USACE to host meetings on a Draft Regional EIS concerning coal mining operations in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to attend open house meetings and formal public hearings to provide comments on the Draft Regional Environmental Impact Statement prepared to evaluate proposed changes to the USACE regulatory framework under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The REIS analyzes the potential impacts to waters of the U.S. and other relevant environmental and human resources within six study areas that could be affected by future surface coal and lignite mine expansions. A copy of the Draft REIS will be available for review at the public hearings and copies are available in the main library in each of the 32 counties in the six study areas.  A copy is also available at:

http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permitting/REISforLigniteMininginTexas.aspx

Open House Meetings from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM with the Formal Public Hearings beginning at 6:30 PM

Date	Location	Address
August 10, 2015	International Center for Trade	3295 Bob Rogers Dr., Eagle Pass, TX 78852
August 11, 2015	Pleasanton Country Club	1801 McGuffin Dr., Pleasanton, TX 78064
August 12, 2015	Bell County Expo Center	301 W Loop 121, Belton, TX 76513
August 13, 2015	Holiday Inn South Broadway	5701 South Broadway, Tyler, TX 75703

For more information on the Draft REIS, please contact Mr. Darvin Messer, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102; by telephone at 817-886-1744; or by email to Darvin.Messer@usace.army.mil. Comments on the Draft REIS should be submitted by email to Texas_REIS_Comments@usace.army.mil or postal mail to Darvin Messer, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. Persons requesting special accommodations, including Spanish or Hearing Impaired translation, please contact 1-800-945-2156 Ext. 26 by Aug. 1, 2015. There will be simultaneous Spanish translation available at the Eagle Pass and Pleasanton hearings.

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About the Fort Worth District: The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was established in 1950. The District is responsible for water resources development in two-thirds of Texas, and design and construction at military installations in Texas and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico.  Visit the Fort Worth District Web site at: www.swf.usace.army.mil and SWF Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Worth-District-US-Army-Corps-of-Engineers/188083711219308.