Residents express their concerns about Luce Bayou project

Residents of Harris and Liberty counties led the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a public meeting on July 21 and expressed concern about a project that will bring water from the Trinity River from the city of Houston.

Coastal Water Authority has filed an application with the Corps of Engineers to build a waterway from the beginning of the Trinity River in Capers Ridge, which is about 10 miles north of Dayton. From there, the channel of wind through the western portion of Liberty County and end on the southeast coast of Lake Houston in Harris County. The details of the project include by 23.5 miles of lined canal clay within an easement of 300 feet. The channel is limited to both sides by a six-foot wire fence.

The meeting was part of the process to create an environmental impact statement to determine whether the project must be approved by the Corps of Engineers.

"We're looking at the EIA and is a collaborative effort," said Colonel Christopher Sallese, Corps of Engineers Galveston District.

He explained that the effort involves federal and state governments, civic groups and the city of Houston.

"This process is to get to where it is examined, of course, the applicant for the action to see if the proposal if it is viable," said Sallese. "For the time will be the decision process, which is 36 months out."

Three people signed up to comment during the meeting.

Richard Bumstead, Huffman explained that the current route of the canal cut a swathe of 300 feet through the property, and take up 50 acres of land that is near Mays Community Center. He also expressed concern about homeland security by the canal that runs parallel to the road making it a possible target for terrorism.

Major Fred, of Dayton, said he was concerned about drainage and the increase in mosquito populations associated with the project that the boundary of your property. He also expressed concern about the levels of rainfall indicates that there is sometimes too much rain and other times like the present, rainfall is scarce. He noted that sometimes the river level is very low.

"The city of Houston has the right to completely drain the Trinity River," he asked.

Brandt Mancha, Houston Sierra Club, spoke last. He expressed concern that several environmental problems such as decreased amounts of water to the hardwood lowlands, the Trinity River delta and the possible increase in salinity and less water flows downstream.

The event marked the beginning of a process that will take several years if approved by the project manager Jayson Hudson, Corps of Engineers. He referred to some of the concerns of the project, such as the zebra mussel, an invasive species that is quickly making its way through the Trinity River.

"We found in the Dallas area," he said.

Hudson explained that one of the main concerns is the possibility that the mussel was introduced into the drinking water in the Houston area. From Lake Houston is an important area for navigation and mussels attach to the bottom of boats, Hudson said it could spread rapidly if introduced.

He said other concerns include the project's impact on wetlands. The project has a wetland mitigation plan, but the plan has to be examined to ensure that compensation for wetlands sufficient if it is built.

"Our regulations require that authorizes the minor damage to the environment, a practical alternative," he said.

The EIS will consider all issues, but not a conclusion. Once the EIS is completed, the Corps will issue a record of the decision to issue, deny or allow an alternative proposal.

The meeting was the second step in a long process that is expected to take several years. A draft EIS is expected to be completed by mid-November and another public meeting will be held approximately in January next year. The decision on the USACE project could be done in 2013.

Those who could not attend the meeting but wishing to submit comments may do so by 29 July. Additional information about the project can be found on the website of the Corps of Engineers http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/reg/eis.asp comments may be directed to Jayson M. Hudson email, jayson.m. . hudson@usace.army.mil or telephone (409 766-3108 Written comments can be sent to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, Attn: Jayson M. Hudson, PO Box 1229, Galveston, Texas 77553-1229.

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