Pascagoula River Drought Resiliency Project
Environmental Impact Statement

Welcome

This is the project website for the Pascagoula River Drought Resiliency Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This website was created to:

• Provide background information on the proposed project,
• Share updates about the project and associated EIS documents, and
• Provide information on the EIS scoping process and public involvement activities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE Mobile District) is reviewing a permit application to construct two water supply lakes for maintaining Pascagoula River flow during prolonged and severe droughts. The application is for a Department of the Army Permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). The “Applicant” of the proposed project is the Pat Harrison Waterway District in cooperation with the George County Board of Supervisors.

In order to fully evaluate the Applicant’s proposal, the USACE Mobile District is requiring that an EIS be prepared to determine the effects of the proposal on the human and natural environment. The EIS is to be the foundation for the USACE evaluation of Department of Army Permit Application SAM-2014-00653-MBM submitted for the proposed project. The preparation of the EIS will meet the requirements of the following standards of regulations:

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR Part 1500)
• Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) codified as 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370a
• USACE Regulations Implementing NEPA (33 CFR Part 325, Appendix B)
• USACE Regulations for Processing USACE NEPA Documents (33 CFR 230, Appendix A & C)