Public Notice Public Notice No. Date: Closing Date: US Army Corps LRL-2016-1083-mad 6 Apr 2018 7 May 2018 of Engineers Louisville District Please address all comments and inquiries to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District ATTN: Mr. Matt Dennis, CELRL-RDS, Rm 752 P.O. Box 59 Louisville, Kentucky 40201-0059 Phone: 502-315-6689 This notice announces an application submitted for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit, subject to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act: APPLICANT: AGENT: LOCATION: Matthew Williams Franklin Logistics West, LLC 1017 Essex Court Goshen, Kentucky 40026 Neil Guthals Redwing Ecological Services, Inc. 1139 South Fourth Street Louisville, Kentucky 40203 Unnamed tributaries to Brooks Run, and adjacent wetlands and open water near Willabrook Drive in Brooks, Bullitt County, Kentucky. Latitude: 38.067305 Longitude:-85.701889 7.4 Minute Quad: Brooks, KY. PURPOSE: Construction of a commercial warehouse development along the I- 65 corridor and within the immediate proximity to the Louisville International Airport and the United Parcel Service hub. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The applicant proposes the commercial development of Willabrook West Development project on a 63 acre site. The development would involve the construction of one 876,095 square foot commercial warehouse building, parking lots and associated infrastructure. The proposed project would result in permanent impacts to one intermittent stream, three ephemeral streams, seven wetlands, and three open water resources. Total proposed impacts to streams include 1,480 linear feet (0.085 acre) of intermittent stream and 372 linear feet (0.017 acre) of ephemeral stream. Total proposed impacts to wetlands include 1.563 acres consisting of 1.34 acres of palustrine forested wetland, 0.176 acre of palustrine scrub/shrub, and 0.047 acre of 1
Regulatory Division South Branch Public Notice No. LRL-2016-1083-mad palustrine emergent wetland. Open water impacts total 1.054 acres. Total proposed impacts to all jurisdictional waters is 2.72 acres AVOIDANCE, MINIMIZATION, AND MITIGATION MEASURES: Site selection for the project evaluated key factors including size of industrial lots, availability of all utilities, highway access, proximity to the airport, availability of property, exiting topography, environmental factors including impacts to aquatic resources, and current zoning of the property. Aquatic resources onsite were identified by the applicant and verified by the Corps prior to the submittal of the permit application. Various on-site design options were evaluated to determine how best to accommodate the needed development, while preserving waters/wetlands to as great an extent as practicable. The project would avoid 1,686 linear feet of perennial stream, 217 linear feet of intermittent stream, and 1,304 linear feet of ephemeral stream located onsite. Proposed mitigation for intermittent stream and wetland impacts would be provided through the purchase of mitigation credits from a Corps approved mitigation bank. Ephemeral stream and open water mitigation would be provided through the installation of onsite stormwater management and detention system. It is noted that this proposed mitigation plan is open to comment and subject to change. The Corps will make a determination of appropriate mitigation, upon review of all submitted information. REVIEW PROCEDURES: A DA Permit cannot be issued if any legally required Federal, State, or local authorization or certification is denied. A DA permit, if otherwise warranted, will not be issued until a State of Kentucky Water Quality Certification or waiver is on file at this office. In order to comply with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, the applicant must apply for State certification from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Division of Water (KDOW). Copies of this notice are sent to the appropriate Federal and State Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Their views and comments are solicited in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1956. Based on available information, the proposed activity will not destroy or endanger any Federally-listed threatened or endangered species or their critical habitats, as identified under the Endangered Species Act, and therefore, initiation of formal consultation procedures with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not planned at this time. Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider this application. A request for a public hearing must state the specific interest which might be damaged by issuance of the DA Permit. National Register of Historic Places has been examined, and it has been determined that there are no properties currently listed on the Register which would be directly affected by the proposed work. An archaeological reconnaissance survey was completed for the proposed project site to determine if there were any cultural resource sites that have the potential to be listed to the National Register of Historic Places. This surveys is currently being reviewed. If we are made aware, as a result of comments received in response to this notice, or by other means, of specific archaeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical sites or structures which might be affected by the proposed work, the District Engineer will immediately take the appropriate action necessary pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Public Law 89-665 as amended (including Public Law 96-515). 2
Regulatory Division South Branch Public Notice No. LRL-2016-1083-mad The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefits which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetic values, general environmental concerns, historic values, fish and wildlife values, flood damage prevention, land use, navigation, recreation, water supply, water quality, energy needs, safety, food production, and in general, the needs and welfare of the public. In addition, the evaluation of the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the guidelines (40 CFR Part 230) promulgated by the Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, under authority of Section 404(b) of the CWA. The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State, and local agencies and officials; Indian tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. It is presumed that all interested parties and agencies will wish to respond; therefore, a lack of response will be interpreted as meaning that there is no objection to the proposed project. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity. Written statements received in this office on or before the closing date will become a part of the official record and will be considered in the determination on this permit request. Any objections which are received during this period will be forwarded to the applicant for possible resolution before the determination is made whether to issue or deny the requested DA Permit. A permit will be granted unless its issuance is found to be contrary to the public interest. Information pertaining to this application is available for public examination during normal business hours upon prior request. Drawings are available on Louisville District's Internet site at http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/orf/listnotices.asp. All comments regarding this proposal should be addressed to Mr. Matt Dennis, CELRL-RDS at the address noted above and should refer to the Public Notice Number LRL-2016-1083-mad. If you desire to submit your comments by email, you must comply with the following: a) In the subject line of your email, type in ONLY the Public Notice ID No. LRL-2016-1083- mad Example: Subject: LRL-2016-1083-mad b) Provide your physical mailing address and telephone number. c) Send your email to: lrl.regulatorypubliccomment@usace.army.mil 3
Regulatory Division South Branch Public Notice No. LRL-2016-1083-mad d) If you are sending attachments greater than 1 Mb in size with your email, you must send a hard copy (CD or paper) to the Corps physical address as well. 4
Source: USA Topo Maps, (2013) National Geographic Society, USGS 7.5-minute Topographic Map - Brooks, Kentucky Quadrangles. SITE LOCATION N 38.067305 W 85.701889 P:\2015 Projects\15-157-WillabrookWest\Figures\Site Location Map.mxd, 02-5-2018, ebowman Legend Study Area WILLABROOK WEST DEVELOPMENT SITE BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY REVISED DATE: 02-01-18 [ 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 Feet DRAWN BY: EDB/JMD SITE LOCATION MAP FIGURE 1 1 of 4 LRL-2016-1083-mad -
Source: World Imagery - Esri and the GIS User Community (2016); World Transportation by Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors. P:\2015 Projects\15-157-WillabrookWest\Figures\Aerial.mxd, 02-5-2018, ebowman Legend Study Area WILLABROOK WEST DEVELOPMENT SITE BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY REVISED DATE: 09-23-16 [ 0 600 1,200 1,800 2,400 Feet DRAWN BY: EDB/JMD AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH MAP FIGURE 2 2 of 4 LRL-2016-1083-mad -
510 520 510 500 490 BROOKS HILL RD (KY 1526) BROOKS RUN WETLAND 5 DP 10 DP 2 DP 9 WETLAND 1 DP 11 WETLAND 2 DP 8 DP 3 DP 1 DP 7 DP 6 WETLAND 3 OPEN WATER 4 DP 14 DP 12 WETLAND 4 WETLAND 6 DP 13 EPHEMERAL 4 OPEN WATER 1 EPHEMERAL 3 EPHEMERAL 2 OPEN WATER 3 WETLAND 7 OPEN WATER 2 INTERMITTENT 1 DP 15 EPHEMERAL 5 RBP 3 DP 5 RBP 2 DP 4 EPHEMERAL 1 WASTE WATER TREATMENT LAGOON 480 RBP 1 WILLIAMS LANE 510 Source: World Imagery - Esri and the GIS User Community (2016). INTERSTATE 65 EPHEMERAL 4 500 Feature Stream Length (ft) Area (acres) Status Brooks Run 1,686 1.471 Jurisdictional Perennial Stream Total 1,686 1.471 Intermittent Stream 1 1,697 0.097 Jurisdictional Intermittent Stream Total 1,697 0.097 Ephemeral Stream 1 417 0.029 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 2 453 0.021 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 3 32 0.001 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 4 473 0.016 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 5 301 0.010 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream Total 1,676 0.077 Wetland 1 --- 0.285 Jurisdictional Wetland 2 --- 0.834 Jurisdictional Wetland 3 --- 0.094 Jurisdictional Wetland 4 --- 0.176 Jurisdictional Wetland 5 --- 0.012 Jurisdictional Wetland 6 --- 0.204 Jurisdictional Wetland 7 --- 0.036 Jurisdictional Wetland Total --- 1.641 Open Water 1 --- 0.235 Jurisdictional Open Water 2 --- 0.680 Jurisdictional Open Water 3 --- 0.139 Jurisdictional Open Water 4 --- 0.008 Jurisdictional Open Water Total 1.062 Jurisdictional Features Total 5,059 4.348 530 520 NOTE: JURISDICTIONAL WATER/WETLAND BOUNDARIES WERE DELINEATED AND SURVEYED BY REDWING WETLAND SCIENTISTS ON NOVEMBER 5 AND 11, 2015, AND AUGUST 30, 2016. THESE BOUNDARIES WERE VERIFIED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON DECEMBER 1, 2016. USE OF THIS MAP IS FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. Legend Study Area Perennial Stream Intermittent Stream Ephemeral Stream Wetland Open Water Wetland Determination Data Point Rapid Bioassessment Protocol Point WILLABROOK WEST DEVELOPMENT SITE BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY WATER/WETLAND LOCATION MAP FIGURE 3 02-05-18 EDB/JMD REVISED DATE: DRAWN BY: [ 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet P:\2015 Projects\15-157-WillabrookWest\Figures\WaterWetland Map_092316.mxd, 02-5-2018, ebowman 3 of 4 LRL-2016-1083-mad -
BROOKS HILL RD (KY 1526) BROOKS RUN WILLIAMS LANE Source: World Imagery - Esri and the GIS User Community (2016). INTERSTATE 65 WETLAND 2 WETLAND 3 WETLAND 1 WETLAND 5 OPEN WATER 4 WETLAND 4 OPEN WATER 1 OPEN WATER 2 EPHEMERAL 4 WETLAND 6 EPHEMERAL 3 EPHEMERAL 2 EPHEMERAL 4 OPEN WATER 3 INTERMITTENT 1 WETLAND 7 EPHEMERAL 5 Feature Stream Length (ft) Area (acres) Impact Stream Length (ft) Impact Area (acres) Status Brooks Run 1,686 1.471 0 0 Jurisdictional Perennial Stream Total 1,686 1.471 0 0 Intermittent Stream 1 1,697 0.097 1,480 0.085 Jurisdictional Intermittent Stream Total 1,697 0.097 1,480 0.085 Ephemeral Stream 1 417 0.029 0 0 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 2 453 0.021 340 0.016 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 3 32 0.001 32 0.001 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 4 473 0.016 0 0.000 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream 5 301 0.010 0 0.000 Jurisdictional Ephemeral Stream Total 1,676 0.077 372 0.017 Wetland 1 --- 0.285 --- 0.285 Jurisdictional Wetland 2 --- 0.834 --- 0.834 Jurisdictional Wetland 3 --- 0.094 --- 0.094 Jurisdictional Wetland 4 --- 0.176 --- 0.176 Jurisdictional Wetland 5 --- 0.012 --- 0.012 Jurisdictional Wetland 6 --- 0.204 --- 0.127 Jurisdictional Wetland 7 --- 0.036 --- 0.035 Jurisdictional Wetland Total --- 1.641 --- 1.563 Open Water 1 --- 0.235 --- 0.235 Jurisdictional Open Water 2 --- 0.680 --- 0.680 Jurisdictional Open Water 3 --- 0.139 --- 0.139 Jurisdictional Open Water 4 --- 0.008 --- 0.000 Jurisdictional Open Water Total 1.062 1.054 Jurisdictional Features Total 5,059 4.348 1,852 2.719 EPHEMERAL 1 NOTE: JURISDICTIONAL WATER/WETLAND BOUNDARIES WERE DELINEATED AND SURVEYED BY REDWING WETLAND SCIENTISTS ON NOVEMBER 5 AND 11, 2015, AND AUGUST 30, 2016. THESE BOUNDARIES WERE VERIFIED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON DECEMBER 1, 2016. USE OF THIS MAP IS FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. WILLABROOK WEST DEVELOPMENT SITE BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT MAP FIGURE 4 02-05-18 EDB/JMD/NAG REVISED DATE: DRAWN BY: [ 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Study Area Perennial Stream Intermittent Stream Ephemeral Stream Intermittent Stream Impact Ephemeral Stream Impact Open Water Open Water Impact Wetland Impact P:\2015 Projects\15-157-WillabrookWest\Figures\Proposed Development Map 011918.mxd, 02-9-2018, ebowman 4 of 4 LRL-2016-1083-mad -