NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; Garrison Run North Stream Restoration
[55 Pa.B. 419]
[Saturday, January 11, 2025]This notice is published under section 306(d)(14) of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) (16 U.S.C. § 1455(d)(14)), regarding public participation in consistency determinations. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Coastal Resources Management Program, has received notice that the City of Erie (applicant) is proposing to rehabilitate a stream channel for the Garrison Run North Stream Restoration Project (Project) within the City of Erie in Erie County.
The applicant proposes to rehabilitate approximately 1,300 linear feet of the Garrison Run stream channel located adjacent to the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant to address sediment loading to the Lake Erie Basin. Currently, streamflow enters the project area from two concrete pipes and exits through three corrugated metal pipes, 0.25 mile upstream from where Garrison Run enters the lake. The incised channel is disconnected from the floodplain and not accessible to the public with no other surface water identified within the Project limits. Proposed work will include stabilization of the stream bed and banks by designing, permitting and constructing stream features such as rock cross vanes, log vanes, vegetated riprap, log toe benches, gravel bar removal and native vegetation. The proposed project will support Erie City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit, as identified as a potential project in the Pollutant Reduction Plan. The applicant is seeking a Federal authorization from the United States Army Corps of Engineers under section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. § 403) and section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U.S.C. § 1344) to perform this work.
This Project is subject to Department review for Federal consistency because it is an activity requiring a Federal license or permit and will have reasonably foreseeable effects on this Commonwealth's coastal resources or uses.
In accordance with section 307 of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. § 1456) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regulations at 15 CFR Part 930, Subpart D (relating to consistency for activities requiring a Federal license or permit), the applicant has certified that the proposed activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the applicable enforceable policies of the Commonwealth's NOAA-approved Coastal Resources Management Program. Interested parties may request a copy of the Federal Consistency Certification from the Department contact listed as follows.
Questions regarding this review should be directed to Matthew Walderon, Federal Consistency Coordinator, at (717) 772-2196 or by email to RA-Fed_Consistency@ pa.gov.
The Department will consider all comments received on or before January 27, 2025. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments, including comments submitted by electronic mail, must include the originator's name and address. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Written comments can be submitted by email to ecomment@ pa.gov or by mail to the Department of Environmental Protection, Policy Office, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063.
JESSICA SHIRLEY,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 25-49. Filed for public inspection January 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m.]
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