News Release
| Release Number: | 04-141 |
| Dated: | 8/2/2004 |
| Contact: | Public Affairs Office, 503-808-4510 |
Corps reviews permit to build subdivision in Woodburn
PORTLAND, Ore.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from Boones Crossing, LLC, to construct a subdivision on a 27.23-acre site in Woodburn, Ore. The 134-lot, single-family residential subdivision will be located between Boones Ferry Road and Brown Street.
The proposed project would require 2,500 cubic yards of fill material into about .84 acre of waters of the United States.
If a permit is issued, the Corps will determine what is appropriate and practicable compensatory mitigation.
As part of its permit evaluation process, the Corps is requesting public review and comment on the proposed project prior to making its permit decision.
For a copy of the Corps’ Public Notice 2004-00447, which describes the proposed project in detail, please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP (Mark Everett), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946 or call (503) 808-4388. A copy of the public notice, including photocopies of supporting drawings, is posted on the Corps’ Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200400447.pdf.
Written comments must reach the Corps by Aug. 19, 2004, and should be mailed to the above address. Send e-mail comments to Mark.Everett@usace.army.mil. Comments must reference the public notice number.
The Corps also is soliciting input from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity on endangered species, cultural resources, water quality, general environmental effects, and other public interest factors.
The Corps will evaluate the permit request under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
A permit will not be issued until the state has concurred with the applicant’s certification that the described activity complies with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
Preliminary determinations indicate that the described activity will not affect endangered species, or their critical habitat designated as endangered or threatened, under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
This notice has been provided to the State Historic Preservation Office, Native American tribes and other interested parties. The Corps is soliciting substantive comments regarding potential cultural resources that may exist within the project area.