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News Release

Release Number: 02-086
Dated: 5/14/2002
Contact: Public Affairs Office, 503-808-4510

Corps seeks comments on permit for project in Bonanza

Portland, Ore.-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from a Bonanza, Ore., citizen to perform stabilization work on a section of Barnes Creek.

The proposed work would help stabilize the eroding channel bottom by minimizing the loss of soil and improve meadow and stream habitat through grazing management changes and bioengineering techniques.

The proposed work would include: building step pool structures at identified locations in the creek, using heavy equipment to place a combination of rock, vegetation clumps and biodegradable fabric; decreasing the slope of about 800 feet of stream bank to support riparian vegetation and prevent continual erosion; and installing a temporary fence to keep livestock away from construction area.

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 2002-00214, which describes the proposed project in detail, please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP (Kitia Howard), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946 or call (503) 808-4378. 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/200200214.pdf.

Written comments must reach the Corps by June 10, 2002, and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Kitia Howard), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, Ore., 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments to Kitia.D.Howard@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 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, for work in or affecting navigable waters of the United States, and 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.

Also, because the proposed project may affect an endangered or threatened species or its critical habitat, the Corps will initiate consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service, 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.

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