Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Cities of Marseilles, Ottawa, and Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois Village of DePue, Bureau County, Illinois January 2018 Prepared by Booz Allen Hamilton 8283 Greensboro Drive McLean, VA 22102 Prepared for FEMA Region V 536 South Clark Street, Sixth Floor Chicago, IL 60605 Photo attributes: Top left: City of Ottawa Top right: City of Peru Bottom left: City of Marseilles Bottom right: Village of DePue Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Page ii January 2018 Programmatic Environmental Assessment Acronyms and Abbreviations List of Acronyms and Abbreviations oC Degrees Celsius ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation AD Anno Domini AIRFA American Indian Religious Freedom Act APE Area of Potential Effect ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 BFE Base Flood Elevation BLM Bureau of Land Management BMP Best Management Practice BP Before Present CAA Clean Air Act CEQ Council on Environmental Quality C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision CRS Community Rating System CWA Clean Water Act CWS Community Water Supplies dB decibels EA Environmental Assessment EO Executive Order EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangered Species Act FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Page iii January 2018 Programmatic Environmental Assessment Acronyms and Abbreviations FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact FPPA Farmland Protection Policy Act HARGIS Historic and Architectural Resources Geographic Information System IDES Illinois Department of Employment Security IDNR Illinois Department of Natural Resources IEMA Illinois Emergency Management Agency IEPA Illinois Environmental Protection Agency IHPA Illinois Historic Preservation Agency IIAS Inventory of Illinois Archaeological Sites ILCS Illinois Compiled Statute IPaC Information for Planning and Consultation IPCB Illinois Pollution Control Board ISGS Illinois State Geographical Survey LOMR Letter of Map Revision MFR Memorandum for Record MHI Median Household Income MSA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act NAS National Audubon Society NCA Noise Control Act NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NHL National Historic Landmark NHPA National Historic Preservation Act Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Page iv January 2018 Programmatic Environmental Assessment Acronyms and Abbreviations NIH National Institutes of Health NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPS National Park Service NRCS National Resources Conservation Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places NWI National Wetlands Inventory OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act OTHS Ottawa Township High School OWR Office of Water Resources PCC Portland Cement Concrete PDM Pre-Disaster Mitigation PEA Programmatic Environmental Assessment Pub. L. Public Law RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SOI Secretary of the Interior THPO Tribal Historic Preservation Officer UIE University of Illinois Extension USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers U.S.C. United States Code USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USGS U.S. Geological Survey Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Page v January 2018 Programmatic Environmental Assessment Acronyms and Abbreviations WOUS Waters of the United States WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Page vi January 2018 Programmatic Environmental Assessment Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Authority ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Location and Existing Facilities ........................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Marseilles ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2.2 Ottawa ................................................................................................................ 2 1.2.3 Peru .................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.4 DePue ................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Purpose and Need .......................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Marseilles ........................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Ottawa ................................................................................................................ 3 1.3.3 Peru .................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.4 DePue ................................................................................................................. 4 2 ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Alternative 1 – No Action ............................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 Marseilles ........................................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Ottawa ................................................................................................................ 5 2.1.3 Peru .................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 DePue ................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Alternative 2 – Illinois River Floodwall Projects (Preferred Alternative) ....................... 6 2.2.1 Marseilles ........................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Ottawa ................................................................................................................ 7 2.2.3 Peru .................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.4 DePue ................................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Alternatives Considered and Eliminated From Further Consideration ........................ 10 2.3.1 Marseilles ......................................................................................................... 11 2.3.2 Ottawa .............................................................................................................. 11 2.3.3 Peru .................................................................................................................. 11 2.3.4 DePue ............................................................................................................... 11 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND CONSEQUENCES ........................................................ 12 3.1 Physical Environment ................................................................................................... 12 3.1.1 Geology, Seismicity, and Soils .......................................................................... 12 3.1.2 Water Resources .............................................................................................. 14 3.1.3 Floodplain Management (Executive Order 11988) .......................................... 20 3.1.4 Air Quality ......................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Biological Resources ..................................................................................................... 24 3.2.1 Terrestrial and Aquatic Environment ............................................................... 24 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Floodwall Projects Page vii January 2018 Programmatic Environmental Assessment Table of Contents 3.2.2 Wetlands (Executive Order 11990) .................................................................. 26 3.2.3 Threatened and Endangered Species ............................................................... 27 3.2.4 Migratory Birds ................................................................................................. 29 3.3 Socioeconomics ............................................................................................................ 31 3.3.1 Zoning and Land Use ........................................................................................ 31 3.3.2 Visual Resources ............................................................................................... 32 3.3.3 Noise ................................................................................................................. 33 3.3.4 Public Services and Utilities .............................................................................. 33 3.3.5 Traffic and Circulation ...................................................................................... 35 3.3.6 Socioeconomic Conditions ..............................................................................