St. Paul District Seeks Comments on Dredged Material Management Plan in Pool 5

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA), for its proposed dredged material management plan in Pool 5, near Kellogg, Minnesota.

The draft plan outlines the transportation methods and necessary land requirements to permanently place dredged material removed from the Mississippi River in Pool 5 for the next 40 years. All of the land would be acquired through willing sellers. Pool 5 is a 15-mile long stretch of the river from Lock and Dam 4, in Alma, Wisconsin, to Lock and Dam 5 in Minnesota City, Minnesota.

Corps officials will host a public meeting to discuss the draft plan and receive public comments. The meeting will be at the St. Agnes Church, 125 W Belvidere Ave., in Kellogg from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., September 26. The meeting will include a formal presentation highlighting the Corps’ navigation mission and the proposed dredged material management plan. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

A draft EA describing the plan and the environmental impacts is available to the public and can be viewed at the public libraries in Alma, Wisconsin, or Wabasha, Minnesota, or it can viewed and downloaded from the St. Paul District website at: www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Home/PublicNotices.aspx.

Questions on the plan or comments on the EA can be directed to Bob Edstrom, project manager, at 651-290-5026 or Robert.K.Edstrom@usace.army.mil.  Formal written correspondence on this project should be addressed to the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Regional Planning and Environment Division North, 180 5th St. E., Suite 700, St. Paul, MN 55101.

Comments in the proposed plan will be accepted through October 18.