ACF River Basin Newsletter

December 2012 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is extending the comment period for public scoping to January 14, 2013. We will be accepting public scoping comments through January 14, 2013 for the update to the Master Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) to account for significant new information resulting from a June 28, 2011, ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The public scoping comments will be used to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) addressing the effects of the proposed manual updates. You can submit comments through January 14, 2013 by email at acf-wcm@usace.army.mil, online at www.sam.usace.army.mil or by regular mail at the address indicated below. Remember, the USACE recently launched a newly designed and updated website that impacts previously provided website addresses regarding this subject. All the previously provided information, and any new information, can now be found by visiting the Mobile District web page at www.sam.usace.army.mil and selecting the “ACF Master Water Control Manual Update” link on the right side of the page. Throughout the scoping and subsequent WCM update and EIS development process, the public can obtain information on the progress of the project from the Mobile District Web page at www.sam.usace.army.mil and by clicking on links from any area on our Web page where “ACF Master Water Control Manual Update” is referenced. How to Get Involved Agencies, organizations, and members of the public can submit scoping comments by email at ACF-WCM@usace.army.mil, online at the project website,www.sam.usace.army.mil, or by regular mail to Tetra Tech, Inc. 61 St. Joseph Street, Suite 550 Mobile, AL 36602-3521 Tetra Tech, a USACE contractor, will be collecting all information for the USACE, Mobile District. The deadline to submit scoping comments is January 14, 2013. When the comment period has ended, the scoping comments will be compiled, categorized, and summarized, and a scoping report will be prepared and posted on the project website. Other detailed information about the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin will also be available on the website. Corps Support The information collected from agencies, organizations, and the public during the scoping process will be used to Identify significant issues and resource areas of concern Identify stakeholders to assist in the evaluation process Identify information sources and data gaps Identify and focus on the alternatives to be evaluated Identify the conditions for comparing the proposed action and alternatives Identify tools to help evaluate alternatives and analyze the impacts Identify areas of limited concern to ensure the evaluation focuses on major issues identified for analysis Specific questions may be directed to Mr. Brian Zettle Environmental and Resources Branch Planning and Environmental Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District P.O. Box 2288 Mobile, AL 36628-0001 Telephone (251) 690-2115 Fax (251) 694-3815 Email brian.a.zettle@usace.army.mil

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