Red Bayou Watershed Project; Caddo Parish, LA
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[Federal Register: July 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 137)]
[Notices]
[Page 40688-40689]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Red Bayou Watershed Project; Caddo Parish, LA
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (40
CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an
environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Red Bayou
Watershed Project, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald W. Gohmert, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3737
Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302; telephone (318) 473-7751.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As
a result of these findings Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist,
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental
impact statement are not needed for this project.
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The purpose of the project is agricultural irrigation water
management. The proposed plan consists of a pump station and pipeline
that will allow transfer of water from the Red River to Red Bayou thus
providing a dependable source of irrigation water to farmers in the
project area. Associated land treatment measures will increase the
efficiency of existing irrigation systems, reduce erosion and
sedimentation rates, improve water quality and provide incidental
opportunities to improve wildlife and fisheries habitat.
The Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various
Federal, state, and local agencies and interested parties. A limited
number of copies of the FONSI are available to fill single copy
requests at the above address. Basic data collected during the
environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by contacting
Donald W. Gohmert.
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. E6-11350 Filed 7-17-06; 8:45 am]
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