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DR9604-CS 960430April 30, 1996 Stan Walker US Army Corps of Engineers Ft. Worth District Dear Mr. Walker; Thank you for taking the time to talk with me last week on the phone. As I stated to you my main concern as as homeowner along Denton creek on property that backs up to the Dallas Gun Club area is any effect upon both my property and the creek itself. Therefore, I would like assurances from both the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers that Denton Creek, its wildlife, eco- system, and the creek itself will in NO way be impacted by The Dallas Gun Club permit application #199600088. As I told you on the phone the maps attached to this proposeal are antiquated-as well as incorrect. For example, Allen Road does not run off off Sandy Lake road as map 1 and 2 show that are attached to the proposal. Therefore, my concern naturally is that without correct maps to go by, any information and conclusions that have been drawn concerning Denton Creek and the homeowners along it may ~lso be incorrect. I am sure you can understand my concern based on the maps that were sent to me. Please take time to consider this permit, and before granting it look again at the area and Denton Creek itself that runs along a great deal of the Gun club's property line. The topography has changed since the old maps that you have included-so might any runoff. I do request that either the Army Corps & EPA sent me a letter after further consideration stating that Denton Creek and our property will not be effected by this permit, along with the ecosystems and any endangered species in this area. If this can not be done, I request a public hearing on this matter before this permit is granted. Thank you in advance for your help. I am sending copies of this letter to both the cities of Coppell and Carrollton so that they know the situation concerning the Denton Creek area. Sincerely, Mardi (Mrs. Sam Crowley) 204 Hollywood Drive Coppell, Texas 75019 214-304-0344 US Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District Public Notice Applicant: Dallas Gun Club Permit Application No.: 199600088 Date: April 22, 1996 The purpose of this public notice is to inform you of a proposal for work in which you might be interested. It is also to solicit your comments and information to better'enable us to make a reasonable decision on factors affecting the public interest. We hope you will participate in this process. Regulatory Prozram Since its early history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has played an important role in the development of the nation's water resources. Originally, this involved construction of harbor fortifications and coastal defenses. Later duties included the improvement of waterways to provide avenues of commerce. An important part of our mission today is the protection of the nation's waterways through the administration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program. Section 10 The U.S. Anuy Corps of Engineers is directed by Congress under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors of 1899 (33 USC 403) to regulate all work or structures in or affecting the course, condition or capacity of navigable waters of the United States. The intent of this law is to protect the navigable capacity of waters important to interstate commerce. Section 404 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directed by Congress under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344) to regulate the discharge of dredged and fill material into all waters of the United States, including wetlands. The intent of the law is to protect the nation's waters from the indiscriminate discharge of material capable of causing pollution and to restore and maintain their chemical, physical and biological integrity. Contact Name: Stan Walker Phone Number: (817) 334-3551 JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FORT WORTH DISTRICT TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION SUBJECT: Application for a Department of the Army Permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and for water quality certification under Section 401 of the CWA for after-the-fact authorization of fill placed to create dams isolating an old borrow pit from an abandoned gravel mining area, so the borrow pit can be dewatered and mined for lead deposited from a skeet/trap shooting operation. APPLICANT: Mr. John Cox President Dallas Gun Club P.O. Box 292848 Lewisville, Texas 75209-2848 APPLICATION NUMBER: 199600088 DATE ISSUED: April 22, 1996 LOCATION: Between 1-35E and Denton Creek, and approximately 3/4 of a mile north of the confluence' of Denton Creek and the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in the city of Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas. OTHER AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS: State Water Quality Certification PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Fill material would be placed to construct dams which would isolate an old borrow pit, which was excavated for construction of the Dallas Gun Club's clubhouse, from an abandoned gravel mining area. This would allow the northern half of the old borrow pit to be dewatered and mined for lead deposited from a skeet/trap shooting operation. The northern half of the borrow pit would then be ~led to facilitate fUture lead mining, enhance landscaping and improve the drainage of skeet/trap fields. The work would also benefit waterfowl by removing open water from the lead deposition areas. The northern half of the borrow pit would be filled to a level below the ordinary high water mark, so that valley storage is not impacted, and graded to allow maintenance and shot recovery (see attached sheets I - 5). A newly constructed drainage channel and an existing creek north of the sheet/trap fields would be used to convey normal storm water flows to the abandoned gravel mining area, thence to the Elm Fork. The project area would remain as part of the 100 year flood plain and be inundated during flood stage periods. The project would impact approximately 7.77 acres of area within the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction. Work completed to date includes: (1) construction of two dams, using native materials, at the upstream and downstream ends of the northern half of the old borrow pit, which are 24 feet by 4 feet by 50 feet and 24 feet by 4 feet by 200 feet, respectively; (2) construction of a drainage channel upstream from the old borrow pit connecting a small drainage swale, that formerly fed the borrow pit, to the abandoned gravel mining area; and (3) grading a small portion of the abandoned gravel mining pit bank adjacent to the downstream dam. Future work proposed as part of the project includes: (1) construction of a dam, which would be 24 feet by 4 feet by 50 feet, in the creek adjacent to the north skeet field, to divert flows from north and west of the project to the existing creek bed that flows north of the north skeet field and enters the abandoned gravel mining area; (2) excavation of approximately 0.5 feet of soil in the base of the old borrow pit and bank area in order to recover shot; (3) filling of the old borrow pit over time to a final elevation below the ordinary high water mark using fill from a commercial source; and (4) mitigation of project impacts by planting of appropriate tree seedlings and native herbaceous species within a seasonally inundated area, which is approximately 16-acres in size and located along the southern half of the old borrow pit which would not be filled. PUBLIC INTEREST REVIEW FACTORS: This application will be reviewed in accordance with 33 CFR 320-330, the Regulatory Program of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other pertinent laws, regulations, and executive orders. Our evaluation will also follow the guidelines published by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 404 (b)(1) of the CWA. The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact, including cumulative impact, of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concerns for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefits which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must .be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered, including its cumulative effects. Among the factors addressed are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shore 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. The USACE is soliciting comments from the public; federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the USACE in determining whether to issue, issue with modifications, or conditions, or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity. STATE WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) certification is required. Concurrent with the processing of this Department of the Army application, the TNRCC is reviewing this application under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, and Title 31, Texas Administrative Code Section 279.1-. 13 to determine if the work would comply with State water quality standards. By virtue of an agreement between the USACE and the TNRCC, this public notice is also issued for the purpose of advising all known interested persons that there is pending before the TNRCC a decision on water quality certification under such authorities. Any comments eoneernln~, the application for water qnalit, certificat_~on must be submitted to the Executive. - Director, Attention: 401 Coordinator, Research and Environment~! Assessment Secfion~ ..Water Planning and Asseqqment Division, Texas Natural Resource Conservatior Commission, 1700 North Congro_qs, P.O. Box 13087, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711. The public comment period extends 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. A copy of the public notice with a description of work is made available for review in the TNRCC's Austin Office. The complete application may be reviewed in the USACE's office. The TNRCC may conduct a public hearing to consider all comments concerning water quality if requested in writing. A request for a public hearing must contain the following information: the name, mailing address, application number, or other recognizable reference to the application; a brief description of the interest of the requestor, or of persons represented by the requestor; and a brief description of how the application, if granted, would adversely affect such interest. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's latest published version of threatened and endangered species has been consulted to identify those that may occur in the project area. The proposed project would be located within the migratory route of the whooping crane (Gms americana) and the piping plover ~ melodus). The black-capped vireo (yireo atricapillus) is known to occur in Dallas County. Each of these is an endangered species. An initial review indicates that the prOPosed work would have no effect on endangered species. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: No sites listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places are known from the project area. The proposed ~..~61'k will be undertaken in an area previously excavated for gravel and fill material. It is f~ikely that any intact historic or prehistoric sites survived mining of the area. Fill material for the project will be obtained from commercial sources. The possibility of encountering previously unknown buried cultural remains exists throughout the Trinity River drainage, however. SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS: The public notice is being distributed to all known interested persons in order to assist in developing fact upon which a decision by the USACE may be based. For accuracy and completeness of the record, all data in support of or in opposition to the proposed work should be submitted in writing setting forth sufficient detail to furnish a clear understanding of the reasons for support or opposition. PUBLIC HEARING: Prior to the close of the comment period any person may make a written request for a public hearing setting forth the particular reasons for the request. The District Engineer will determine whether the issues raised are substantial and should be considered in his permit decision. If a public hearing is warranted, all known interested persons will be notified of the time, date, and location. CLOSE OF COMMENT PERIOD: All comments pertaining to this Public Notice must reach this office on or before May 17, 1996, which is the close of the comment period. Extensions of the comment period may be granted for valid reasons provided a written request is received by the limiting date. If no comments are received by that date, it will be considered that there are no objections. Comments and requests for additional information should be submitted to Mr. Start Walker; Regulatory Branch, CESWF-OD-R; U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; Post Office Box 17300; Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. You may visit the Regulatory Branch in Room 4A17 of the Federal Building at 819 Taylor Street in Fort Worth between 8:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Telephone inquiries should be directed to (817) 334-2681. DISTRICT ENGINEER FORT WORTH DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS Calculation Sheet Area Affected by Fill: (1685 feet x 200 feet)/43,560 feet/acre ~- 7.74 acres in former borrow pit (50 feet x 25 fee0/43,560 sq. feet/acre -- 0.03 acre in disturbed gravel pit bank Total Area Affected -- 7.77 acres Area Affected by Shot Recovery Operation: 1685 feet x 200 feet x 0.5 foot sifted depth of soil = 168,500 cubic feet 168,500 cubic feeff27 cubic feet/cu, yard = 6,241 cubic yards 168,500 cubic feet/43,560 sq. feet/acre = 3.87 acre-feet Volume of Cut/Fill in place: East Dam 24 x 4 x 200 = West Dam 24 x 4 x 50 = 4,800 cubic feet = Proposed North Dam 24 x 4 x 50 = 4,800 cubic feet = Channel to Gravel Pit 19,200 cubic feet = 711 'cubic yards 177 cubic yards 177 cubic yards 160 x 10 x 80 = 128,000 cubic feet = 4740 cubic yards (Excess currently stockpiled adjacent to channel) Valley Storage Cut Off by Proposed Fill: No fill above original high water line of former borrow pit; no valley storage chtoff by proposed project, except volume of new and proposed channel dams. Shee~ S o£ S ¢ USGS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SCALE AS NOTED I H~tE ~* IOOO F/Er o I0OO 200o SITE LOCATIONS ARE LITTLE, PEDERSEN, FANKHAUSER & COX L. I-P. DALLAS GUN CLUB CARROLLTON, TEXAS SITE LOCATION USGS JMA · zo'lect # 1.99600088 · heet: I o£ 5 CITY OF COPP£LL /- VARIOUS OWNERS ~ ; -City Or MclNNISH ~ LEtmSV~LLE ~ f I TOTALLY ENCLOSED II ' / ' .5IS1~ RANGE PARKING_// ~ ~ ~ ~e~ I APPROY. LIM~S ~ ~ ~ PROPOSED 1G-ACRE ~ Or FORuER CI~ OF ~AIE OF ' /' PRA~ VIS1A RI~[ £NT£RPRI$£S STAll: OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS JURISDICTIONAL AREAS INCLUDED IN APPLICA"I'ION (INCLUDES EXIS11NG CRE£K BED) SIT[ PLAN I,ITILI, fllllllll, IIAMKNAJli PERMIT APPLICATION DALLAS GUN CLUB SITE PLAN JMAI ,.. O~ UNDERGROUND OR TO1ALLY ENCLOSED PISTOL RANGE , I_ J PROPOSED 16-ACRE ...~ Mfl'IGAll0N SITE ~ N NEW D~M [)(TENSION Or ~ EXCAVATED '~ (NO? 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