News Release
| Release Number: | 00-105 |
| Dated: | 6/16/2000 |
| Contact: | Public Affairs Office, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating an application to construct an irrigation storage reservoir adjacent to Mill Creek near Stayton, Marion County, Ore. As part of its permit evaluation process, the Corps is requesting public comments on the proposed project prior to making its determination on whether to issue or deny a permit for the work.
About 45 cubic yards of fill material would be placed in a wetland to create a berm that will dam up water and create a storage pond that will be used for irrigation. The adjacent creek is not a fish-bearing stream.
The Corps will consider whether the proposed project meets standards of the Clean Water and Endangered Species acts and will look at the overall impact of the project on the affected area. A permit will not be issued until consultations required under the Endangered Species Act have been completed.
For a copy of the Corps’ Public Notice 2000-00160, which describes the proposed project in detail, please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. A copy of the public notice is available on the Corps’ Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200000160.pdf. Photocopies of drawings supporting the proposed project are included in the public notice.
Written comments should reach the Corps by June 23, 2000, and should be mailed to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Dan Gresham), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments to daniel.gresham.iii@usace.army.mil.
The Corps also is soliciting comments from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Native American tribes, and other interested parties.