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MVN-2009-002156-CQ

Published Jan. 6, 2020
Expiration date: 1/27/2020

NAME OF APPLICANT: East Ascension Drainage District #1, c/o ELOS Environmental, LLC, Attn: Flynn Daigle, 43177 East Pleasant Ridge Road, Hammond, Louisiana 70403.

LOCATION OF WORK:  Located along at approximate 16,168-linear foot reach of the New River Canal, in Sections 20, 28, & 30, Township 9 South, Range 3 East, east of Interstate 10, near Gonzales, Louisiana, located in Ascension Parish, as shown on the enclosed drawings (P.O.B.- Latitude 30.23285 N Longitude -90.94662 W, P.O.E.- Latitude 30.23534 N Longitude    -90.90567 W).  This project is located in the Pontchartrain Basin (Amite River HUC 08070202).

CHARACTER OF WORK:  The applicant is requesting a permit modification to an existing Department of the Army permit authorization for the removal of an existing rock dam located along the western portion of the project site and the removal of an existing deteriorated sheet pile weir on the eastern portion of the project site, and the dredging of an approximate 16,168-foot reach of the New River Canal.  The proposed dredging work would take place within the channel using an amphibious excavator.  The project is being modified to include the re-sloping of the banks along the New River Canal to a 4:1 slope, extend existing culverts, and to clear and maintain approximately 3.71 acres of low quality forested wetlands along both banks.  All excavated and cleared forested vegetation material is to be hauled offsite to an approved Parish upland disposal site.  The purpose of the proposed project is to increase water capacity within New River.  The proposed removal of the two existing structures will allow for a continuous flow through the project site.  The river is proposed to be dredged to a -2.0 foot elevation with a slope not exceeding 1:4 from both banks.  The applicant has claimed that the proposed project will increase drainage capacity within the developed area of the Parish to help prevent flooding.  Approximately 18.0 acres of jurisdictional Other Waters of the United States would be directly impacted as a result of project implementation.  Approximately 135,000 cubic yards of dredged waterbottom material and 349 cubic yards of rip rap material would be removed from the project area during project implementation.  Approximately 11,858 cubic yards of clay material, 7,074 cubic yards of riprap, and 200 cubic yards of bedding material would be utilized as fill material for the bank slope during re-sloping activities.  Approximately 75,269 cubic yards of material would be excavated/cleared and hauled offsite as a result of the proposed permit modification.  The applicant has claimed that the project has been designed to avoid and minimize direct and secondary adverse wetland impacts to the maximum extent practicable.  The applicant is proposing to utilize best management practices during and after the construction phase of the project.  The original permit was authorized on May 13, 2019 and has an expiration date of May 31, 2024.  The applicant has stated that any unavoidable impacts to wetlands would be offset by the purchase of mitigation credits at a Corps approved mitigation bank.