News Release
| Release Number: | 01-104 |
| Dated: | 7/3/2001 |
| Contact: | Matt Rabe, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore.-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from Madstein/Scientific Developments, Inc., to fill 1.07 acres of wetland in Eugene, Ore., to allow for expansion of an existing tire recycling facility.
As part of its permit evaluation process, the Corps is requesting public comment on the proposed project prior to making its determination on whether to issue a permit for the work.
The project involves filling 1.07 acres of palustrine wetland adjacent to the A-Canal, between Danebo and Beltline, north of West 11th at an existing tire recycling site. The location is 175 South Danebo, Eugene, Lane County, Ore. The 2-acre project includes expansion of existing facilities to include parking, product and equipment storage, a rubber shredder, and a new access road to South Danebo Ave. To maintain access between existing and new facilities, 450 feet of waterway would be culverted.
The wetland area proposed to be filled has been designated for future fill on the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. Mitigation is proposed in the West Eugene Mitigation Bank. Final determination on the appropriateness and need for compensatory mitigation will be made if the permit is issued.
The Corps will consider whether the proposed project meets standards of Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act. Preliminary determinations indicate the described activity will not affect endangered species or their critical habitat as defined by the Endangered Species Act.
For a copy of the Corps' Public Notice 2000-00364, which describes the proposed project in detail (including drawings in support of the proposed project), please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP (Chris Thoms), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, Ore. 97208-2946. A copy of the public notice also is posted on the Corps' Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200000364.pdf .
Written comments should reach the Corps by July 23, 2001, and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Chris Thoms), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, Ore. 97209-2946. Send e-mail comments to Chris.R.Thoms@usace.army.mil. Additional information may be obtained by calling Thoms, project manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at (503) 808-4385.
The Corps is soliciting comments from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Native American tribes, and other interested parties.