federal_register: 00-21447
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| 00-21447 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Arkansas River Navigation Study, Arkansas and Oklahoma | Notice | Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD, Little Rock District will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Arkansas River Navigation Study. The purpose of the EIS will be to present alternatives and assess the impacts associated with the Arkansas River Navigation Study. Under direction of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is conducting a study of the Arkansas River Basin in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The study purpose is to develop and evaluate alternatives for implementing solutions to problems resulting from sustained high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). These high flows have resulted in decreased navigation traffic, flooding, losses to recreation use, and other adverse conditions. Proposed improvements resulting from the study could impact (positively or negatively) agriculture, hydropower, recreation, flood control, and fish and wildlife along the MKARNS. The EIS will evaluate potential impacts (positive and negative) to the natural, physical, and human environment as a result of implementing any of the proposed project alternatives. Proposed alternatives are currently being developed and include structural and non-structural measures for reducing sustained high flows on the MKARNS. Elements of the structural alternatives identified to date include: 1. Removal of channel restrictions, 2. Construction of high flow relief structures (e.g. spillways) along the MKARNS for navigation flow management, 3. Construction of additional levees along the MKARNS for navigation flow management, 4. In-stream modification/alteration of existing navigation structures, 5. Restoration/enhancement of aquatic and riparian habitats along the MKARNS. Elements of the non-structural alternatives identified to date include: 1. Operational changes to MKARNS reservoirs resulting in changes in the flow regime within the Arkansas River, 2. Adjustments/increases in flowage easements. | 2000-08-23 | 2000 | 8 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/23/00-21447/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-eis-for-the-arkansas-river-navigation | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-08-23/pdf/00-21447.pdf | Defense Department; Engineers Corps | 103,142 | Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD, Little Rock District will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Arkansas River Navigation Study. The purpose of the EIS will be to... |