The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Savannah District, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as amended, has prepared a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) that evaluates the beneficial use of dredged material for a shoreline nourishment project southwest of the Jekyll Island Fishing Pier.  USACE, in collaboration with the Jekyll Island Authority, has designed the proposed action for the purpose of providing protection to the adjacent shoreline from erosion.  USACE is seeking public comment on the draft SEA and FONSI and requests comments by January 23, 2024. 

• Draft Supplemental EA and FONSI
• Public Notice
• Appendix A – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act
• Appendix B – National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act
• Appendix C – Coastal Zone Management Act
• Appendix D – Clean Water Act
• Appendix E – Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
• Appendix F – National Historic Preservation Act
• Appendix G – Public Comment
• Appendix H –Beneficial Use Proposal
• Appendix I – 60% Design
• Appendix J – Tier III Sediment Testing Report

Turpentine Run is a Flood Risk Management project located within the Nadir development of St. Thomas and is authorized for design and construction. This Review Plan defines the scope and level of peer review activities required during the design process.

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Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) is to document the environmental suitability of the North Landfill Area Property (hereafter “the Property”) at Fort Gillem for transfer to the Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Forest Park consistent with Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 120(h) and Department of Defense policy. In addition, the FOST includes the CERCLA Notice, Covenant, and Access Provisions and other Deed Provisions and the Environmental Protection Provisions (EPPs) necessary to protect human health or the environment after such transfer.

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The Corps is proposing to conduct maintenance dredging of shoaled areas within the Cumberland Dividings area of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), from river miles 704.5 through 709.5, and has developed placement alternatives that consider previously used upland placement sites as well as beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) placement areas consistent with Section 125 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020.

Approximately 316,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the channel utilizing Hydraulic cutterhead dredges. The Corps is proposing placement of dredged material at one preferred site that would restore a highly eroded island habitat. The proposed location was chosen with consideration toward cultural, environmental, economic, and recreational resources.

• Final Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact
• Appendix A - Endangered Species Act Biological Assessment U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Appendix B - Cultural Resources
• Appendix C - Public Comments
• Appendix D - Draft Federal Consistency Determination for the Georgia Coastal Zone Management Program
• Appendix E - Clean Water Act
• Appendix F - Coastal Barrier Resources Act
• Appendix G - Essential Fish Habitat Assessment