Notice of Wetland Involvement for the Site Integrated Parking Area/Access Road Project at the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP)

Zusammenfassung

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to construct a 570-meter (1870-foot) long and 8-meter (26-foot) wide gravel road within the non-radiologically contaminated area of the Fernald site located approximately 29 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. The road will support site activities and provide access to the proposed parking area providing a capacity for 280 vehicles. Construction of the proposed access road includes placement of a 121-centimeter (48-inch) corrugated metal pipe in a .01 hectare (.04 acre) section of an emergent wetland. The area will be backfilled with 152 cubic meters (200 cubic yards) of clean soil to the proposed road elevation of 575 feet mean sea level (MSL). The maximum linear extent of the proposed fill within the wetland would extend 15 meters (50 feet). Appropriate, erosion control devices (i.e., silt fences and straw bales) will be implemented to mitigate the potential impacts to wetland areas and other natural resources outside the project boundary.