The City of Fortuna, Humboldt County, California has applied through the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for federal assistance in making improvements to the existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to protect the City's wastewater system during flood events. FEMA would provide financial assistance to the City through Cal OES under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
Improvements to the existing facility are proposed that would eliminate the possibility of effluent spilling into Strongs Creek. In addition, the improvements would protect the WWTP from flooding, damage to buildings and their contents, disruption of services, and threats to health and safety.
FEMA has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended, FEMA regulations 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Considerations, and other applicable implementing regulations. A Draft EA was released for public comment on December 12, 2013. No public comments were received by the close of the public comment period December 27, 2013.
Therefore, FEMA has issued A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). This notice also serves as the Final Public Notice pursuant to Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management. The FEA and FONSI are available for public review and comment on FEMA's Resource and Document website: http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/89788 and at the City of Fortuna City Hall, 621 11th Street, Fortuna, CA 95540.
FEMA will take no final action on the proposed project until 15 days after the date of publication of this notice. Questions regarding the FEA and FONSI can be made to the FEMA Region IX Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation at (510) 627-7027 or FEMA-RIX-EHP-Documents@fema.dhs.gov.
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