[env-trinity] NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: Indian Creek Rehabilitation Project: Trinity River Miles 93.7 to 96.5

Tue Aug 29 11:57:18 PDT 2006

 TRINITY COUNTY

PLANNING DEPARTMENT

NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION

60 Glen Rd.     PO Box 2819     Weaverville, CA 96093

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING

Indian Creek Rehabilitation Project: Trinity River Miles 93.7 to 96.5

Working together under guidance of the Trinity River Restoration
Program, the federal lead agency, Bureau of Reclamation, and the state
lead agency, Trinity County Planning Department, announced the
publication and distribution of an Environmental Assessment/Draft
Environmental Impact Report (EA/DEIR) on August 2, 2006. The EA/DEIR
fully discloses and evaluates the environmental impacts associated with
implementation of the proposed project within the Douglas City area
entitled the Indian Creek Rehabilitation Project: Trinity River Miles
93.7 to 96.5

The Indian Creek Rehabilitation Project is located along approximately
2.8 miles of the mainstem Trinity River within the community of Douglas
City, located between Biggers Road Bridge and Weaver Creek. Multiple
parcels may be temporarily affected by the project. The project is the
third channel rehabilitation project already built or in the planning
stages that will work to enhance river processes and ultimately increase
fisheries habitat as described in the December 19, 2000, Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration
Environmental Impact Statement.  The project purpose and need is to
provide increased juvenile salmonid rearing habitat on the mainstem
Trinity River, and to reduce flow impacts to homes and other human
improvements located adjacent to the Trinity River, from implementation
of ROD flows.  Actions which may be conducted in the project area
include removal of vegetation, earthwork in the Trinity River
floodplain, material transportation and disposal, removal of in-river
materials, and revegetation.

A 45-day public review period has been established for the EA/DEIR.  The
review period began on August 3, 2006, and ends on September 18, 2006.
Electronic copies of the EA/DEIR are available for public review on the
TRRP's website at: 
http://www.trrp.net/RestorationProgram/IndianCreek.htm or on
Reclamation's Mid-Pacific website at 
http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=2094.  Hard
copies of the document are available in Weaverville, California at the
following locations:  the Trinity County Planning Department, 60 Glen
Road; the Trinity River Restoration Program Office at 1313 South Main
Street; and the Trinity County Library at 211 N. Main Street.  All
referenced materials will be available at the Trinity River Restoration
Program office.  Electronic CD copies of the EA/DEIR, and a limited
number of paper copies, may be obtained at the Trinity River Restoration
Program Office free of charge (subject to availability). Written
comments must be received by the Trinity River Restoration Program, P.O.
Box 1300, Weaverville, CA 96093 no later than 5:00 p.m., September 18,
2006.  Emailed comments may be sent to Brandt Gutermuth, TRRP
Environmental Specialist, at bgutermuth at mp.usbr.gov.

The Trinity County Planning Commission will hold a public scoping
meeting, which will also serve to meet Trinity County's public hearing
requirement, on September 14, 2006. The meeting will be held at 7:00
p.m. and will be located at the Trinity County Board of Supervisors
Chambers within the Trinity County Library; 351 Main Street,
Weaverville. Written and oral comments on the EA/DEIR will be received
at this meeting. Written comments are highly encouraged.  

NOTE: If you Challenge the action or proposed action in court, you may
be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised
through the public hearings and public comment period described in this
notice.

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