Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27.11.1995

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Upper Mississippi RiverIllinois Waterway System Navigation Study agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. action: Notice intent.

A DEIS will be prepared to address the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Water System Navigation Study. for further information contact: Questions about the proposed action and DEIS can be answered by Mr. Ken Barr; (309) 794-5349; Commander, U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, ATTN: CENCR-PD-E, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 610204-2004. supplementary information: The Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study is being conducted under the authority of Section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970. The 9-foot navigation project is being reviewed for changed physical and economic conditions that may warrant structural or operational modifications to reduce congestion of commercial navigation traffic. 1. During reconnaissance studies, the primary problem identified with the navigation system was lockage delays, especially in the downstream portions of the systems. 2. Navigation improvements to reduce lockage delays identified to date include large- and small-scale measures. Combinations of these, along with the ``No Action'' alternative, are being evaluated to form an array of alternatives which will eventually result in a recomme