Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23/10/2001

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Morro Bay Estuary Feasibility Study, Morro Bay California

The Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will prepare a DEIS to support the Morro Bay Estuary Feasibility Study, Morro Bay, California. The Study Area is the Morro Bay Estuary, which is located on the central coast of California within the City of Morro Bay, California. The Bay is approximately four miles long and one and three quarters miles at its maximum width. The central portion of the bay encompasses the delta of Chorro and Los Osos Creeks. Morro Bay Estuary and associated wetlands provide valuable habitat for aquatic wildlife and are an important refuge for migratory birds and marine animals. Morro Bay is one of 28 estuaries in the Environmental Protection Agency's National Estuary Program. The predominant problem that threatens the Morro Bay Estuary ecosystem is excessive sedimentation during periods of stormwater flows from Los Osos and Chorro Creeks. This results in significant increases in the volume of sediment deposited within the Bay. Deposition results in loss of wetlands as large-scale sedimentation promotes swift progression from marine to degraded salt marsh habitat. The Feasibility Study will focus on addressing the problems and needs caused b