Bridgeview Resort and Marina 139-Acre Lease Expansion Project Marshall County, Oklahoma Bridgeview Resort and Marina 13947 Reel
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Bridgeview Resort and Marina 139-acre Lease Expansion Project Marshall County, Oklahoma Prepared for: Bridgeview Resort and Marina 13947 Reel Lane Madill, Oklahoma 73446 Prepared by: Eagle Environmental Consulting, Inc. P.O. Box 335 P.O. Box 5446 Vinita, Oklahoma 74301 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913 918-272-7656 918-697-3936 June 2017 Update April 2018 Steven R. Votaw President ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 PROJECT PURPOSE, NEED AND SCOPE ......................................................1 2.0 ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................................4 2.1 Action Alternative A ..............................................................................................7 2.2 Action Alternative B ..............................................................................................8 2.3 Alternative Comparison ........................................................................................9 2.4 Action Alternative C: No-Action .......................................................................10 3.0 THE AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .................................................................10 3.1 Land Use ...............................................................................................................10 3.2 Social and Economic Resources ..........................................................................11 3.2.1 Environmental Justice .........................................................................................12 3.2.2 Protection of Children .........................................................................................12 3.3 Natural Resources ................................................................................................12 3.3.1 Soils........................................................................................................................12 3.3.1.1 Farmland Soils .....................................................................................................13 3.3.2 Wild and Scenic Rivers ........................................................................................13 3.3.3 Vegetation .............................................................................................................13 3.3.4 Water Resources ..................................................................................................14 3.3.5 Floodplains............................................................................................................14 3.3.6 Wetlands ...............................................................................................................15 3.3.7 Fish and Wildlife ..................................................................................................15 3.3.8 Threatened and Endangered Species .................................................................15 3.3.9 Cultural Resources...............................................................................................19 3.3.9.1 Tribal Coordination.…………………………………………………………....20 3.3.10 Air Quality ............................................................................................................20 3.3.11 Hazardous Materials ...........................................................................................21 3.3.12 Geology..................................................................................................................21 3.3.13 Climate Change ....................................................................................................21 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES .........................................................24 4.1 Land Use ...............................................................................................................24 4.2 Social and Economic Resources ..........................................................................25 Bridgeview Resort and Marina Expansion Eagle Environmental Consulting, Inc. Marshall County, Oklahoma April 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 4.2.1 Environmental Justice .........................................................................................25 4.2.2 Protection of Children .........................................................................................25 4.3 Natural Resources ................................................................................................25 4.3.1 Soils........................................................................................................................25 4.3.1.1 Farmland Soils .....................................................................................................25 4.3.2 Floodplains............................................................................................................26 4.3.3 Wetlands ...............................................................................................................26 4.3.4 Water Resources ..................................................................................................26 4.3.5 Vegetation .............................................................................................................27 4.3.6 Fish and Wildlife ..................................................................................................27 4.3.7 Threatened and Endangered Species .................................................................27 4.4 Cultural Resources...............................................................................................29 4.4.1 Tribal Coordination .............................................................................................29 4.5 Air Quality ............................................................................................................28 4.6 Hazardous Materials ...........................................................................................30 4.7 Geology..................................................................................................................30 4.8 Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................31 5.0 COMPENSORTY MITIGATION PLAN .........................................................33 6.0 AGENCY COORDINATION AND TRIBAL COORDINATION .................36 7.0 REFERENCES .....................................................................................................43 8.0 LIST OF PREPARERS .......................................................................................45 9.0 APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ...........46 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: General Location Map ...................................................................................2 Figure 2: Representative Photographs..........................................................................3 Figure 3a: Proposed Action Alternative A .....................................................................5 Figure 3b Proposed Action Alternative B ......................................................................6 Figure 4a: Floodplains Action Alternative A ...............................................................16 Figure 4b Floodplains Action Alternative B ................................................................17 Figure 5a: Oil and Gas Wells, Action Alternative A ...................................................22 Figure 5b: Oil and Gas Wells, Action Alternative B ...................................................23 Bridgeview Resort and Marina Expansion Eagle Environmental Consulting, Inc. Marshall County, Oklahoma April 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Alternative A and Alternative B Comparison .................................................9 Table 2: Year 2011-2015 Demographic Estimates of Marshall County ....................11 Table 3: Threatened and Endangered Species .............................................................18 Table 4: National Ambient Air Quality Standards ......................................................20 Table 5: Species Conclusion Table ................................................................................28 Table 6: Impact Summary .............................................................................................32 Table 7: Summary of Comments ...................................................................................44 Table 8: Applicable Environmental Laws and Regulations .......................................46 LIST OF APENDICES Appendix A Representative Photographs Appendix B Agency and Tribal Coordination Appendix B Site Photographs Appendix C Wetlands and Waterway Delineation Appendix D Biological Assessment Appendix E Hazardous Materials Assessment Bridgeview Resort and Marina Expansion Eagle Environmental Consulting, Inc. Marshall County, Oklahoma April 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SECTION 1.0 PROJECT PURPOSE, NEED AND SCOPE Eagle Environmental Consulting, Inc. (EEC) prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) on behalf of the Bridgeview Resort and Marina to address the potential environmental impacts relative to development/construction of the proposed Bridgeview Resort and Marina Expansion Project (BRAMEP). The proposed project would involve development of multiple features within the requested 139 -acre lease expansion area adjacent to their existing lease area on Lake Texoma. The EA has been prepared in the preferred format for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) review. The proposed project area is situated on USACE property and includes both terrestrial