The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved the final Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Clinton City Marina in Clinton, Iowa, on Nov. 14, signing a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Supplemental EA.
The supplemental EA addresses additional slips on the north side of the project site, a change in dock configuration, dredging, shoreline restoration, marina parking and the marina service area.
Activities previously presented in a final EA include the construction of 50 slips for transient boats greater than 26 feet long and associated facilities at the marina.
The project is proposed by the City of Clinton and the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources for funding through the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program under the Federal Assistance in Sport Fish Restoration Act, which is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Projects funded by the Service must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and other associated federal requirements, including the Historic Preservation Act and the Endangered Species Act.
No comments on the draft supplemental EA were received during the public comment period that ended on October 24.
The final supplemental EA and Finding of No Significant Impact document may be found on the web at http://www.veenstrakimm.com. Printed copies of the FONSI and supplemental EA are available at:
City of Clinton
Iowa City Clerk
611 South Third Street
Clinton, Iowa 52733-2958Veenstra & Kimm, Inc.
1530 46th Ave, Suite 2B
Moline, Illinois 61265-7019
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 63 Fish and Wildlife Management offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
