DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS RED RIVER NAVIGATION CHANNEL EXTENSION

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers has issued a notice called: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Southwest Arkansas Red River Navigation Channel Extension.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 5 by James A. Bodron, Programs Director, Mississippi Valley Division.

Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mississippi Valley Division, Vicksburg District (CEMVK) is announcing its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate extending shallow-draft navigation up to 135 miles on the Red River from its present terminus at Shreveport, Louisiana into Southwest Arkansas. Under the authority of Section 203 of the Water Resourc...