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FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORT DELIVERY PACKAGE Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project )(%5UARY 2016 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CORPORACIÓN DEL PROYECTO JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ENLACE DEL CAÑO MARTÍN PEÑA Table of Contents Page ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS TAB 1: FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT VOLUME I: FINAL FEASIBILITY MAIN REPORT .................................................................... Vol I Appendix A: National Ecosystem Restoration Benefits Evaluation Appendix B: Real Estate Plan Appendix C: Recreation Resources Assessment and Recreation Plan Appendix D: Cost Engineering D1: Planning Level Cost Estimate D2: Project Cost Summary Estimate D3: Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis Appendix E: Adaptive Management Plan Appendix F: Monitoring Plan VOLUME II: APPENDIX G: ENGINEERING ........................................................................... Vol II VOLUME III: APPENDIX H: FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT .................... Vol III H1: Essential Fish Habitat Assessment H2: Biological Assessment under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act H3: Section 404(b)(1) Evaluation H4: Wetland Delineation and Determination H5: Coastal Zone Management Certification Package H6: Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Assessment H7: Pertinent Correspondence and Public Involvement H8: Public Comment Report iii This page intentionally left blank. Acronyms and Abbreviations ac acres AAHU Average Annual Habitat Unit ACGIH American Conference on Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACI American Concrete Institute ACM Articulated concrete mat ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers adICPR advanced Interconnected Pond Routing ADS Autoridad de Desperdicios Sólidos ALOHA Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres AMC Antecedent Moisture Condition ASTM American Society for Testing Materials ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ATR Agency Technical Review B2EHP Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate BA Biological Assessment BACT Best Available Control Technology BDL Below Detection Limit BI Benthic Index BMP Best Management Practice C&D Construction and demolition debris qC degrees Celsius CAA Clean Air Act CAD Contained Aquatic Disposal CBIA Coastal Barrier Improvement Act CBRA Coastal Barrier Resources Act CBRS Coastal Barrier Resources System CCMP Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan for the San Juan Bay Estuary CDLUP Comprehensive Development and Land Use Plan CDRC Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente CE/ICA Cost Effectiveness/Incremental Cost Analysis CEM Conceptual Ecological Model CEQ President’s Council on Environmental Quality CERCLA Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act v Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project Acronyms and Abbreviations CERCLIS Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System CFMC Caribbean Fisheries Management Council CFR Code of Federal Regulations CFU Fecal coliform bacteria units CH3D-WES Curvilinear Hydrodynamics in 3 Dimensions, WES version CHDO Community Housing Development Organization CM Construction Management cm centimeters CMP Caño Martín Peña CMP-CLT Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust CMP-ERP Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project CMP-MTZ Caño Martín Peña Maritime Terrestrial Zone CO Carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide COC Contaminants of Concern CORRACT Federal Corrective Actions List CPI Consumer Price Index CRIM Municipal Tax Revenue Collection Center CSD Combined Sewer Discharge CSO Combined Sewer Overflow CSRA Cost Schedule Risk Analysis CSS Combined Sewer System CVM Contingent Valuation Method CWA Clean Water Act cy cubic yards CZMP Coastal Zone Management Program dB decibel dB(A) A-weighted decibel dbh diameter at breast height DDD Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane DDE Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DMMP Dredged Material Management Plan DNER Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources DO Dissolved oxygen vi Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project Acronyms and Abbreviations DSS Decent, Safe and Sanitary housing DTPW Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works EA Environmental Assessment EC Engineering Circular ECC ENLACE’s Community Committee ECO-PCX Ecosystem Restoration Planning Center of Expertise EDR Environmental Data Resource, Inc. EFH Essential Fish Habitat EGM USACE Economic Guidance Memorandum EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMF Electromagnetic field ENLACE Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña ENLACE Project Caño Martín Peña ENLACE Project EO Executive Order EPG Emergency Power Generator EQ Environmental Quality Account ER USACE Engineering Regulation ER Engineering Report ERAMPT Ecosystem Restoration Adaptive Management Planning Team ERDC USACE’s Engineer Research and Development Center ERL Effects Range–Low ERM Effective Range–Median ERNS Federal Emergency Response Notification System ERP Ecosystem Restoration Project ERPG Emergency Response Planning Guidelines ESA Endangered Species Act ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index EUA Ecological Uplift Assessment qF degrees Fahrenheit FDA Food and Drug Administration FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FHWA Federal Highway Administration FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FIS Flood Insurance Study FMC Fishery Management Council vii Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project Acronyms and Abbreviations FMP Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan FONSI Finding of Non-Significant Impact fps feet per second FR Feasibility Report FR Federal Register FRM Flood Risk Management FRP Federal Recreation Plan ft feet ft/s feet per second ft/y feet per year ft2 square feet ft3 cubic feet FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act FWPRA Federal Water Project Recreation Act FY Fiscal year g grams G-8 Group of the Eight Communities bordering the Caño Martín Peña GHG Greenhouse gas GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System H Hybrid H&H Hydrology and Hydraulics H2S Hydrogen sulfide ha hectare HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant HAPC Habitat Areas of Particular Concern HDPE High-density polyethylene HEC Hydraulic Engineering Circular Hg Mercury HHW Household Hazardous Waste HIA Health Impact Assessment HTRW Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste HU Habitat Unit HW Household Waste IA Initial Assessment IBC International Building Code viii Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project Acronyms and Abbreviations IDC Interest During Construction IEPR Independent External Peer Review in inches in/yr inches per year INCICO Instituto de Ciencias para la Conservación de Puerto Rico IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPRC Institute of Puerto Rican Culture IWR USACE Institute for Water Resources kg kilograms JD Jurisdictional Determination km2 square kilometers kV kilovolt L10 Noise value exceeded 10% of the time LBC Level Bottom Capping LC Los Corozos LEERD Lands, Easements, Rights-of-Way, Relocations, and Disposal Area Leq Equivalent (or average) noise level LI liquidity index LL liquid limit LLC Los Corozos Lagoon LMM Luis Muñoz Marín LSJ1 Water Quality Station San José Lagoon 1 LSJ2 Water Quality Station San José Lagoon 2 LUST State Leaking Underground Storage Tank M Million m/s meters per second m2 square meters m3/d cubic meters per day m3/s cubic meters per second MCACES Micro-Computer Aided Cost Engineering System mg/kg milligrams per kilogram mg/L milligrams per liter mg/mg3 milligrams per cubic milligrams MGD million gallons per day MHHW mean higher high water MHW mean high water ix Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project Acronyms and Abbreviations mi miles mi2 square miles mL milliliters MLLW mean lower low water MLW mean low water mm/yr millimeters per year MOA Memorandum of Agreement MP Monitoring Plan mph miles per hour MPRSA Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act MRF Material Recovery Facility MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act msl mean sea level MTL Mean Tide Level MTZ Maritime Terrestrial Zone MTZ-CMP Public Domain lands within the Caño Martín Peña Maritime Terrestrial Zone NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAD 83 North American Datum 1983 NCDC National Climatic Data Center NED National Economic Development NEP USEPA’s National Estuary Program NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NER National Ecosystem Restoration NGVD 29 National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 NH3 Ammonia NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NO2 Nitrogen dioxide NOA Notice of Availability NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOI Notice of Intent NOx Nitrogen oxides NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPL National Priority List NRC Natural Research Council NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places x Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project Acronyms and Abbreviations NTP Notice to Proceed NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit NWI National Wetland Inventory O&M Operation and Maintenance O3 Ozone ODMDS San Juan Bay Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site OGPe Puerto Rico Permit Management Office (for its Spanish acronym) OMRR&R Operation and Maintenance, Repair, Replacement and Rehabilitation OPA Otherwise Protected Areas OSC On-Scene Coordination OSE Other Social Effects Account OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration P&G U.S. Water Resources Council Principles and Guidelines PAH Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Pb Lead PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls PDI Comprehensive Development Plan for the Caño Martín Peña Special District (Plan de
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