North Branch Park River Watershed (Cart Creek) – Notice of Availability of Final Plan-EIS
Notice of Availability of Final Watershed Plan- Environmental Impact Statement for the North Branch Park River Watershed Plan sponsored by the Park River Joint Water Resource District (Pembina County WRD and Walsh County WRD)
North Branch Park River Watershed
(Cart Creek) – Notice of Availability of Final Plan-EIS
Notice of Availability of Final Watershed Plan- Environmental Impact Statement for the North Branch Park River Watershed Plan sponsored by the Park River Joint Water Resource District (Pembina County WRD and Walsh County WRD)
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the availability of a Final Watershed Plan – Environmental Impact Statement for the North Branch Park River Watershed Plan. The Park River Joint Water Resource District proposes to construct a multi-purpose, off-channel, dry dam with a drainage area of 33.8 square miles, embankment length of 2.6 miles, maximum height of 17.3 feet, and average height of 9.7 feet. The dam will provide 2,593 acre-feet of temporary flood storage at the auxiliary spillway crest elevation and inundate 466-acres for a duration of less than two weeks during flood events. Within the temporary flood pool, 133.6 acres of shallow retention cells will be constructed and managed via water control and biomass harvest for removal of incoming nutrient loads. The project will also result in restoration of 470.8 acres of wetlands, enhancement of 18.4 acres of existing wetlands, restoration of 36.3 acres of upland wildlife habitat, and protection of 3.9 acres of upland wildlife habitat.
The proposed project would be partially funded by USDA-NRCS through the Watershed Flood Prevention and Operations Program authorized by Public Law 83-566.
Comments received by January 26, 2024 on the Draft Watershed Plan-EIS were addressed in the Final Watershed Plan-EIS, available online at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/north-dakota/north-branch-park-river-watershed. Printed copies of the Final Watershed Plan -EIS are available at the Pembina County Water Resource District 308 Court House Dr. #5, Cavalier, ND and the Walsh County Water Resource District 600 Cooper Ave Grafton, ND.
Submit written comments on the Final Watershed Plan EIS by August 23, 2024 by email to christi.fisher@usda.gov or by mail to:
Christi Fisher
State Conservation Engineer
USDA-NRCS North Dakota State Office
220 East Rosser Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58502-1458
All comments received, including the names and addresses of those people who comment, will be part of the public record and will be released for public review as required and allowed by law. Comments, information, and analyses provided should be as specific as possible. An explanation of why the information is important to the analysis should be included.
For further information contact:
Christi Fisher
ND NRCS State Conservation Engineer
220 East Rosser Ave.
Bismarck ND (701)530-2091
christi.fisher@usda.gov
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