramatically over the past few years. Growth in the area, particularly growth related to the gaming and resort industry, requires that additional traffic capacity be provided in eastern Harrison County. A No-Build Alternative, a transportation system management alternative, multimodal options and five corridor alternatives are considered in this final EIS. The highway would have a design speed to 60 miles per hour. Two typical sections would be considered. The first section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a 44-foot grass median, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. The second section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a concrete median wall, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. Under either section design, drainage would be accomplished by a vegetation swale system. All of the alignments under consideration would require bridge crossings of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River. Depending on the corridor alternative selected, costs of the project range from $212.3 million to $272.4 million. Cost of the preferred alternative (Alternative H) is estimated at $261.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new facility would improve north-south regional mobility between the major commercial areas of Biloxi and the residential areas to the north, provide increased access for the heavy influx of tourists into the area, lessen traffic congestion on the existing local highway network, and provide an additional evacuation route in the eventof a hurricane. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 178 residences, one church, and 19 businesses. Minority residential displacements would be significant. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 33 sensitive receptors; abatement measures, such as noise barriers and bridge railings, would be considered. The facility would traverse the floodplains of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River, though floodplain areas would continue to function at current levels. The project wuold displace 87.2 acres of wetlands. Bridging of the Back Bay of the Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River would decrease weland impacts by 34.97 acres. Four hazardous materials sites would be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0448D, Volume 25, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030069, Final EIS--327 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume I)--527 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume II)--401 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MS-EIS-01-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Mississippi KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348915?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.title=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jackson, Mississippi; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. [Part 1 of 3] T2 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. AN - 36346493; 9948-030069_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-mile north-south, controlled-access highway from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 in Harrison County, Mississippi is proposed. The project would consist of a multi-lane, limited-access facility within a minimum right-of-way of 162 to 204 feet, with additional right-of-way as necessary. Traffic along the Mississippi Gulf Coast has increased dramatically over the past few years. Growth in the area, particularly growth related to the gaming and resort industry, requires that additional traffic capacity be provided in eastern Harrison County. A No-Build Alternative, a transportation system management alternative, multimodal options and five corridor alternatives are considered in this final EIS. The highway would have a design speed to 60 miles per hour. Two typical sections would be considered. The first section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a 44-foot grass median, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. The second section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a concrete median wall, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. Under either section design, drainage would be accomplished by a vegetation swale system. All of the alignments under consideration would require bridge crossings of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River. Depending on the corridor alternative selected, costs of the project range from $212.3 million to $272.4 million. Cost of the preferred alternative (Alternative H) is estimated at $261.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new facility would improve north-south regional mobility between the major commercial areas of Biloxi and the residential areas to the north, provide increased access for the heavy influx of tourists into the area, lessen traffic congestion on the existing local highway network, and provide an additional evacuation route in the eventof a hurricane. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 178 residences, one church, and 19 businesses. Minority residential displacements would be significant. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 33 sensitive receptors; abatement measures, such as noise barriers and bridge railings, would be considered. The facility would traverse the floodplains of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River, though floodplain areas would continue to function at current levels. The project wuold displace 87.2 acres of wetlands. Bridging of the Back Bay of the Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River would decrease weland impacts by 34.97 acres. Four hazardous materials sites would be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0448D, Volume 25, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030069, Final EIS--327 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume I)--527 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume II)--401 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MS-EIS-01-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Mississippi KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346493?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.title=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jackson, Mississippi; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. [Part 3 of 3] T2 - EAST HARRISON COUNTY CONNECTOR, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (GAI-024-00(002)/94-0024-00-002-10/10478. AN - 36346141; 9948-030069_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-mile north-south, controlled-access highway from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 in Harrison County, Mississippi is proposed. The project would consist of a multi-lane, limited-access facility within a minimum right-of-way of 162 to 204 feet, with additional right-of-way as necessary. Traffic along the Mississippi Gulf Coast has increased dramatically over the past few years. Growth in the area, particularly growth related to the gaming and resort industry, requires that additional traffic capacity be provided in eastern Harrison County. A No-Build Alternative, a transportation system management alternative, multimodal options and five corridor alternatives are considered in this final EIS. The highway would have a design speed to 60 miles per hour. Two typical sections would be considered. The first section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a 44-foot grass median, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. The second section would consist of a six-lane divided highway, separated by a concrete median wall, with 12-foot travel lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders. Under either section design, drainage would be accomplished by a vegetation swale system. All of the alignments under consideration would require bridge crossings of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River. Depending on the corridor alternative selected, costs of the project range from $212.3 million to $272.4 million. Cost of the preferred alternative (Alternative H) is estimated at $261.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new facility would improve north-south regional mobility between the major commercial areas of Biloxi and the residential areas to the north, provide increased access for the heavy influx of tourists into the area, lessen traffic congestion on the existing local highway network, and provide an additional evacuation route in the eventof a hurricane. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 178 residences, one church, and 19 businesses. Minority residential displacements would be significant. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 33 sensitive receptors; abatement measures, such as noise barriers and bridge railings, would be considered. The facility would traverse the floodplains of the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River, though floodplain areas would continue to function at current levels. The project wuold displace 87.2 acres of wetlands. Bridging of the Back Bay of the Biloxi and the Tchoutacabouffa River would decrease weland impacts by 34.97 acres. Four hazardous materials sites would be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0448D, Volume 25, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030069, Final EIS--327 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume I)--527 pages, Technical Appendix (Volume II)--401 pages, February 20, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MS-EIS-01-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Mississippi KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346141?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.title=EAST+HARRISON+COUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+HARRISON+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28GAI-024-00%28002%29%2F94-0024-00-002-10%2F10478.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jackson, Mississippi; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 20, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR FROM I-65 IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA EASTWARD TO THE GEORGIA STATE LINE, LIMESTONE, MORGAN, MADISON, JACKSON, MARSHALL, DEKALB, AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES, ALABAMA. AN - 36441070; 9947 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a fully controlled access highway from Interstate 65 (I-65) in north-central Alabama eastward to the Georgia state line is proposed. The study area includes portions of Limestone, Morgan, Madison, Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb, and Cherokee counties, Alabama. The project would constitute a portion of the Memphis to Atlanta Congressional High Priority Corridor. The southern boundary of the High Priority Corridor begins at I-65 north of Athens, Alabama and extends eastward, passing south of Guntersville, Alabama and intersecting with the Alabama/Georgia state line south of State Route 9 (SR 9). The northern boundary of the study area begins at I-65 north of Athens, Alabama and extends eastward passing north of Huntsville, Alabama and curving to the southeast to pass north of Scottsboro and Fort Payne, Alabama before continuing southeast to intersect with the Alabama/Georgia state line north of SR 9. The portion of the project under consideration in this draft EIS would extend approximately 91 miles. In addition to mass transit and demand management strategies and a No Action Alternative, six reasonable build alternatives are considered in detail in this final EIS. The alternatives vary largely in alignment, though associated design alterations are also involved. The preferred alternative (Alternative 8) would co-locate with existing freeway corridors, I-565 and the Southern Bypass, to a great extent minimizing construction of roadway on within new rights-of-way. The highway would generally lie within a 295-foot right-of-way. Depending of the alternative selected, cost of the project ranges from $1.3 billion to $1.7 billion. The cost of the preferred alternative is estimated at $1.4 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a safe, efficient freeway linking the Hunsville, Madison, Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Guntersville, New Hope, Gurley, Grant, Langston, Portersville, and Gaylesville in northeastern Alabama. The facility would enhance east-west regional and interstate mobility within the National Highway System. In addition, the project would provide infrastructure that would promote economic development and commerce i the affected portion of the state by connecting regional businesses centers in the study area, which no east-west national highway currently exists. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the conversion displacement of commercial, residential, agricultural, and forested land and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for federally protected species of plants and animals. Wetlands would also be displaced and floodplains traversed. Culverts and bridge structures would be required, involving channel modifications in some areas. Traffic-generated noise levels along the corridor would exceed federal standards at numerous sensitive receptor sites, though noise barriers could mitigate some of these impacts. Several historic and archaeological sites, potentially eligible or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would be affected. Construction workers would encounter hazardous waste sites along the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0436D, Volume 25, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030068, Final EIS--333 pages, Appendices--317 pages, February 19, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-97-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeological Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36441070?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 19, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - S 167, PUYALLUP TO SR 509, CITIES OF PUYALLUP, FIFE, EDGEWOOD, MILTON, AND TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36435765; 9945 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the State Route (SR) 167 freeway from SR 161 (Meridian Street North) lin the city of Puyallup to the SR 509 freeway in the city of Tacome, in Pierce County, Washington, is proposed. The project would traverse the cities of Edgewood, Fife, Milton, Puyallup, and Tacoma. In the 1950s, a regional highway plan was developed, which included SR 167 from Renton to Interstate 5 (I-5). Work on the project in the Puyallup Valley was halted in the late 1970s due to undertainty regarding ownership of the Puyallup Tribal lands in the area. In the late 1980s, SR 167 was completed from I-405 in Renton to SR 512 in Puyallup. The ownership issue was resolved in 1989, allowing the SR 167 extension t move forward. The new freeway would replace the existing SR 167 arterial route between Puyallup and the I-5 Bay Street interchange via Meridian Street North and River Road. The freeway would provide four through lanes as well as inside high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes; the HOV lanes would be constructed at a future date. The project would include components to re-establish riparian areas and provide for bicycle and pedestrian lanes. In addition to the build alternative, this draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve regional mobility within the transporation system; serve multimodal local and port freight movement and passenger movement between the Puyallup termini of SR 167, SR 410, SR 512, and I-5; reduce congestion and improve safety within the corridor; improve system continuity between SR 167 and I-5; and maintain or improve air quality within the corridor to ensure compliance with current state and federal regulations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: From 380 to 400 acres of principally low-intensity land uses would be converted to transportation rights-of-way. The project would require displacement of 105 to 120 single-family homes, 12 to 63 multi-family residences, 25 to 32 businesses, and two farming operations. From 259 to 292 acres of prime farmland would be taken. The project could affect surface waters during the construction phase by delivering sediment into receiving flows in the area, which includes seven significant streams, four of which are listed as threatened or impaired under federal law. Up to 30.2 acres of wetlands could be affected. A maximum of 250 acres of wildlife habitat, including 29 acres of forest habitat, could be affected. Archaeological and historic sites would be disturbed. Construction workers could encounter hazardous materials, including asbestos. The freeway would significantly alter the landscape of the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601).. JF - EPA number: 030066, 677 pages and maps, February 19, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-2002-02-D KW - Air Quality KW - Cultural Resources KW - Floodplains KW - Flood Hazards KW - Noise KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Transportation KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeological Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36435765?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=S+167%2C+PUYALLUP+TO+SR+509%2C+CITIES+OF+PUYALLUP%2C+FIFE%2C+EDGEWOOD%2C+MILTON%2C+AND+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=S+167%2C+PUYALLUP+TO+SR+509%2C+CITIES+OF+PUYALLUP%2C+FIFE%2C+EDGEWOOD%2C+MILTON%2C+AND+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 19, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - S 167, PUYALLUP TO SR 509, CITIES OF PUYALLUP, FIFE, EDGEWOOD, MILTON, AND TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - S 167, PUYALLUP TO SR 509, CITIES OF PUYALLUP, FIFE, EDGEWOOD, MILTON, AND TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36354018; 9945-030066_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the State Route (SR) 167 freeway from SR 161 (Meridian Street North) lin the city of Puyallup to the SR 509 freeway in the city of Tacome, in Pierce County, Washington, is proposed. The project would traverse the cities of Edgewood, Fife, Milton, Puyallup, and Tacoma. In the 1950s, a regional highway plan was developed, which included SR 167 from Renton to Interstate 5 (I-5). Work on the project in the Puyallup Valley was halted in the late 1970s due to undertainty regarding ownership of the Puyallup Tribal lands in the area. In the late 1980s, SR 167 was completed from I-405 in Renton to SR 512 in Puyallup. The ownership issue was resolved in 1989, allowing the SR 167 extension t move forward. The new freeway would replace the existing SR 167 arterial route between Puyallup and the I-5 Bay Street interchange via Meridian Street North and River Road. The freeway would provide four through lanes as well as inside high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes; the HOV lanes would be constructed at a future date. The project would include components to re-establish riparian areas and provide for bicycle and pedestrian lanes. In addition to the build alternative, this draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve regional mobility within the transporation system; serve multimodal local and port freight movement and passenger movement between the Puyallup termini of SR 167, SR 410, SR 512, and I-5; reduce congestion and improve safety within the corridor; improve system continuity between SR 167 and I-5; and maintain or improve air quality within the corridor to ensure compliance with current state and federal regulations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: From 380 to 400 acres of principally low-intensity land uses would be converted to transportation rights-of-way. The project would require displacement of 105 to 120 single-family homes, 12 to 63 multi-family residences, 25 to 32 businesses, and two farming operations. From 259 to 292 acres of prime farmland would be taken. The project could affect surface waters during the construction phase by delivering sediment into receiving flows in the area, which includes seven significant streams, four of which are listed as threatened or impaired under federal law. Up to 30.2 acres of wetlands could be affected. A maximum of 250 acres of wildlife habitat, including 29 acres of forest habitat, could be affected. Archaeological and historic sites would be disturbed. Construction workers could encounter hazardous materials, including asbestos. The freeway would significantly alter the landscape of the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601).. JF - EPA number: 030066, 677 pages and maps, February 19, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-2002-02-D KW - Air Quality KW - Cultural Resources KW - Floodplains KW - Flood Hazards KW - Noise KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Transportation KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeological Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36354018?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=S+167%2C+PUYALLUP+TO+SR+509%2C+CITIES+OF+PUYALLUP%2C+FIFE%2C+EDGEWOOD%2C+MILTON%2C+AND+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=S+167%2C+PUYALLUP+TO+SR+509%2C+CITIES+OF+PUYALLUP%2C+FIFE%2C+EDGEWOOD%2C+MILTON%2C+AND+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 19, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR FROM I-65 IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA EASTWARD TO THE GEORGIA STATE LINE, LIMESTONE, MORGAN, MADISON, JACKSON, MARSHALL, DEKALB, AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES, ALABAMA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - MEMPHIS TO ATLANTA CORRIDOR FROM I-65 IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA EASTWARD TO THE GEORGIA STATE LINE, LIMESTONE, MORGAN, MADISON, JACKSON, MARSHALL, DEKALB, AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES, ALABAMA. AN - 36347503; 9947-030068_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a fully controlled access highway from Interstate 65 (I-65) in north-central Alabama eastward to the Georgia state line is proposed. The study area includes portions of Limestone, Morgan, Madison, Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb, and Cherokee counties, Alabama. The project would constitute a portion of the Memphis to Atlanta Congressional High Priority Corridor. The southern boundary of the High Priority Corridor begins at I-65 north of Athens, Alabama and extends eastward, passing south of Guntersville, Alabama and intersecting with the Alabama/Georgia state line south of State Route 9 (SR 9). The northern boundary of the study area begins at I-65 north of Athens, Alabama and extends eastward passing north of Huntsville, Alabama and curving to the southeast to pass north of Scottsboro and Fort Payne, Alabama before continuing southeast to intersect with the Alabama/Georgia state line north of SR 9. The portion of the project under consideration in this draft EIS would extend approximately 91 miles. In addition to mass transit and demand management strategies and a No Action Alternative, six reasonable build alternatives are considered in detail in this final EIS. The alternatives vary largely in alignment, though associated design alterations are also involved. The preferred alternative (Alternative 8) would co-locate with existing freeway corridors, I-565 and the Southern Bypass, to a great extent minimizing construction of roadway on within new rights-of-way. The highway would generally lie within a 295-foot right-of-way. Depending of the alternative selected, cost of the project ranges from $1.3 billion to $1.7 billion. The cost of the preferred alternative is estimated at $1.4 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a safe, efficient freeway linking the Hunsville, Madison, Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Guntersville, New Hope, Gurley, Grant, Langston, Portersville, and Gaylesville in northeastern Alabama. The facility would enhance east-west regional and interstate mobility within the National Highway System. In addition, the project would provide infrastructure that would promote economic development and commerce i the affected portion of the state by connecting regional businesses centers in the study area, which no east-west national highway currently exists. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the conversion displacement of commercial, residential, agricultural, and forested land and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for federally protected species of plants and animals. Wetlands would also be displaced and floodplains traversed. Culverts and bridge structures would be required, involving channel modifications in some areas. Traffic-generated noise levels along the corridor would exceed federal standards at numerous sensitive receptor sites, though noise barriers could mitigate some of these impacts. Several historic and archaeological sites, potentially eligible or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would be affected. Construction workers would encounter hazardous waste sites along the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 01-0436D, Volume 25, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030068, Final EIS--333 pages, Appendices--317 pages, February 19, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-97-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeological Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347503?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 19, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 34 (FAP 313), CARMAN ROAD EAST OF GULFPORT) TO MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 2 of 3] T2 - US ROUTE 34 (FAP 313), CARMAN ROAD EAST OF GULFPORT) TO MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36351909; 9942-030064_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US 34 from the intersection of Carman Road west to Monmouth, a distance of 24.85 miles, in Henderson and Warren counties, Illinois is proposed. The existing facility, which is a key regional corridor for the east-west movement of people and goods in and through west central Illinois, is affected by a high accident rate, including four fatal accidents between January 1995 and December 1997. In addition to the preferred alternative, the draft EIS addresses a No Action Alternative, a mass transit alternative, transportation system management, an upgrade of the existing facility, and a number of alignment alternatives for relocation of the facility. The preferred alternative would provide a high-type transportation facility for local and regional traffic in the two counties that would include a continuous four-lane link between the existing freeway at Gulfport in the vicinity of Carman Road to a point east of Monmouth. The preferred alternative would involve construction of a partially limited access four-lane facility that would include a bypass of the community of Biggsville. This final EIS, which is offered in an abbreviated form, provides errata to the draft EIS, an outline of the preferred alternative, public comments on the draft EIS, and four appendices. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the action alternatives would be comprehensive proposals that would seek to return the ecosystem to its natural condition. In addition, these alternatives would provide economic benefits to the region. The preferred alternative would support jobs and generate commercial income. The plan would benefit the federally protected black-backed woodpecker and flammulated owl. Elk summer habitat effectiveness and winter range would be enhanced, as would elk security during hunting season. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Smoke from prescribed fires would temporarily reduce air quality. Timber harvest and prescribed fire would cause erosion and sedimentation of receiving waters. Habitat of the king fisher, harlequin duck, and wolverine, all of which are federally protected species, could be affected. Timber harvest activities and prescribed fire would impact roadless recreational area, affecting related wilderness values. Stand replacement and intermediate treatments would affect mature and late mature forest stands. LEGAL MANDATES: National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft and final EISs, see 97-0199D, Volume 21, Number 3 and 99-0369F, Volume 23, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0157D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030064, Final EIS--392 pages and maps, Map Supplement, February 14, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-01-01-F KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Illinois UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36351909?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+34+%28FAP+313%29%2C+CARMAN+ROAD+EAST+OF+GULFPORT%29+TO+MONMOUTH%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+HENDERSON+AND+WARREN+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+34+%28FAP+313%29%2C+CARMAN+ROAD+EAST+OF+GULFPORT%29+TO+MONMOUTH%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+HENDERSON+AND+WARREN+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 14, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 34 (FAP 313), CARMAN ROAD EAST OF GULFPORT) TO MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 3 of 3] T2 - US ROUTE 34 (FAP 313), CARMAN ROAD EAST OF GULFPORT) TO MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36348828; 9942-030064_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US 34 from the intersection of Carman Road west to Monmouth, a distance of 24.85 miles, in Henderson and Warren counties, Illinois is proposed. The existing facility, which is a key regional corridor for the east-west movement of people and goods in and through west central Illinois, is affected by a high accident rate, including four fatal accidents between January 1995 and December 1997. In addition to the preferred alternative, the draft EIS addresses a No Action Alternative, a mass transit alternative, transportation system management, an upgrade of the existing facility, and a number of alignment alternatives for relocation of the facility. The preferred alternative would provide a high-type transportation facility for local and regional traffic in the two counties that would include a continuous four-lane link between the existing freeway at Gulfport in the vicinity of Carman Road to a point east of Monmouth. The preferred alternative would involve construction of a partially limited access four-lane facility that would include a bypass of the community of Biggsville. This final EIS, which is offered in an abbreviated form, provides errata to the draft EIS, an outline of the preferred alternative, public comments on the draft EIS, and four appendices. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the action alternatives would be comprehensive proposals that would seek to return the ecosystem to its natural condition. In addition, these alternatives would provide economic benefits to the region. The preferred alternative would support jobs and generate commercial income. The plan would benefit the federally protected black-backed woodpecker and flammulated owl. Elk summer habitat effectiveness and winter range would be enhanced, as would elk security during hunting season. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Smoke from prescribed fires would temporarily reduce air quality. Timber harvest and prescribed fire would cause erosion and sedimentation of receiving waters. Habitat of the king fisher, harlequin duck, and wolverine, all of which are federally protected species, could be affected. Timber harvest activities and prescribed fire would impact roadless recreational area, affecting related wilderness values. Stand replacement and intermediate treatments would affect mature and late mature forest stands. LEGAL MANDATES: National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft and final EISs, see 97-0199D, Volume 21, Number 3 and 99-0369F, Volume 23, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0157D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030064, Final EIS--392 pages and maps, Map Supplement, February 14, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-01-01-F KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Illinois UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36348828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+34+%28FAP+313%29%2C+CARMAN+ROAD+EAST+OF+GULFPORT%29+TO+MONMOUTH%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+HENDERSON+AND+WARREN+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+34+%28FAP+313%29%2C+CARMAN+ROAD+EAST+OF+GULFPORT%29+TO+MONMOUTH%2C+ILLINOIS%2C+HENDERSON+AND+WARREN+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 14, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 34 (FAP 313), CARMAN ROAD EAST OF GULFPORT) TO MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. [Part 1 of 3] T2 - US ROUTE 34 (FAP 313), CARMAN ROAD EAST OF GULFPORT) TO MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36347351; 9942-030064_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US 34 from the intersection of Carman Road west to Monmouth, a distance of 24.85 miles, in Henderson and Warren counties, Illinois is proposed. The existing facility, which is a key regional corridor for the east-west movement of people and goods in and through west central Illinois, is affected by a high accident rate, including four fatal accidents between January 1995 and December 1997. In addition to the preferred alternative, the draft EIS addresses a No Action Alternative, a mass transit alternative, transportation system management, an upgrade of the existing facility, and a number of alignment alternatives for relocation of the facility. The preferred alternative would provide a high-type transportation facility for local and regional traffic in the two counties that would include a continuous four-lane link between the existing freeway at Gulfport in the vicinity of Carman Road to a point east of Monmouth. The preferred alternative would involve construction of a partially limited access four-lane facility that would include a bypass of the community of Biggsville. This final EIS, which is offered in an abbreviated form, provides errata to the draft EIS, an outline of the preferred alternative, public comments on the draft EIS, and four appendices. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the action alternatives would be comprehensive proposals that would seek to return the ecosystem to its natural condition. In addition, these alternatives would provide economic benefits to the region. The preferred alternative would support jobs and generate commercial income. The plan would benefit the federally protected black-backed woodpecker and flammulated owl. Elk summer habitat effectiveness and winter range would be enhanced, as would elk security during hunting season. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Smoke from prescribed fires would temporarily reduce air quality. Timber harvest and prescribed fire would cause erosion and sedimentation of receiving waters. Habitat of the king fisher, harlequin duck, and wolverine, all of which are federally protected species, could be affected. Timber harvest activities and prescribed fire would impact roadless recreational area, affecting related wilderness values. Stand replacement and intermediate treatments would affect mature and late mature forest stands. LEGAL MANDATES: National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft and final EISs, see 97-0199D, Volume 21, Number 3 and 99-0369F, Volume 23, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0157D, Volume 26, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 030064, Final EIS--392 pages and maps, Map Supplement, February 14, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-01-01-F KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Illinois UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347351?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+I-66+FROM+US+23+IN+PIKE+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY+TO+THE+KING+COAL+HIGHWAY+IN+MINGO+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 14, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BUTTE 70/149/99/191 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: STATE ROUTE 70/149/99 /91 IN BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36438031; 9939 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of a 4.6-mile two-lane section of State Route (SR) 149 to a four-lane expressway between SR 70 and SR 99 and the construction of freeway-to-freeway interchanges at the SR 70 and SR 99 intersections in Butte County, California is proposed. The highway, which provides a connecting link between the four-lane section of SR 70 north of Oroville and the four-lane-section of SR 9 south of Chico, serves inter-regional and local commuter traffic. The capacity of the roadway and its poor physical condition have lead to congestion and safety problems. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and three build alternatives, are considered in this final EIS. Under the build alternatives, improvements would include provision of two additional 12-foot lanes, a 60- to 72-foot median, 10-foot outside shoulders, and a five-foot median shoulder for the full length of the study corridor. In addition, the project would include realignment of SR 70 between SR 149 and SR 191, rehabilitation of the existing SR 149 roadway, construction of the abovementioned freeway-to-freeway interchanges, reconstruction of the SR 70/191 intersection, and construction fo driveway access roads. Action Alternative 1 would widen the highway to the south, while Action Alternative 2 would widen the highway to the north. Alternative 3, which has been designated as the preferred alternative, would realign the highway to avoid habitat for the endangered Butte County Meadowfoam. Project costs range from $80 million to $90 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve safety, provide concept level of service C for the year 2020, and provide an inter-regional transportation facility between Oroville and Chico. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the action alternative selected, rights-of-way requirements for the project would result in the displacement of four residences, three to four businesses, three acres of farmland, 24 parcels of Williamson Act land, 29.33 to 33.58 acres of fairy and tadpole shrimp habitat, 5.56 to 7.29 acres of vernal pool and swale habitat, and up to 0.57 acres of Butte County Meadofoam habitat. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of three noise-sensitive receptors. The highway would traverse two floodplains. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0329D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030061, 427 pages and maps, February 13, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-02-01-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36438031?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BUTTE+70%2F149%2F99%2F191+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%3A+STATE+ROUTE+70%2F149%2F99+%2F91+IN+BUTTE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=BUTTE+70%2F149%2F99%2F191+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%3A+STATE+ROUTE+70%2F149%2F99+%2F91+IN+BUTTE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 13, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BUTTE 70/149/99/191 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: STATE ROUTE 70/149/99 /91 IN BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - BUTTE 70/149/99/191 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: STATE ROUTE 70/149/99 /91 IN BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36349113; 9939-030061_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of a 4.6-mile two-lane section of State Route (SR) 149 to a four-lane expressway between SR 70 and SR 99 and the construction of freeway-to-freeway interchanges at the SR 70 and SR 99 intersections in Butte County, California is proposed. The highway, which provides a connecting link between the four-lane section of SR 70 north of Oroville and the four-lane-section of SR 9 south of Chico, serves inter-regional and local commuter traffic. The capacity of the roadway and its poor physical condition have lead to congestion and safety problems. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and three build alternatives, are considered in this final EIS. Under the build alternatives, improvements would include provision of two additional 12-foot lanes, a 60- to 72-foot median, 10-foot outside shoulders, and a five-foot median shoulder for the full length of the study corridor. In addition, the project would include realignment of SR 70 between SR 149 and SR 191, rehabilitation of the existing SR 149 roadway, construction of the abovementioned freeway-to-freeway interchanges, reconstruction of the SR 70/191 intersection, and construction fo driveway access roads. Action Alternative 1 would widen the highway to the south, while Action Alternative 2 would widen the highway to the north. Alternative 3, which has been designated as the preferred alternative, would realign the highway to avoid habitat for the endangered Butte County Meadowfoam. Project costs range from $80 million to $90 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve safety, provide concept level of service C for the year 2020, and provide an inter-regional transportation facility between Oroville and Chico. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the action alternative selected, rights-of-way requirements for the project would result in the displacement of four residences, three to four businesses, three acres of farmland, 24 parcels of Williamson Act land, 29.33 to 33.58 acres of fairy and tadpole shrimp habitat, 5.56 to 7.29 acres of vernal pool and swale habitat, and up to 0.57 acres of Butte County Meadofoam habitat. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of three noise-sensitive receptors. The highway would traverse two floodplains. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0329D, Volume 26, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 030061, 427 pages and maps, February 13, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-02-01-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36349113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BUTTE+70%2F149%2F99%2F191+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%3A+STATE+ROUTE+70%2F149%2F99+%2F91+IN+BUTTE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=BUTTE+70%2F149%2F99%2F191+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%3A+STATE+ROUTE+70%2F149%2F99+%2F91+IN+BUTTE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 13, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - JAMES E. CLYBURN CONNECTOR, CALHOUN, CLARENDON, AND SUMTER COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 36445688; 9936 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane highway and bridge within a minimum right-of-way of 66 feet to connect the existing road system from the intersection of South Carolina Route (SC) 33 and SR 267 to Secondary Road (Road S-) 52 or Road S-26 in Calhoun, Clarendon, and Sumter counties, South Carolina is proposed. The facility would cross Lake Marion in the vicinity of an existing CSX Railroad bridge near Lone Star and Timini and would consist of a 47-foot wide, 2.8-mile-long bridge. The bridge would extend to the limits of the lake's 100-year floodplain. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 3), are considered in this final EIS. Alternative 1, the preferred alternative, would extend 9.6 miles from a point west of Lone Star at the intersection of SC 33 and SC 267, crossing through cropland and pasture, upland mixed forest, upland pine, forested and non-forested wetlands, and open water before terminating northwest of Rimini at Road S-52. The centerline would lie approximately 180 feet northwest and upstream of the centerline of the CSX Railroad lake crossing. Alternative 2 would extend 6.7 miles from a point east of Lone Star at the intersection of Road S-265 and SC 267, crossing through the lake southeast of the railroad and terminating east of Rimini into Road S-26. The centerline of Alternative 2 would lie approximately 140 feet east and downstream of the centerline of the CSX Railroad lake crossing. Construction costs of alternatives 1 and 2 are estimated at $83 million and $73 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new bridge would shorten travel times between locations in Lone Star and Rimini significantly. Access to industrial employment centers, health care facilities, and institutions providing higher education opportunities would be improved as a result. Travel time for through traffic would also be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for Alternative 1 would require acquisition of 52.8 acres via fee simple purchases and 48.5 acres via easements. As a result, the project would displace two residential units and one business, 5.7 acres of wetlands, 39.6 acres of farmland. Noise levels in excess of federal standards would occur in the vicinity of two sensitive receptor sites. One archaeological site would be affected. Four sites potentially containing hazardous wastes would be encountered during construction. Rights-of-way requirements for Alternative 2 would require acquisition of 30.7 acres via fee simple purchases and 50.3 acres via easements. As a result, the project would displace 2.3 acres of wetlands and 21.9 acres of farmland. Two sites potentially containing hazardous wastes would be encountered during construction. Under either alternative, impacts to minorities would be disproportionate, and two recreational resources, Palmetto Trail and Lake Marion, would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 12898, Transportation Equity At for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0064D, Volume 26, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 030058, 501 pages and maps, February 12, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-SC-EIS-01-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Easements KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Lakes KW - Minorities KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - South Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity At for the 21st Century, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36445688?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=JAMES+E.+CLYBURN+CONNECTOR%2C+CALHOUN%2C+CLARENDON%2C+AND+SUMTER+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=JAMES+E.+CLYBURN+CONNECTOR%2C+CALHOUN%2C+CLARENDON%2C+AND+SUMTER+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbia, South Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 12, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - JAMES E. CLYBURN CONNECTOR, CALHOUN, CLARENDON, AND SUMTER COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - JAMES E. CLYBURN CONNECTOR, CALHOUN, CLARENDON, AND SUMTER COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 36349030; 9936-030058_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane highway and bridge within a minimum right-of-way of 66 feet to connect the existing road system from the intersection of South Carolina Route (SC) 33 and SR 267 to Secondary Road (Road S-) 52 or Road S-26 in Calhoun, Clarendon, and Sumter counties, South Carolina is proposed. The facility would cross Lake Marion in the vicinity of an existing CSX Railroad bridge near Lone Star and Timini and would consist of a 47-foot wide, 2.8-mile-long bridge. The bridge would extend to the limits of the lake's 100-year floodplain. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 3), are considered in this final EIS. Alternative 1, the preferred alternative, would extend 9.6 miles from a point west of Lone Star at the intersection of SC 33 and SC 267, crossing through cropland and pasture, upland mixed forest, upland pine, forested and non-forested wetlands, and open water before terminating northwest of Rimini at Road S-52. The centerline would lie approximately 180 feet northwest and upstream of the centerline of the CSX Railroad lake crossing. Alternative 2 would extend 6.7 miles from a point east of Lone Star at the intersection of Road S-265 and SC 267, crossing through the lake southeast of the railroad and terminating east of Rimini into Road S-26. The centerline of Alternative 2 would lie approximately 140 feet east and downstream of the centerline of the CSX Railroad lake crossing. Construction costs of alternatives 1 and 2 are estimated at $83 million and $73 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new bridge would shorten travel times between locations in Lone Star and Rimini significantly. Access to industrial employment centers, health care facilities, and institutions providing higher education opportunities would be improved as a result. Travel time for through traffic would also be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for Alternative 1 would require acquisition of 52.8 acres via fee simple purchases and 48.5 acres via easements. As a result, the project would displace two residential units and one business, 5.7 acres of wetlands, 39.6 acres of farmland. Noise levels in excess of federal standards would occur in the vicinity of two sensitive receptor sites. One archaeological site would be affected. Four sites potentially containing hazardous wastes would be encountered during construction. Rights-of-way requirements for Alternative 2 would require acquisition of 30.7 acres via fee simple purchases and 50.3 acres via easements. As a result, the project would displace 2.3 acres of wetlands and 21.9 acres of farmland. Two sites potentially containing hazardous wastes would be encountered during construction. Under either alternative, impacts to minorities would be disproportionate, and two recreational resources, Palmetto Trail and Lake Marion, would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 12898, Transportation Equity At for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0064D, Volume 26, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 030058, 501 pages and maps, February 12, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-SC-EIS-01-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Easements KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Lakes KW - Minorities KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - South Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity At for the 21st Century, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36349030?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=JAMES+E.+CLYBURN+CONNECTOR%2C+CALHOUN%2C+CLARENDON%2C+AND+SUMTER+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=JAMES+E.+CLYBURN+CONNECTOR%2C+CALHOUN%2C+CLARENDON%2C+AND+SUMTER+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbia, South Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 12, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 23 EXTENSION (BRANAN FIELD - CHAFFEE RD.) FROM SR 134 (103RD ST.) TO SR 8 (I-10) & SR 10 (US 90/BEAVER STREET), DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA (FM NO. 209659-1; FAP NO 9041-047-C). AN - 36413673; 9935 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 6.3 miles of multi-lane, limited access freeway to extend State Road (SR) 23 (Branan Field-Chaffee Road) north from its current terminus at AR 134 (103rd Street) to SR 8 (Interstate 10 (I-10)) and SR 10 (US 90/Beaver Street) in the city of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida is proposed. The buildout concept would provide for interchanges and collector/distributor roads and would serve as a regional connector between Clay and Duval counties. This supplement to the final EIS considers one build alternative and a No-Build Alternative in detail. Under the build alternative, the facility would consist of a six-lane rural freeway between 103rd Street and Normandy Boulevard. Form Normandy Boulevard north to I-10 and US 90, the project would provide a four-lane rural freeway. All typical sections would have 12-foot travel lanes and a 150-foot grass median; the median would be sized to accommodate a future light rail system, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, or other multi-modal transportation facilities. Roadside swales and off-site retention areas would provide for storm water drainage. Five interchanges would provide access to the highway; these would be located at 103rd Street, ormandy Boulevard, New World Avenue, I-10, and US 90. Rights-of-way costs are estimated at $13.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new roadway would assist in achieving the goals of the Jacksonville Comprehensive Plan and the First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organizations Transportation Improvement Plan. Congestion on SR 21 and US 17 would be reduced. The facility would provide a logical terminus for the completed portions of the Branan Field-Chaffee Road corridor to the south and serve as a link between two high-speed, limited access interstate highways in southwest Duval County that connect the rapidly growing areas of Clay County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of two businesses. Air pollutant and noise emissions within the corridor, which runs through a sparsely populated area, would increase significantly. Up to 241 acres of jurisdictional wetlands would be displaced. In addition, 1,100 acres of rights-of-way would be required within Jacksonville. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 030057, 105 pages and maps, February 10, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FLA-EIS-03-01-DS KW - Air Quality KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413673?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+23+EXTENSION+%28BRANAN+FIELD+-+CHAFFEE+RD.%29+FROM+SR+134+%28103RD+ST.%29+TO+SR+8+%28I-10%29+%26+SR+10+%28US+90%2FBEAVER+STREET%29%2C+DUVAL+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FM+NO.+209659-1%3B+FAP+NO+9041-047-C%29.&rft.title=SR+23+EXTENSION+%28BRANAN+FIELD+-+CHAFFEE+RD.%29+FROM+SR+134+%28103RD+ST.%29+TO+SR+8+%28I-10%29+%26+SR+10+%28US+90%2FBEAVER+STREET%29%2C+DUVAL+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FM+NO.+209659-1%3B+FAP+NO+9041-047-C%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 10, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36435933; 9933 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 13.9-miles of new highway, a portion of the Grand Parkway known as Segment E, in Harris County, Texas is proposed. The project would be located in the northwest quadrant of the planned 170-mile third loop of State Highway (SH) 99 around the city of Houston. The Grand Parkway would provide access to radial freeways as well as serving as a third loop highway. The Segment E study area is bounded by Interstate 10 to the south, US 290 to the north, SH 6 to the east, and the Harris/Waller County line to the west. The conceptual design would provide for a four-lane, at-grade controlled access highway, with a design speed of 70 miles per hour, within a 400-foot right-of-way. The broader study area is predicted to experience significant growth in population and employment by the year 2025. Five general alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this drat EIS. Estimated construction costs of the build alternatives range from $124.4 million to $155.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new highway would provide improved access to the existing thoroughfare system, reduce area traffic congestion, improve safety, and improve area-wide mobility. Through radial traffic on the current freeway system would be reduced significantly once the entire parkway was completed. Safety deficiencies characterizing the existing loop systems would be reduced, and economic development in the area would be boosted. Pedestrian and bicycle access would be improved via provision of a trail system associated with the highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All build alternatives would result in the loss of 509.3 acres of farmland and affect access to some farms. Approximately 23 acres of wetlands, 148 acres of rangeland, 15 acres of forest, and 500 to 700 acres of the Katy Prairie would be affected, along with the associated wildlife habitat. The project would affect 180 to 305 acres of floodplain. Potential habitat for the federally protected Texas prairie dawn-flower and several protected bird species exists within the project area. The highway would cross an active rail line and existing arterial roadways, potentially terminating through travel on some of the latter. The facility would degrade visual aesthetics and community character in some areas. School bus access along the corridor would be impeded. The level of air pollutant emissions in the corridor would increase. From six to 39 sensitive sites would be affected by noise levels in excess of federal standards. One archaeological site would be affected, and the project traverses 464 acres of land that could contain further archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 94-373), and Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178). JF - EPA number: 030055, Volume I--832 pages and maps, Volume II-744 pages and maps, February 7, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-02-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Railroads KW - Ranges KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36435933?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GRAND+PARKWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+99%2C+SEGMENT+E%2C+FROM+IH+10+TO+US+290%2C+HARRIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=GRAND+PARKWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+99%2C+SEGMENT+E%2C+FROM+IH+10+TO+US+290%2C+HARRIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. [Part 3 of 3] T2 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36350418; 9933-030055_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 13.9-miles of new highway, a portion of the Grand Parkway known as Segment E, in Harris County, Texas is proposed. The project would be located in the northwest quadrant of the planned 170-mile third loop of State Highway (SH) 99 around the city of Houston. The Grand Parkway would provide access to radial freeways as well as serving as a third loop highway. The Segment E study area is bounded by Interstate 10 to the south, US 290 to the north, SH 6 to the east, and the Harris/Waller County line to the west. The conceptual design would provide for a four-lane, at-grade controlled access highway, with a design speed of 70 miles per hour, within a 400-foot right-of-way. The broader study area is predicted to experience significant growth in population and employment by the year 2025. Five general alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this drat EIS. Estimated construction costs of the build alternatives range from $124.4 million to $155.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new highway would provide improved access to the existing thoroughfare system, reduce area traffic congestion, improve safety, and improve area-wide mobility. Through radial traffic on the current freeway system would be reduced significantly once the entire parkway was completed. Safety deficiencies characterizing the existing loop systems would be reduced, and economic development in the area would be boosted. Pedestrian and bicycle access would be improved via provision of a trail system associated with the highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All build alternatives would result in the loss of 509.3 acres of farmland and affect access to some farms. Approximately 23 acres of wetlands, 148 acres of rangeland, 15 acres of forest, and 500 to 700 acres of the Katy Prairie would be affected, along with the associated wildlife habitat. The project would affect 180 to 305 acres of floodplain. Potential habitat for the federally protected Texas prairie dawn-flower and several protected bird species exists within the project area. The highway would cross an active rail line and existing arterial roadways, potentially terminating through travel on some of the latter. The facility would degrade visual aesthetics and community character in some areas. School bus access along the corridor would be impeded. The level of air pollutant emissions in the corridor would increase. From six to 39 sensitive sites would be affected by noise levels in excess of federal standards. One archaeological site would be affected, and the project traverses 464 acres of land that could contain further archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 94-373), and Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178). JF - EPA number: 030055, Volume I--832 pages and maps, Volume II-744 pages and maps, February 7, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-02-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Railroads KW - Ranges KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36350418?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GRAND+PARKWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+99%2C+SEGMENT+E%2C+FROM+IH+10+TO+US+290%2C+HARRIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=GRAND+PARKWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+99%2C+SEGMENT+E%2C+FROM+IH+10+TO+US+290%2C+HARRIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. [Part 2 of 3] T2 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36347499; 9933-030055_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 13.9-miles of new highway, a portion of the Grand Parkway known as Segment E, in Harris County, Texas is proposed. The project would be located in the northwest quadrant of the planned 170-mile third loop of State Highway (SH) 99 around the city of Houston. The Grand Parkway would provide access to radial freeways as well as serving as a third loop highway. The Segment E study area is bounded by Interstate 10 to the south, US 290 to the north, SH 6 to the east, and the Harris/Waller County line to the west. The conceptual design would provide for a four-lane, at-grade controlled access highway, with a design speed of 70 miles per hour, within a 400-foot right-of-way. The broader study area is predicted to experience significant growth in population and employment by the year 2025. Five general alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this drat EIS. Estimated construction costs of the build alternatives range from $124.4 million to $155.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new highway would provide improved access to the existing thoroughfare system, reduce area traffic congestion, improve safety, and improve area-wide mobility. Through radial traffic on the current freeway system would be reduced significantly once the entire parkway was completed. Safety deficiencies characterizing the existing loop systems would be reduced, and economic development in the area would be boosted. Pedestrian and bicycle access would be improved via provision of a trail system associated with the highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All build alternatives would result in the loss of 509.3 acres of farmland and affect access to some farms. Approximately 23 acres of wetlands, 148 acres of rangeland, 15 acres of forest, and 500 to 700 acres of the Katy Prairie would be affected, along with the associated wildlife habitat. The project would affect 180 to 305 acres of floodplain. Potential habitat for the federally protected Texas prairie dawn-flower and several protected bird species exists within the project area. The highway would cross an active rail line and existing arterial roadways, potentially terminating through travel on some of the latter. The facility would degrade visual aesthetics and community character in some areas. School bus access along the corridor would be impeded. The level of air pollutant emissions in the corridor would increase. From six to 39 sensitive sites would be affected by noise levels in excess of federal standards. One archaeological site would be affected, and the project traverses 464 acres of land that could contain further archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 94-373), and Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178). JF - EPA number: 030055, Volume I--832 pages and maps, Volume II-744 pages and maps, February 7, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-02-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Railroads KW - Ranges KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36347499?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GRAND+PARKWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+99%2C+SEGMENT+E%2C+FROM+IH+10+TO+US+290%2C+HARRIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=GRAND+PARKWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+99%2C+SEGMENT+E%2C+FROM+IH+10+TO+US+290%2C+HARRIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. [Part 1 of 3] T2 - GRAND PARKWAY, STATE HIGHWAY 99, SEGMENT E, FROM IH 10 TO US 290, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36347355; 9933-030055_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 13.9-miles of new highway, a portion of the Grand Parkway known as Segment E, in Harris County, Texas is proposed. The project would be located in the northwest quadrant of the planned 170-mile third loop of State Highway (SH) 99 around the city of Houston. The Grand Parkway would provide access to radial freeways as well as serving as a third loop highway. The Segment E study area is bounded by Interstate 10 to the south, US 290 to the north, SH 6 to the east, and the Harris/Waller County line to the west. The conceptual design would provide for a four-lane, at-grade controlled access highway, with a design speed of 70 miles per hour, within a 400-foot right-of-way. The broader study area is predicted to experience significant growth in population and employment by the year 2025. Five general alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this drat EIS. Estimated construction costs of the build alternatives range from $124.4 million to $155.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new highway would provide improved access to the existing thoroughfare system, reduce area traffic congestion, improve safety, and improve area-wide mobility. Through radial traffic on the current freeway system would be reduced significantly once the entire parkway was completed. Safety deficiencies characterizing the existing loop systems would be reduced, and economic development in the area would be boosted. Pedestrian and bicycle access would be improved via provision of a trail system associated with the highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All build alternatives would result in the loss of 509.3 acres of farmland and affect access to some farms. Approximately 23 acres of wetlands, 148 acres of rangeland, 15 acres of forest, and 500 to 700 acres of the Katy Prairie would be affected, along with the associated wildlife habitat. The project would affect 180 to 305 acres of floodplain. Potential habitat for the federally protected Texas prairie dawn-flower and several protected bird species exists within the project area. The highway would cross an active rail line and existing arterial roadways, potentially terminating through travel on some of the latter. The facility would degrade visual aesthetics and community character in some areas. School bus access along the corridor would be impeded. The level of air pollutant emissions in the corridor would increase. From six to 39 sensitive sites would be affected by noise levels in excess of federal standards. One archaeological site would be affected, and the project traverses 464 acres of land that could contain further archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 94-373), and Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178). 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Preparation date: February 7, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AVENUE G VIADUCT AND CONNECTING CORRIDOR, CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - AVENUE G VIADUCT AND CONNECTING CORRIDOR, CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA. AN - 36346163; 9930-030052_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new viaduct over the main north-south rail corridor that bisects the city of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa is proposed. The viaduct would be located immediately north of the central business district in a fully developed portion of metropolitan Council Bluffs. More specifically, the eastern portion of the project study area encompasses approximately 20 square blocks bounded by North Sixth Street, North Eighth Street, Avenue G, and Broadway. The western portion of the study area is bounded by North Sixth Street, Avenue F, Avenue H, and North Sixteenth Street. The existing Broadway viaduct is the only grade-separated structure over the heavily used rail corridor, resulting in congestion and an accident rate well above the normal for the area. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in detail in this final EIS. Alternative 1, the preferred alternative, would involve provision of a one-way pair, beginning at Kanesville Boulevard and continuing along the Sixth /Seventh Street one-way pair that lies south of Kanesville Boulevard through downtown and north through the project area. North Sixth Street would be one-way northbound, while North Seventh Street would be one-way southbound. This would match the existing street orientation in the project area. The two streets would join at Avenue F, at which point the alignment would curve along a new alignment to the North Eighth Street and Avenue G intersection where it would join the viaduct segment. Yhr proposed cross-section could be constructed within the existing North Seventh Street curb line from Avenue F to Kanesville Boulevard. From Kanesville Boulevard to Mill Street, the cross-section could be built within the existing North Sixth Street curb lines. From Mill Street to avenue F, the cross-section would have to be widened to 31 feet, this would still keep the sidewalks in their current locations. Where the two one-way pairs join at Avenue F, however, the roadway would curve along a new alignment to North Eighth Street at Avenue G. Two 12-foot travel lanes and a seven-foot parking lane would be provided. A trail system would be constructed along the west side of North Seventh Street and continue across the viaduct on the bicycle/pedestrian lane. Cost of the project is estimated at $22.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new viaduct would improve access for local emergency services and improve safety for passengers in vehicles crossing the rail corridor. Congestion on the existing rail overpass would decline significantly, reducing the accident rate in the corridor greatly. At-grade crossing delays would be eliminated. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 73 structures, including 46 owner-occupied households, 29 rental units, one vacant residence, and two businesses. The proportion of minority households in the area is 11.7 percent and the proportion in the surrounding community is 7.5 percent. The proportion of low-income households in the project area is 10.7 percent, and the proportion in the surrounding community is 6.9 percent. Mynster /West Washington Historic District would continue to deteriorate. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0422D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030052, 77 pages, February 6, 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IOWA-EIS-02-01-F KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Minorities KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Iowa KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Districts KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36346163?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AVENUE+G+VIADUCT+AND+CONNECTING+CORRIDOR%2C+CITY+OF+COUNCIL+BLUFFS%2C+POTTAWATTAMIE+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=AVENUE+G+VIADUCT+AND+CONNECTING+CORRIDOR%2C+CITY+OF+COUNCIL+BLUFFS%2C+POTTAWATTAMIE+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AVENUE G VIADUCT AND CONNECTING CORRIDOR, CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA. AN - 16347696; 9930 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new viaduct over the main north-south rail corridor that bisects the city of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa is proposed. The viaduct would be located immediately north of the central business district in a fully developed portion of metropolitan Council Bluffs. More specifically, the eastern portion of the project study area encompasses approximately 20 square blocks bounded by North Sixth Street, North Eighth Street, Avenue G, and Broadway. The western portion of the study area is bounded by North Sixth Street, Avenue F, Avenue H, and North Sixteenth Street. The existing Broadway viaduct is the only grade-separated structure over the heavily used rail corridor, resulting in congestion and an accident rate well above the normal for the area. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in detail in this final EIS. Alternative 1, the preferred alternative, would involve provision of a one-way pair, beginning at Kanesville Boulevard and continuing along the Sixth /Seventh Street one-way pair that lies south of Kanesville Boulevard through downtown and north through the project area. North Sixth Street would be one-way northbound, while North Seventh Street would be one-way southbound. This would match the existing street orientation in the project area. The two streets would join at Avenue F, at which point the alignment would curve along a new alignment to the North Eighth Street and Avenue G intersection where it would join the viaduct segment. Yhr proposed cross-section could be constructed within the existing North Seventh Street curb line from Avenue F to Kanesville Boulevard. From Kanesville Boulevard to Mill Street, the cross-section could be built within the existing North Sixth Street curb lines. From Mill Street to avenue F, the cross-section would have to be widened to 31 feet, this would still keep the sidewalks in their current locations. Where the two one-way pairs join at Avenue F, however, the roadway would curve along a new alignment to North Eighth Street at Avenue G. Two 12-foot travel lanes and a seven-foot parking lane would be provided. A trail system would be constructed along the west side of North Seventh Street and continue across the viaduct on the bicycle/pedestrian lane. Cost of the project is estimated at $22.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new viaduct would improve access for local emergency services and improve safety for passengers in vehicles crossing the rail corridor. Congestion on the existing rail overpass would decline significantly, reducing the accident rate in the corridor greatly. At-grade crossing delays would be eliminated. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 73 structures, including 46 owner-occupied households, 29 rental units, one vacant residence, and two businesses. The proportion of minority households in the area is 11.7 percent and the proportion in the surrounding community is 7.5 percent. The proportion of low-income households in the project area is 10.7 percent, and the proportion in the surrounding community is 6.9 percent. Mynster /West Washington Historic District would continue to deteriorate. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 02-0422D, Volume 26, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 030052, 77 pages, February 6, 2003 PY - 2003 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IOWA-EIS-02-01-F KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Minorities KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Iowa KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Districts KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16347696?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2003-02-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AVENUE+G+VIADUCT+AND+CONNECTING+CORRIDOR%2C+CITY+OF+COUNCIL+BLUFFS%2C+POTTAWATTAMIE+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=AVENUE+G+VIADUCT+AND+CONNECTING+CORRIDOR%2C+CITY+OF+COUNCIL+BLUFFS%2C+POTTAWATTAMIE+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 6, 2003 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Beach-profile evolution under spilling and plunging breakers AN - 52008752; 2003-027370 AB - Beach-profile evolution, along with measurements of waves, currents, and sediment concentration, under spilling and plunging breakers of similar height were studied in the three-dimensional Large-Scale Sediment Transport Facility at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Unidirectional irregular waves were generated over a fine-sand beach. Beach-profile shape reached equilibrium after 1,330 and 280 min of spilling and plunging wave actions, respectively. Near the main breaker line, the profile evolved differently under plunging and spilling breakers. Across most of the midsurf zone dominated by surf bores, the equilibrium profile shapes were similar. Uniform energy dissipation per unit volume at equilibrium, as assumed in the Dean 1977 model and often used in cross-shore sediment-transport modeling, was measured for both cases across most of the surf zone except at the main breaker line, where a much greater rate of dissipation occurred. The bar/trough formation and maintenance were closely related to the local patterns of sediment suspension and bed scour at the plunging point. JF - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering AU - Wang, Ping AU - Ebersole, Bruce A AU - Smith, Ernest R Y1 - 2003/02// PY - 2003 DA - February 2003 SP - 41 EP - 46 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division, New York, NY VL - 129 IS - 1 SN - 0733-950X, 0733-950X KW - laboratory studies KW - beaches KW - shore features KW - breaking waves KW - sediment transport KW - ocean waves KW - sedimentation KW - coastal environment KW - beach profiles KW - coastal sedimentation KW - tidal currents KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52008752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Waterway%2C+Port%2C+Coastal+and+Ocean+Engineering&rft.atitle=Beach-profile+evolution+under+spilling+and+plunging+breakers&rft.au=Wang%2C+Ping%3BEbersole%2C+Bruce+A%3BSmith%2C+Ernest+R&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Ping&rft.date=2003-02-01&rft.volume=129&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Waterway%2C+Port%2C+Coastal+and+Ocean+Engineering&rft.issn=0733950X&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/wwo LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2003-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JWPED5 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - beach profiles; beaches; breaking waves; coastal environment; coastal sedimentation; laboratory studies; ocean waves; sediment transport; sedimentation; shore features; tidal currents ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Remediation options for an embankment dam on a liquefiable foundation in eastern Kansas AN - 51800074; 2004-073236 AB - A major embankment dam, approximately 140 feet high and over one mile long, is located in a zone of moderate seismicity in eastern Kansas. Seismic and geotechnical investigations established that a maximum credible earthquake with moment magnitude 6.6 occurring 20 km away on the Humboldt fault zone could induce liquefaction of the foundation soil under the lower portions of both upstream and downstream slopes. Numerous seismic retrofit solutions were studied under the Dam Safety Assurance Program of the Corps of Engineers, including the extreme options of "no action" and "replace embankment". A preliminary evaluation of all identified alternatives was done to facilitate the selection of the best rehabilitation method. An initial screening of the potential remediation alternatives was based on the following acceptance criteria: (1) Safety requirement (acceptable factor of safety and deformations for post-earthquake condition); (2) Economic requirement (the annualized cost of modification should not exceed the annual project benefit); (3) Maintain project purpose (recreation, water supply, fish and wildlife, flood control, water quality, and navigation); and (4) Technical feasibility (feasibility under standard construction procedures, verifiability of results, safety during construction, etc.). Stabilization of the foundation soil under both the upstream and the downstream slopes was selected as the most efficient option. Jet grouting through pre-drilled holes from a platform built on the slope was the preferred technology for the upstream treatment. Temporary removal of the lower portion of the slope and improvement of the liquefiable zone of the foundation soil by soil mixing was considered the best solution for the downstream side. The preliminary design was intended to ensure a factor of safety in excess of 1.2 for post-earthquake stability with liquefaction expected to be induced by the maximum credible earthquake. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Topi, Joseph AU - Empson, William AU - Mathews, David AU - Perlea, Vlad AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2003/02// PY - 2003 DA - February 2003 SP - 50 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 35 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - soils KW - stabilization KW - embankments KW - geologic hazards KW - site exploration KW - human activity KW - eastern Kansas KW - liquefaction KW - Humboldt fault zone KW - structures KW - remediation KW - levees KW - foundations KW - Kansas KW - seismic risk KW - dams KW - sediments KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - fault zones KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51800074?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Remediation+options+for+an+embankment+dam+on+a+liquefiable+foundation+in+eastern+Kansas&rft.au=Topi%2C+Joseph%3BEmpson%2C+William%3BMathews%2C+David%3BPerlea%2C+Vlad%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Topi&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft.date=2003-02-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=50&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 37th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - dams; earthquakes; eastern Kansas; embankments; fault zones; faults; foundations; geologic hazards; human activity; Humboldt fault zone; Kansas; levees; liquefaction; remediation; sediments; seismic risk; site exploration; soils; stabilization; structures; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modelling biodegradation of hydrocarbons in aquifers; when is the use of the instantaneous reaction approximation justified? AN - 51173069; 2003-018222 AB - In-situ bio-remediation is a viable cleanup alternative for aquifers contaminated by hydrocarbons such as BTEX. Transport models of varying complexity and capabilities are used to quantify their degradation. A model that has gained wide acceptance in applications is BIOPLUME II, which assumes that oxygen-limited biodegradation takes place as an instantaneous reaction. In this work we have employed theoretical analysis, using non-dimensional variables, and numerical modelling to establish a quantitative criterion demarcating the range of validity of the instantaneous reaction approximation against biodegradation kinetics. Oxygen was the limiting species and sorption was ignored. This criterion relates [Da]T (sub o) , the Dahmkohler number at oxygen depletion, to O (sub o) (super *) , the ratio of initial to input oxygen concentration, [Da]T (sub o) > or =0.7(O (sub o) (super *) ) (super 2) +0.1O (sub o) (super *) +1.8. The derived [Da]T (sub o) reflects the intrinsic characteristics of the physical transport and of the biochemical reaction, including the effect of biomass density. Relative availability of oxygen and hydrocarbons exerts a small influence on results. Theory, verified and refined via numerical simulations, showed that significant deviations of instantaneous reactions from kinetics are to be expected in the space-time region s