Little Colorado River Winslow, Arizona
Flood Risk Management Project
Draft Integrated Feasibility Report
(Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement)
Navajo County, Arizona
Lead Agency: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps).
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), in cooperation
with Navajo County Flood Control District, announces the availability of a
Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR) for
the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood Risk Management Study, Navajo County,
AZ for review and comment. The study
evaluates structural and non-structural alternatives for managing flood risk
for the majority of City of Winslow and portions of unincorporated Navajo
County for approximately eight miles of the Little Colorado River (LCR) from the
eastern end of the Ruby Wash Diversion Levee downstream (north) to the northern
terminus of the Winslow Levee. A Notice of Intent to prepare the Draft Environmental Impact Statement was
published on February 27, 2009 (74 FR 8918).
The LCR at Winslow
study area is located in the middle of the LCR Watershed, in and near the City
of Winslow in western Navajo County, Arizona. The study area includes the
floodplain of the LCR from the Clear Creek confluence downstream (northwest) to
the northern end of the existing Winslow Levee. The 49-square-mile study area
encompasses the City of Winslow, including the Ruby Wash Diversion Levee, and portions
of unincorporated Navajo County.
Alternatives include various
combinations of structural and non-structural measures such as reconstruction
of portions of the existing Winslow Levee and Ruby Wash Diversion Levee, levee
setbacks, flood warning system and elevation of residential structures, and river
channel conveyance improvements. The DIFR
evaluates the No Action Alternative and ten action alternatives, Alternatives
1.1, 3.1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, in detail. The tentatively selected plan is Alternative
10.1.
The DIFR is available for a 45-day review
period pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Written comments pursuant to the NEPA will be
accepted until the close of public review at close of business on July 18, 2016.
Comments should be addressed to:
Eduardo T. De Mesa; Chief,
Planning Division;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
Los Angeles District;
915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 930
ATTN: Kirk Brus,
Environmental Coordinator
Los Angeles, California 90017
Comments or requests for further information may also be
emailed to:
LCRWinslow@usace.army.mil
For further information, you
may contact:
Mr. Richard Legere, Lead
Planner, Phone: 602-230-6907
Or Kirk Brus, Environmental
Coordinator, Phone: 213-452-3876
Mailing address and email
address listed above
As part of the public involvement process,
notice is hereby given by the Corps Los Angeles District of public meetings to
be held:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
205 Lee Street,
Winslow, AZ 86047
Thursday, June 9, 2016
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
and
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
The public meeting will
allow participants the opportunity to comment on the DIFR. Attendance at the
public hearing is not necessary to provide comments.