COVE PROJECT / COE REVIEW

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
CESAW-OP-LK
PUBLIC NOTICE
AND
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
THE COVE PROJECT at J. H. KERR RESERVOIR
TOWN OF CLARKSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AUGUST 2010
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared, which discusses the environmental impacts of construction, operation and maintenance of The Cove Project at John H. Kerr Reservoir in the Town of Clarksville, Virginia. The Town of Clarksville (Town) is proposing to lease property from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the development of a public harbor and park area. Incorporation of the existing Town Dock facility into the lease is also proposed. The Town will maintain and operate the facilities; subject to USACE approval. The EA has been prepared in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality and USACE regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (33 CFR 230), as amended.
The purpose of The Cove Project is to provide a waterfront harbor and park facility that will serve as a focal point and aid in the overall revitalization of the Town. The project will occupy approximately 2.45 acres between the Route 58 Bridge and 2nd Street, approximately 0.80 acres along the cove inlet adjacent to 2nd and 3rd Streets and an additional 1.40 acres encompassing the existing Town Dock area south of the Route 58 Bridge within the Town of Clarksville. Proposed facilities include a 30 slip community dock along the southern shoreline of the cove inlet adjacent to 3rd Street as well as a park facility and fishing pier in the area north of the Route 58 Bridge fronting the John H. Kerr Reservoir. Also as part of this project, the existing Town Dock will be incorporated into the lease for the new community dock and park, and the J. H. Kerr Reservoir Shoreline Management Plan will be revised to rezone the affected shorelines as Public Recreation Shoreline where not already designated.

considered, including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general values, flood hazards, flood plain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership, and in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
This Public Notice is being distributed to notify all known interested persons of the availability of the EA for review. A copy of the EA may be accessed online at http://www.saw.usace.army.rnil/jhkerr/index.htm. The review period is 30 days from the date of this notice. A Finding of No Significant Impact (fONSI) pursuant to NEPA will be completed by the Corps if comments received during the 30-day review indicate that a FONSI is appropriate for this project.
Comments on the EA should include sufficient detail to support statements in favor of or opposed to the proposed action. All correspondence should refer to the title, number, and date of this public notice.
Comments must be submitted in writing via regular mail or e-mail. For further information or to submit comments, please contact Mr. William Harlon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, J. H. Kerr Reservoir, 1930 Mays Chapel Road, Boydton, Virginia 23917-9725; E-Mail: william.d.harlon.III@gusace.army.mil, telephone: (434) 738-6143 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (434) 738-6143      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (434) 738-6143      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (434) 738-6143       extension 161.

Michael T. Womack Operations Project Manager If any citizen needs any information on this EA, please call Melinda Moran at 374-8177