Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Wind Energy Project, Nantucket Sound and Yarmouth, MA, Application for Corps Section 10 Individual Permit

Résumé

In keeping with the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the New England District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in response to a permit application for the proposed construction of an offshore wind-powered generating facility by Cape Wind Associates, LLC on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, MA. The DEIS evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with the construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed offshore wind facility. Potential impacts at four alternative locations were also considered for comparison purposes. Public comment on the proposed and any or all of the alternative sites is requested and encouraged.