Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

EPA expressed environmental concerns over potential adverse impacts to water and air quality and environmental justice issues. ERP No. D-BLM-K67030-NV Rating EC2, Bald Mountain Gold Mine Expansion Project, within the Horseshoe/Galaxy Mine, Plan of Operation Approval and COE Section 404 Permit, White Pine and Elko Counties, NV. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed project's potential impact to water quality. EPA suggests additional information be included in the final EIS on potential impacts to water and air quality, waste rock characterization and disposal, mitigation measures and monitoring. ERP No. D-BOP-G81008-LA Rating LO, Pollock US Penitentiary and Federal Prison Camp (FPC), Construction and Operation and Site Selection of a former World War II Military Installation, Grant Parish, LA. Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it requested that the final document provide additional discussion of the potable water and wastewater treatment facilities. ERP No. D-DOE-G06006-NM Rating LO, Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) Facility, Construction and Operation, Approval of Operating Permit, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos and Santa Fe Counties, NM. Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it did suggest that all dynamic test be contained. ERP No. D-DOE-L05212-WA Rating LO, Columbia Wind Farm #1 Project, Construction and Operation of a 25 Megawatt (MW) Wind Power Project in the Columbia Hills Area, Conditional-Use-Permit, NPDES Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Klickitat County, WA. Summary: EPA abbreviated review has revealed no concerns on this project. ERP No. DR-FHW-L40191-AK Rating LO, Whittier Access Project, Additional Information, Construction between Port of Whittier and Seward Highway, Funding, Right-of-Way Agreement and COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Chugauch National Forest, Municipality of Anchorage, City of Whittier, AK. Summary: EPA previous concerns have been adequately addressed, therefore EPA has no objection to the proposed action. ERP No. DS-COE-G32051-TX Rating LO, Galveston Bay Area Navigation Improvements, Houston Ship and Galveston Channels, Additional Information, Funding and Implementation, Galveston and Harris Counties, TX. Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action.