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LRL-2013-070--gjd 1 Mar 2013 1 Apr 2013
US Army Corps
of Engineers
Louisville District
Please address all comments and inquiries to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
ATTN: Mr. George DeLancey, CELRL-OP-FW
P.O. Box 489
Newburgh, Indiana 47629-2678
lrl.regulatorypubliccomment@usace.army.mil Phone: 812-842-2807
Thi s not i ce announces an appl i cat i on submi t t ed f or a Depar t ment of t he
Ar my ( DA) per mi t , subj ect t o Sect i on 404 of t he Cl ean Wat er Act .
APPLI CANT: Ar r aki s Oi l Recover y, LLC
101 NW1
st
St r eet
Sui t e 213
Evansvi l l e, I ndi ana 47708
LOCATI ON: Unnamed t r i but ar i es and associ at ed wet l ands of Muddy
Cr eek, adj acent t o Kent ucky Hi ghway 79, j ust
sout hwest of Cost el ow, Logan Count y, Kent ucky.
Lat i t ude: 3659' 7. 34" N
Longi t ude: - 8646' 57. 59" W
PURPOSE: To r el ocat e st r eams and wet l ands t o f aci l i t at e t he
r ecover y of bi t umen ( Heavy oi l ) .
DESCRI PTI ON OF WORK: The pr oposed pr oj ect woul d r esul t i n di schar ges
of f i l l and/ or dr edged mat er i al i nt o wat er s of t he Uni t ed St at es on
a maj or i t y of a 100. 1- acr e si t e. The si t e i s appr oved by Sur f ace
Mi ni ng Cont r ol and Recl amat i on Act ( SMCRA) - Kent ucky Di vi on of Mi ne
Per mi t s No. 071- 9701.
Under t hi s pr oposal , t he appl i cant i s pr oposi ng t he f ol l owi ng: 1. t o
f i l l 3, 057 l i near f eet of ephemer al st r eams; 2. t o f i l l 1, 542 l i near
f eet of i nt er mi t t ent st r eams; 3. t o f i l l 0. 03 acr e of pal ust r i ne
emer gent ( PEM) wet l ands, and 4. 0. 19 acr e of open wat er . Al l
economi cal l y r ecover abl e bi t umen woul d be r emoved dur i ng t he
excavat i on of t he ar ea, pr ocessed and sol d. The ar ea woul d be
r et ur ned t o appr oxi mat e or i gi nal cont our s, cover ed wi t h st ockpi l ed
soi l mat er i al , r eveget at ed, and r et ur ned t o an appr oved post - mi ne l and
use t hr ough t he SMCRA pr ocess.
Par t of t hi s pr oposal i s f or af t er t he f act aut hor i zat i on f or di r ect
i mpact s t o 56 l i near f eet of ephemer al st r eamand 195' of i nt er mi t t ent
st r eam. These i mpact s wer e compl et ed dur i ng t he const r uct i on of a
di ver si on ber mand sedi ment basi n. Thi s wor k was compl et ed pr i or t o
any pr oper DA r evi ews or aut hor i zat i on.








































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AVOI DANCE, MI NI MI ZATI ON, and AVOI DANCE MEASURES: The appl i cant s
pr ef er r ed al t er nat i ve, was sel ect ed af t er consi der i ng ot her ar eas and
avai l abl e r eser ves.
MI TI GATI ON: The appl i cant i s pr oposi ng t o compl et e st r eammi t i gat i on
on si t e. I nt er mi t t ent st r eams woul d be mi t i gat ed by r econst r uct i ng
1, 618 l i near f eet of st r eams, about a 1: 1 r at i o, and ephemer al st r eams
woul d be r epl aced wi t h 1, 528 f eet of st r eams, about a 0. 5: 1 r at i o.
St r eamdesi gns woul d be based on Rosgen nat ur al st r eamdesi gn and
met hodol ogi es. The st r eammi t i gat i on woul d be conduct ed wi t h phased
mi ni ng and r ecl amat i on of t he pr oj ect . Ri par i an ar eas woul d be
managed f or har d mast t r ee speci es, benef i ci al shr ubs and gr asses.
The appl i cant i s pr oposi ng t o mi t i gat e t he wet l and i mpact s by payi ng
an i n l i eu f ee payment of $2, 016.
REVI EWPROCEDURES: A DA Per mi t cannot be i ssued i f any l egal l y
r equi r ed Feder al , St at e, or l ocal aut hor i zat i on or cer t i f i cat i on i s
deni ed. A DA per mi t , i f ot her wi se war r ant ed, wi l l not be i ssued unt i l
a St at e of Kent ucky Wat er Qual i t y Cer t i f i cat i on or wai ver i s on f i l e
at t hi s of f i ce. I n or der t o compl y wi t h Sect i on 401 of t he Cl ean
Wat er Act , t he appl i cant , by t hi s not i ce, her eby appl i es f or St at e
cer t i f i cat i on f r omt he KDMP.
Copi es of t hi s not i ce ar e sent t o t he appr opr i at e Feder al and St at e
Fi sh and Wi l dl i f e Agenci es. Thei r vi ews and comment s ar e sol i ci t ed i n
accor dance wi t h t he Fi sh and Wi l dl i f e Coor di nat i on Act of 1956. Based
on avai l abl e i nf or mat i on, t he pr oposed act i vi t y wi l l not dest r oy or
endanger any Feder al l y- l i st ed t hr eat ened or endanger ed speci es or
t hei r cr i t i cal habi t at s, as i dent i f i ed under t he Endanger ed Speci es
Act , and t her ef or e, i ni t i at i on of f or mal consul t at i on pr ocedur es wi t h
t he U. S. Fi sh and Wi l dl i f e Ser vi ce i s not pl anned at t hi s t i me.
Any per son may r equest , i n wr i t i ng, wi t hi n t he comment per i od
speci f i ed i n t hi s not i ce, t hat a publ i c hear i ng be hel d t o consi der
t hi s appl i cat i on. A r equest f or a publ i c hear i ng must st at e t he
speci f i c i nt er est whi ch mi ght be damaged by i ssuance of t he DA Per mi t .
The Nat i onal Regi st er of Hi st or i c Pl aces has been exami ned, and i t has
been det er mi ned t hat t her e ar e no pr oper t i es cur r ent l y l i st ed on t he
Regi st er whi ch woul d be di r ect l y af f ect ed by t he pr oposed wor k. The
si t e has been sur veyed f or cul t ur al r esour ces and coor di nat i on wi t h
t he Kent ucky St at e Hi st or i c Pr eser vat i on Of f i ce i s on- goi ng. I f we
ar e made awar e, as a r esul t of comment s r ecei ved i n r esponse t o t hi s
not i ce, or by ot her means, of speci f i c ar chaeol ogi cal , sci ent i f i c,
pr e- hi st or i cal , or hi st or i cal si t es or st r uct ur es whi ch mi ght be
af f ect ed by t he pr oposed wor k, t he Di st r i ct Engi neer wi l l
i mmedi at el y t ake t he appr opr i at e act i on necessar y pur suant t o t he
Nat i onal Hi st or i c Pr eser vat i on Act of 1966 - Publ i c Law 89- 665 as
amended ( i ncl udi ng Publ i c Law 96- 515) .
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The deci si on whet her t o i ssue a per mi t wi l l be based on an eval uat i on
of t he pr obabl e i mpact of t he pr oposed act i vi t y on t he publ i c
i nt er est . That deci si on wi l l r ef l ect t he nat i onal concer n f or bot h
pr ot ect i on and ut i l i zat i on of i mpor t ant r esour ces. The benef i t s whi ch
r easonabl y may be expect ed t o accr ue f r omt he pr oposal must be
bal anced agai nst i t s r easonabl y f or eseeabl e det r i ment s. Al l f act or s
whi ch may be r el evant t o t he pr oposal wi l l be consi der ed; among t hose
ar e conser vat i on, economi cs, aest het i c val ues, gener al envi r onment al
concer ns, hi st or i c val ues, f i sh and wi l dl i f e val ues, f l ood damage
pr event i on, l and use, navi gat i on, r ecr eat i on, wat er suppl y, wat er
qual i t y, ener gy needs, saf et y, f ood pr oduct i on, and i n gener al , t he
needs and wel f ar e of t he publ i c. I n addi t i on, t he eval uat i on of t he
i mpact of t he act i vi t y on t he publ i c i nt er est wi l l i ncl ude appl i cat i on
of t he gui del i nes ( 40 CFR Par t 230) pr omul gat ed by t he Admi ni st r at or ,
Uni t ed St at es Envi r onment al Pr ot ect i on Agency, under aut hor i t y of
Sect i on 404( b) of t he CWA.
The Cor ps of Engi neer s i s sol i ci t i ng comment s f r omt he publ i c;
Feder al , St at e, and l ocal agenci es and of f i ci al s; I ndi an t r i bes; and
ot her i nt er est ed par t i es i n or der t o consi der and eval uat e t he i mpact s
of t hi s pr oposed act i vi t y. Any comment s r ecei ved wi l l be consi der ed
by t he Cor ps of Engi neer s t o det er mi ne whet her t o i ssue, modi f y,
condi t i on or deny a per mi t f or t hi s pr oposal . To make t hi s deci si on,
comment s ar e used t o assess i mpact s on endanger ed speci es, hi st or i c
pr oper t i es, wat er qual i t y, gener al envi r onment al ef f ect s, and t he
ot her publ i c i nt er est f act or s l i st ed above. Comment s ar e used i n t he
pr epar at i on of an Envi r onment al Assessment and/ or an Envi r onment al
I mpact St at ement pur suant t o t he Nat i onal Envi r onment al Pol i cy Act .
Comment s ar e al so used t o det er mi ne t he need f or a publ i c hear i ng and
t o det er mi ne t he over al l publ i c i nt er est of t he pr oposed act i vi t y.
Wr i t t en st at ement s r ecei ved i n t hi s of f i ce on or bef or e t he cl osi ng
dat e wi l l become a par t of t he of f i ci al r ecor d and wi l l be consi der ed
i n t he det er mi nat i on on t hi s per mi t r equest . Any obj ect i ons whi ch ar e
r ecei ved dur i ng t hi s per i od wi l l be f or war ded t o t he appl i cant f or
possi bl e r esol ut i on bef or e t he det er mi nat i on i s made whet her t o i ssue
or deny t he r equest ed DA Per mi t . A per mi t wi l l be gr ant ed unl ess i t s
i ssuance i s f ound t o be cont r ar y t o t he publ i c i nt er est .
I nf or mat i on per t ai ni ng t o t hi s appl i cat i on i s avai l abl e f or publ i c
exami nat i on dur i ng nor mal busi ness hour s upon pr i or r equest . The Publ i c
Not i ce and dr awi ngs ar e avai l abl e on Loui svi l l e Di st r i ct ' s I nt er net si t e
at ht t p: / / www. l r l . usace. ar my. mi l / Mi ssi ons/ Regul at or y. aspx. Al l comment s
r egar di ng t hi s pr oposal shoul d be addr essed t o Mr . Geor ge DeLancey,
CELRL- OP- FWat t he addr ess not ed above and shoul d r ef er t o t he Publ i c
Not i ce Number LRL- 2013- 070- A- GJ D.
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