USACE releases the Environmental Assessment for Anclote River Florida Project for Public Comment

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (USACE), Regulation (32 CFR 651), the Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed Anclote River, Florida Project (EAXX-202-00-K3P-1765294248) is being released for a 30-day public comment period.

The EA, is available for your review on the Jacksonville District’s Environmental planning website under Pinellas County: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/About/Divisions-Offices/Planning/Environmental-Branch/Environmental-Documents/.

The purpose of this project is to maintain safe and efficient vessel navigation throughout the Anclote River federal channel and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Cut P-41. The Anclote River is located on the west coast of Florida and borders Pinellas and Pasco Counties, approximately 20 miles north of Tampa. The federal channel begins in Tarpon Springs, runs through the St. Joseph Sound, and empties into the Gulf.