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Frequently Asked Questions  PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3
Are you using new information for the study?
Yes. The USACE and the study team are developing and utilizing completely new information for the current study.
New aerial photography, new survey information, new hydraulic and hydrology models and new demographic information are being utilized.
This information is being collected using GIS – Geographic Information System -- and will be used for study analysis.
Will the creek’s natural beauty be maintained?
The study team is evaluating eco-friendly flood risk management measures.
We are asking citizens to help us by telling us where special areas along the creek are found.
Please enter your comments on this website and tell us about special areas that you are familiar with.
Evaluating and maintaining the aesthetic, recreational and wildlife value of the creek are important elements of the study.
Is the Corps considering a “no action” alternative?
The Corps and local sponsors must balance the public interest in its decision on any project.
Residents and businesses that have flooded sometimes have different interests from those who have not.
It is the Corps’ and the local sponsors’ goal to conduct the necessary engineering, economic, and environmental studies in order to establish a project that is acceptable to the public and the local sponsors.
If such a project cannot be developed, the study team may recommend that the Corps take “no action”.
The evaluation of a “no action” alternative is a requirement of the study.
Is a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement being prepared?
Yes. A Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared as part of the study.
Data collection necessary to establish an environmental baseline was completed in early 2003.
How will potential water quality impacts on Clear Lake be assessed?
Water quality issues will be addressed in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
Will wetlands be destroyed by the project?
Wetlands that could potentially be affected by project activities along the creek have been inventoried and included in the baseline data for the Supplemental EIS.
Opportunities for the creation of new wetlands, restoration of historic wetlands and enhancement of existing, degraded wetlands will be evaluated as mitigation options for wetland losses.
Will recreation features be included with the project?
Recreation features may be included, but only if a Local Sponsor commits to a 50/50 cost sharing for those recreation features.
Will the project disturb waste materials at the Brio Superfund Site?
No. A 1998 study commissioned specifically to answer this question concluded that no adverse impacts are expected from activities that would reduce flood damages on Clear Creek.
Sediment sampling and analysis were conducted, and results indicated that many of the contaminants of concern were not present in samples collected from Clear Creek.
Chemical constituents that were present were measured at such insignificant levels (non-toxic) that no adverse impacts are expected from any type of activity that might disturb these soils.
Will detention basins be used as part of the flood reduction plan?
Maybe, depending on the study results.
Detention basins are one “tool” being evaluated as part of the study.
Currently, on-site detention basins are being incorporated into most development plans in many areas of the watershed.
Is subsidence being considered in the study?
Yes. New survey data has been collected as part of the study.
Projections for future subsidence are available and will be also used in evaluating plans.
Are long-term effects and population growth being considered?
Yes. New socioeconomic data and demographic information has been collected and is being used in the study.
The very latest technology and methods will be used to project population growth and the long-term effects of any recommended project.
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