SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE
SAUVIE ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS, PORTLAND, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, 408 REVIEW
Issue Date: November 07, 2024
Expiration Date: November 22, 2024
Corps Reference: PM-F-Section 408 0296-FY24 Sauvie Island Geotechnical Investigations Project, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
15-Day Notice
This Public Notice announces the Section 408 review of the Sauvie Island Geotechnical Investigations.
Portland District is reviewing the Williams Companies proposal to conduct geotechnical investigations in support of a pipeline feasibility study in Portland, Oregon.
Alteration of a federally authorized project: This project proposes to Conduct geotechnical investigations on Sauvie Island, Oregon, in support of a feasibility study regarding the replacing an existing 16-inch pipeline crossing the Columbia River at approximately river mile 100 with an 18-inch pipeline installed below the Columbia River using a Horizontal Directional Drilling trenchless installation method. The proposed project may alter the Sauvie – Columbia River Levee, a federally authorized levee, and therefore requires authorization from the Corps, pursuant to 33 USC 408 (Section 408). Section 408 provides authority to the Secretary of the Army to grant permission for the alteration or modification of Corps federal civil works projects when, in the judgment of the Secretary, such alteration or modification will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the project.
Consideration of Comments: The Corps is soliciting comments specific to this project from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, and other interested parties. Comments will be considered in determining whether it would be in the public interest to proceed with this action.
All comments received will become part of the official record and are subject to public release under the Freedom of Information Act including any personally identifiable information such as names, phone numbers, and addresses.
Comments: Interested parties may submit, in writing, any comments directed specifically to this proposal and not to other regulatory processes administered by the Corps or other government agencies pertaining to the Sauvie Island Geotechnical Investigations
Comments should refer to PM-F- 0296-FY24 - Sauvie Island Geotechnical Investigations and the date of this Public Notice (November 07, 2024) and be electronically submitted by the comment due date (November 22, 2024).
Comments must be sent electronically to section408nwp@usace.army.mil. Message subject MUST SAY: Public Notice PM-F- 0296-FY24 Sauvie Island Geotechnical Investigations.
Alternatively, comments can be sent and be postmarked by the comment due date (November 22, 2024).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
ATTN: Ms. Sally Bird-Gauvin
P.O. Box 2946
Portland, Oregon 97208-2946.
For additional information, please send email to: section408nwp@usace.army.mil, attention to: Sally Bird-Gauvin. This public notice is issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District.