Public Notice - St. Louis District · Enbridge Energy Company (Enbridge) owns and operates a 20-inch-diameter pipeline referenced as the Platte Pipeline. Enbridge's Integrity Programs

Public Notice US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS St. Lou is District Gateway to Excellence

Reply To: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: CEMVS-OD-R 1222 Spruce Street. St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833

Postmaster Please Post Conspicuously Until:

Permission No.

OD-R 17-024

Public Notice Date

April 24, 2019

Expiration Date

May 241 2019

REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO MODIFY A U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECT UNDER SECTION 408

Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received for a Department of the Army Section 408 permission for certain work near federally constructed flood protection projects of the United States, as described below and shown on the attached maps.

COMMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Comments on the described work should reference the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice number shown above and must reach this office no later than the above expiration date of the Public Notice to become part of the record and be considered in the decision. Comments should be mailed to the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Readiness Branch 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 ATTN: Jeremy Eck, or [email protected]

REQUESTER: AECOM, on behalf of Enbridge Energy Company, Attention: Mr. Mark Felton

LOCATION: The Platte Pipeline Mississippi River Crossing Replacement Project is along an alignment that is roughly east to west approximately 1.0 mile north of the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. The proposed HOD is located immediately west of Hartford, Illinois. The proposed HOD crosses the Mississippi River between the Melvin Price Locks and Dam at Alton, Illinois and the Lock & Dam 27 at Granite City, Illinois. The proposed HOD is approximately 4.5 miles downstream from the Melvin Price Locks and Dam. The Kuhs Levee District manages the levee on the west side of the river to be crossed by the proposed HOD. The Wood River Levee District manages the levee on the east side of the Mississippi River that is proximate to both the HOD operations and the tie-in of the new and existing lines. The west end of the project (end of pipe stringing on surface of the ground) will be approximately 4,390 feet east of the Consolidated North County Levee District and this project is not anticipated to impact that levee system. Federal projects include the Mississippi River navigable channel and Wood River Flood Protection Project, Madison

County, Illinois. Non-federal impacts include the Kuhs Levee District, St. Charles County, Missouri.

PROPOSED ACTION: The applicant is proposing to replace a section of 20-inch diameter pipeline approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the Mississippi River confluence with the Missouri River.

Enbridge Energy Company (Enbridge) owns and operates a 20-inch-diameter pipeline referenced as the Platte Pipeline. Enbridge's Integrity Programs has identified this pipeline section for replacement, using the Horizontal Directional Drill (HOD) method of construction. Approximately 0.5 mile of the replacement pipeline will be completed by open cut. The rest of the replacement pipeline will be installed by HOD construction beneath the Mississippi River.

More specifically, the replacement pipeline crossing will be located approximately 1,000 feet (ft.) south of the existing pipeline crossing. The HOD will begin at the drill entry site on the east bank side of the Mississippi River, in Madison County, IL and will cross beneath the river channel and the Kuhs Levee. The HOD exit site is located on the west bank side of the Mississippi River within Confluence Point State Park, in St. Charles County, MO. The new pipeline segment will then be tied into the existing Platte Pipeline at both ends. A geotechnical investigation for the crossing, involving the completion of six soil borings, three on land and three in the river channel, was completed in 2016.

LOCATION MAPS AND DRAWINGS: The project is located in Madison County, IL and Charles County, MO where the Platte Pipeline crosses the Mississippi River, Upper Mississippi River Mile Post (MP) 196.6. The attached maps show the approximate location of the proposed project. See Attachments

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Additional information may be obtained by contacting Jeremy L. Eck, St. Louis District 408 Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at (314) 331-8568. Your inquiries may also be sent by electronic facsimile to (314) 331-8725 or by e-mail to [email protected].

REGULATORY AUTHORITY: This request will be reviewed according to the provisions of Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408). The applicant has notified the Regulatory Branch and the proposed project maintenance activities may be exempt and/or appear to comply with Nationwide Permit 3 (Maintenance) and/or Nationwide Permit 12 (Utility Line Activities). These general permits are applicable to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The nationwide permits also include the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for both Illinois and Missouri.

EVALUATION: The decision whether to grant the requested permission for project modification under Section 408 will be based on several factors. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. Review of the requests for modification will be reviewed by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers technical review team considering the following factors:

1. Impair the Usefulness of the Project Determination. The review team will determine if the proposed alteration would limit the ability of the project to function as authorized, or would compromise or change any authorized project conditions, purposes or outputs. The decision whether to approve a request for modification would be based on a determination of no impairments.

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2. Injurious to the Public Interest Determination. Proposed alterations will be reviewed to determine the probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, on the public interest. Evaluation of the probable impacts that the proposed alteration to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project may have on the public interest requires a careful weighing of all those factors that are relevant in each particular case. Factors that may be relevant to the public interest depend upon the type of USAGE project being altered and may include, but are not limited to, such things as conservation, economic development, historic properties, cultural resources, environmental impacts, water supply, water quality, flood hazards, floodplains, residual risk, induced damages, navigation, shore erosion or accretion, and recreation. The decision whether to approve an alteration will be determined by the consideration of whether benefits are commensurate with risks. If the potential detriments are found to outweigh the potential benefits, then it may be determined that the proposed alteration is injurious to the public interest.

3. Environmental Compliance. A decision on a Section 408 request is a federal action, and therefore subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental compliance requirements. While ensuring compliance is the responsibility of USAGE, the requester is providing all information that the St. Louis District identifies as necessary to satisfy all applicable federal laws, executive orders, regulations, policies, and ordinances. NEPA and other analysis completed to comply with the other environmental statutes (e.g. Endangered Species Act) should be commensurate with the scale and potential effects of the activity that would alter the US Army Corps of Engineers project. The scope of analysis for the NEPA and environmental compliance evaluations for the Section 408 review is limited to the area of alteration and those adjacent areas that are directly or indirectly affected by the alteration. Any substantial project design changes not covered in prior NEPA documents will be addressed in a supplemental NEPA document that will include potential impacts limited to the federal projects. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) is the lead federal agency for the project.

4. Environmental Impact Statement. A preliminary determination has been made that an environmental impact statement is not required for the proposed work.

5. Technical Analysis. The St. Louis District is working closely with the requestor to ensure that all technical plans, maps, drawings, specifications are provided and complete. A District-led Technical Review is being conducted to determine any potential adverse impacts to the US Army Corps of Engineers real property, federal flood protection system, and navigation channel.

SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 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 the proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permission for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and other public interest factors listed above. Comments are taken into consideration 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.

SUMMARY: It should be noted that materials submitted as part of the Section 408 request become

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part of the public record and are thus available to the general public under the procedures of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Individuals may submit a written request to obtain materials under FOIA or make an appointment to view the project file at the St. Louis District Corps of Engineers, Office of Counsel.

Interested parties wishing to comment on the proposed activity must do so in writing no later than MAY 24, 2019. It is presumed that all parties receiving this notice will wish to respond to this public notice; therefore, a lack of response will be interpreted as meaning that there is no objection to the project as described.

This public notice is not a paid advertisement and is for public information only. Issuance of this notice does not imply Corps of Engineers endorsement of the project as described.

Attachment

NOTICE TO POSTMASTERS:

ORIGINAL SIGNED

JOHN L. OSTERHAGE, P.E. Chief, Readiness Branch

It is requested that this notice be conspicuously and continually placed for 31 days from the date of this issuance of this notice.

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Approximate Location of Tie-In for Existing Pipeline

HDD Drill Entry Box

HDD Drill Exit Box

HDD Drill Section

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St. Charles Co., MO and Madison Co., ILWorkspace

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