The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District (USACE) has reinitiated a study to evaluate the disposition of the Red River Chloride Control Project (RRCCP) in Hall, Cottle, King, and Knox Counties, Texas. The RRCCP is a legislated endeavor to reduce naturally occurring chlorides in the Red River Basin to improve water quality for municipal, agricultural, and industrial uses.
The authorized project features being considered for disposition include: two low flow dams for collection of brine-laden waters at Areas VIII, and X, Truscott Lake, and Crowell Mitigation Area; one brine storage lake for holding concentrated brine solutions, the necessary pumps and pipelines to transport brine solutions from the low flow dams to the brine storage lakes, and a 10,000-acre piece of land used for as a fish and wildlife mitigation site known as Crowell Mitigation Area.
A 30-day public comment period will begin February 26, 2024, and end March 27, 2024. The public can submit any input on the study area and the current list of alternatives. The USACE will host two open house style public scoping meetings on February 26, 2024 at the Red River Authority of Texas offices (3000 Hammon Rd, Wichita Falls, Texas 76310) located in Wichita Falls, Texas from 5:00 – 8:00 pm and on February 27, 2024 at the Kingston High School cafeteria (3rd St, Kingston, Oklahoma 73439) located in Kingston, Oklahoma from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. The open house will provide an overview of the RRCCP, purpose and scope of the study, and the alternatives being considered will be available for review. Subject matter experts will be present to answer questions. Information presented at the public meetings will also be available starting February 26, 2024 at the Tulsa District website link below:
https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Red-River-Chloride-Control-Project/
Comments must be submitted in writing and can be given to USACE staff at the public meetings, emailed to CESWT-RRCCP-Disposition@usace.army.mil, or mailed to Ms. Bailee Clemmons, Environmental Branch, Regional Planning and Environmental Center, P.O. Box 17300, Room 3A12, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. Comments should be postmarked by March 27, 2024.