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Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in Conjunction With Proposed Flood Control and Ecosystem Restoration Measures on the Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries in Kenosha County, WI, and in Cook and Lake Counties, IL

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[Federal Register: May 31, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 105)]
[Notices]
[Page 38075]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr31my02-51]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
 
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in 
Conjunction With Proposed Flood Control and Ecosystem Restoration 
Measures on the Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries in Kenosha 
County, WI, and in Cook and Lake Counties, IL

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Project involves construction of flood control and ecosystem 
restoration measures along the Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries 
in Kenosha County, WI, and in Cook and Lake Counties, IL. Alternative 
plans are likely to include setback levees, retention ponds, dam 
modification, sediment traps, meander restoration, bank stabilization, 
wetland restoration, non-structural measures, and vegetative buffer 
strips.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keith Ryder, 312/353-6400 ext. 
2020; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite 600, 111 North Canal Street; 
Chicago, IL 60606-7206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is 
expected to be released for public review in December 2004. Public 
scoping meetings will be held on the following dates:
    (1) June 4, 2002, 7-9 PM--Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th Street, 
Bristol, WI.
    (2) June 5, 2002, 7-9 PM--Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 
Jones Point Road west of Route 45, Graylake, IL.
    (3) June 6, 2002, 7-9 PM--Oakton Community College Conference 
Center, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-13685 Filed 5-30-02; 8:45 am]
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