NOTICE
Early Notice and Public Review
of a Proposed Activity in a
100-Year Floodplain
To: All interested Agencies,
Groups and Individuals
This is to give notice that the West Virginia Department of Commerce, West Virginia Community Action and Development (WVCAD) has determined that the following proposed actions under the Slum and Blight Removal Program and Bridge Home Program (Grant Number B-16-DL-0001) for the twelve counties listed below may include some properties in the 100-year floodplain, and WVCAD will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the action in the floodplain and the potential impacts on the floodplain from the proposed action, as required by Executive Order 11988 in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management. Proposed activities include demolition of residential homes and business structures, and replacement of private bridges damaged by the June 2016 flood event. For the Slum and Blight Removal Program, no new structures are being built. Demolition materials will be hauled away and disposed at approved landfill facilities. No on-site disposal of demolition materials will occur. After demolition, each location will be graded to approximate original contour and the surface seeded with grass and overlain with straw. Outbuildings, garages, and storage buildings will also be demolished at each location. For the Bridge Home Program, damaged bridge materials will be removed, and bridge replacement will occur.
The proposed projects are located at multiple locations throughout the twelve designated counties of: Kanawha, Greenbrier, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Roane, Summers, and Webster, all located in West Virginia. All sites will be evaluated for the presence of wetlands in accordance with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory, and if necessary, an on-site wetlands inspection and delineation will occur, with applicable permits obtained in compliance with Executive Order 11990. All sites will be reviewed under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and evaluated under the Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981. An environmental review will be conducted on each site to determine the presence of contaminants and/or toxic substances.
There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative sites outside of the floodplain, alternative methods to serve the same project purpose, and methods to minimize and mitigate impacts. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.
Written comments must be received by WVCAD on or before October 30, 2018. Submit comments to: Jennifer Ferrell, West Virginia Community Advancement and Development, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 3, Suite 700, Charleston, WV 25305. A full description of the projects may also be reviewed weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the same address. Comments may also be submitted via email at [email protected].
10-15-MON-1-RH; LG 158504
ID: 158504