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Comments sought on jetty repair plan
Friday, April 11, 2008 | No comments posted.
Winter storms have damaged Coos Bay’s North Jetty.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to fix the three trouble spots to prevent the jetty from failing. The agency has written a draft environmental assessment to determine whether repair “has the potential to cause significant environmental effects.” The study is required under the National Environmental Policy Act.
The 30-page draft study is available at the Army Corps Web site at http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pm/e. It also will be posted with this story at http://www.theworldlink.com.
The agency said some of the huge jetty stones have moved over time, from the pounding of winter waves. That, in turn, weakens the structural integrity and speeds the jetty’s breakdown. The fear is that should the jetty breach in a spot, as it did six years ago, sediments would flow into the shipping channel. A breach also can create turbulence and pose a problem for commercial and recreational boat traffic.
Repairs would take about four months.
For more information, those interested can call the Army Corps Wendy Briner at (505) 808-4781. Comments must be mailed by April 23 to: District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer District Portland, Attn: CENWP-PM-E, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946.
Click here for Draft Study PDF Document
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to fix the three trouble spots to prevent the jetty from failing. The agency has written a draft environmental assessment to determine whether repair “has the potential to cause significant environmental effects.” The study is required under the National Environmental Policy Act.
The 30-page draft study is available at the Army Corps Web site at http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pm/e. It also will be posted with this story at http://www.theworldlink.com.
The agency said some of the huge jetty stones have moved over time, from the pounding of winter waves. That, in turn, weakens the structural integrity and speeds the jetty’s breakdown. The fear is that should the jetty breach in a spot, as it did six years ago, sediments would flow into the shipping channel. A breach also can create turbulence and pose a problem for commercial and recreational boat traffic.
Repairs would take about four months.
For more information, those interested can call the Army Corps Wendy Briner at (505) 808-4781. Comments must be mailed by April 23 to: District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer District Portland, Attn: CENWP-PM-E, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946.
Click here for Draft Study PDF Document
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