Proposed Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

USACE PROJECT NUMBER: SWT-0-14659

BACKGROUND:

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) submitted an application June 4, 2008, to the USACE to discharge dredged and fill material into Bois d' Arc Creek in Fannin County, Texas for the construction of a dam to impound the flow of the creek to provide a new water supply reservoir. At the designed conservation pool of 534.0 ft msl, the lake would comprise 16,641 surface acres. This reservoir would provide water to numerous towns, cities, and utility districts in portions of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains and Rockwall Counties in north central Texas. At conservation pool the proposed reservoir will store 367,609 acre-feet and provide a firm yield of 126,200 acre-feet per year.

Bois d'Arc Creek is considered waters of the United States (U.S.), and the construction of a dam is an activity which requires authorization from the USACE subject to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Evaluation of the Section 404 permit application is a federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The USACE, Tulsa District has determined that the proposed project will require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prior to the final decision on the permit application. The EIS is being prepared by a Third-Party Contractor, Mangi Environmental Group, at the direction of the USACE. As the EIS process unfolds, documents and announcements will be made available on this webpage.

Record of Decision and FEIS Errata Sheet

Department of the Army Record of Decision for the Standard Individual Permit Application for the Proposed Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir

FEIS Errata Sheet

Final Environmental Impact Statement and Appendices

LBCR FEIS - Volume I, 10/27/17  November 2017
LBCR FEIS - Volume II, Cover Page  November 2017

Appendix A: Persons and Agencies Consulted  

 November 2017

Appendix B: Scoping Report

 November 2017

Appendix C: Revised Mitigation Plan  

 November 2017

Appendix D: Reservoir Operation Plan  

November 2017 

Appendix E: Economic Studies and Updates by Dr. Terry Clower  

November 2017 

Appendix F: Water Rights Permit (Water Use Permit) from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir  

November 2017

Appendix G: Programmatic Agreement on Cultural Resources Management Between North Texas Municipal Water District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District, Texas Historical Commission, and the Caddo Nation  

 November 2017

Appendix H: Approved Jurisdictional Determinations for Proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Site, Riverby Ranch, and North Water Treatment Plant Site Near Leonard  

 November 2017
 

Appendix I: Design Report for Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Raw Water Pipeline  

 November 2017

Appendix J: Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP) Report for the Proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Site  

 November 2017

Appendix K: Hydrogeomorphic Approach (HGM) Report for the Proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Site

 November 2017
 

Appendix L: Rapid Geomorphic Assessments (RGA) Conducted for the Proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Site in 2008 and 2016

 November 2017
 

Appendix M: Instream Flow Study and Supplemental Data Conducted for the Proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir  

 November 2017
 

Appendix N: North Texas Municipal Water District Water Supply Planning Process  

 November 2017

Appendix O: Alternatives Dismissed From Detailed Consideration  

 November 2017

Appendix P: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Farmland Conversion Rating Form (AD-1006)  

 November 2017

Appendix Q: Environmental Report Supporting an Application for a 404 Permit for Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir

 November 2017
 

Appendix R: Report Supporting an Application for a Texas Water Right for Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir

 November 2017
Appendix S: Archeological Sites Identified in Surveys: Individual Site Descriptions  November 2017

Appendix T: Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Conceptual Clearing Plan

 November 2017

Appendix U: North Water Treatment Plant Near Leonard, Fannin County, Texas

 November 2017

Appendix V: Transportation Plan

 November 2017

Appendix W: Comments Received During RDEIS Public Comment Period

 November 2017

Appendix X: Comment Categories and Responses for the Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

 November 2017


Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Appendices

LBCR Revised DEIS

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS cover title page and TOC

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix A, List of Persons and Agencies Consulted

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix B, Scoping Report

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix C, Revised Mitigation Plan Jan. 2017, Part 1

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix C, Revised Mitigation Plan Jan. 2017, Part 2

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix C, Revised Mitigation Plan Jan. 2017, Part 3

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix D, Reservoir Operation Plan

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix E - Clower economic studies

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix F-1, Signed TCEQ Water Use Permit for LBCR

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix F-2, tech memo - Water Availability Analysis

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix F-3, tech memo, Revised Water Availability Analysis

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix G, Cultural Resources Mgt. Programmatic Agreement

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix H-1, AJD for LBCR reservoir site

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix H-2, AJD for Riverby Ranch mitigation site

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix H-3, AJD for North WTP at Leonard

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix H-4, AJD for FM 1396 relocation -FM 897 Extension

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix I PDF for raw water pipeline, Part 1

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix I PDF for raw water pipeline, Part 2

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix I PDF for raw water pipeline, Part 3

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix I PDF for raw water pipeline, Part 4

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix J, HEP at reservoir site

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix K-1, Modifying the East TX HGM for LBCR Project

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix K-2, Functional Assessment of Forested Wetlands at LBCR using Mod...

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix L-1, Rapid Geomorphic Assessment of Bois d'Arc Creek, 2008

March 2017

 

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix L-2, Supplemental RGA for LBCR, 2016   

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix M-1, lnstream Flow Study, Part 1

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix M-1, lnstream Flow Study, Part 2

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix M-1, lnstream Flow Study, Part 3

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix M-2, Instream Flow Study Supplemental Data

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix N, NTMWD Water Supply Planning Process 3-11-17 PS

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix O, Alternatives Dismissed_3-11-17docx PS

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix P, NRCS Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Form

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix Q-1, Env Rpt Supporting an Application for a 404 Permit

March 2017  

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix Q-2, App. A to App. Q - PMF Report

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix R, Report Supporting Application for TX Water Right 2006

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix S Archeological Sites Identified in Surveys PS

(Contact Corps for Information)

March 2017

LBCR Revised DEIS Appendix T, LBCR Conceptual Clearing Plan

March 2017

Draft Environmental Impact Statement documents

All Chapters_Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir Draft EIS February 2015
Appendices_ Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir Draft EIS February 2015

 

 

Environmental Impact Statement documents

 

 

Public Notices and Announcements

 

 

Public Meetings

Public Scoping Meeting December 8, 2009

 

PERMIT APPLICANT: North Texas Municipal Water District

APPLICANT'S WEBSITE (exits USACE website): http://www.ntmwd.com/bois_dArc.html