News Release
| Release Number: | 05-006 |
| Dated: | 1/18/2005 |
| Contact: | Diana J. Fredlund, 503-808-4510 |
PORTLAND, Ore.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from the City of Portland to protect an existing sewer line and enhance the aquatic habitat of Tryon Creek in southwest Portland.
The proposed work would entail restructuring a channel meander, realigning a channel reach, reconstructing a pool and laying back stream banks along three areas of Tryon Creek. About 780 cubic yards of soil would be excavated from the project area; 670 cubic yards of which would be disposed of above the 100-year flood plain in adjacent uplands.
For habitat enhancement, large wood pieces ranging in length from 15 to 30 feet and from 18 to 24 inches in diameter would be placed in the stream, along the banks and in several floodplain areas. After construction, all disturbed areas would be seeded and planted with native species.
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 2004-00546, which describes the proposed project in detail, please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-G (Tina Teed), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946 or call (503) 808-4384. 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/200400546.pdf.
Written comments must reach the Corps by Feb. 11, 2005, and should be mailed to the above address. Send e-mail comments to Tina.J.Teed@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.
Because the proposed project may affect an endangered or threatened species or its critical habitat, the Corps will initiate consultation with NOAA Fisheries under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. A permit for the proposed activity will not be issued or denied until the consultation process is complete.
The proposed project is not located on property registered in the latest version of the National Register of Historic Places. This notice has been provided to the State Historic Preservation Office. -30-