News Release
| Release Number: | 01-068 |
| Dated: | 5/9/2001 |
| Contact: | Heidi Y. Helwig, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore.- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from the city of Oregon City to remove material along the Clackamas River shoreline as part of a bank protection project in Clackamas County, Ore. The city is requesting a permit for the work to prevent a breach from developing between the Clackamas River and Clackamette Cove.
The city proposes excavating 5,313 cubic yards (cy) of material and placing another 5,487 cy of material along about 710 feet of bankline. The work would begin at the northeast corner of Clackamette Cove and continue east along the south bank of the Clackamas River (from river mile 0.61 to 0.76.)
The western 320 feet of the work would be protected with a rock toe constructed with riprap; work on the upper slope would incorporate the plantings of trees, shrubs, grasses, etc. The remaining shoreline would be protected with a rock toe.
The Corps is requesting public review and comment on the proposed project prior to making its permitting decision for the work.
For a copy of the Corps' Public Notice 2001-00326, 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 posted on the Corps' Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200100326.pdf. Photocopies of drawings supporting the proposed project are included in the public notice.
Written comments must reach the Corps by May 14, 2001, and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (William Davis) P.O. Box 2946, Portland, Ore., 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments to william.r.davis@usace.army.mil.
The Corps also is soliciting input from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties to help permit reviewers consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed project on endangered species, historic properties, 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. Also, because the proposed activity may affect threatened or endangered species, or its critical habitat, the Corps will initiate consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act with the National Marine Fisheries Service. A permit will not be issued or denied until the consultation process is completed.