The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Florida Division of Emergency Management have received the following application for Federal grant funding. Final notice is hereby given of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) consideration to provide funding in the form of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Funds will be provided in accordance with Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended.
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990 FEMA is required to consider alternatives to and to provide public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority or low-income populations.
Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.
Applicant:
City of Ormond Beach
Project Title:
HMGP-4468-047- City of Ormond Beach, Lift Stations, Bypass Pumps
Location of Proposed Work:
The area affected by this project consists of homes in the following locations:
Abby Way, Benjamin Drive, Cardinal Drive, Flamingo Drive, Florida Avenue, Grandview Avenue, London Lane, Northshore Drive, Oriole Circle, Palmetto Avenue, Ponce De Leon Drive, Robin Rd, South Atlantic Avenue, Arbor Drive North, Arbor Drive South, Capri Circle, Central Avenue, Charles Terrace, Corbin Avenue, Division Avenue, Ellsworth Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Grove Street, Highland Avenue, Lewis Street, Lincoln Avenue, Live Oak Avenue, Mound Avenue, Myra Drive, North Capri Drive, New Britain Avenue, South Beach Street, South Capri Drive, South Ridgewood Avenue, Tomoka Avenue, West Granada Boulevard, Arcaro Court, Canter Court, Clydesdale Drive, Grey Dapple Way, Peruvian Lane, Saddlers Run, Sounders Trail Circle, Stallion Way, Trail Song Drive, Bermuda Estates Drive, Caroline’s Cove, Hamilton Circle, Saint Georges Road
Proposed Work and Purpose:
Installing back-up pad mounted diesel-powered pumps to maintain sanitary sewer service at four (4) lift stations. The project will allow the city to maintain the lift stations operational during future power outages.
Project Alternatives:
The alternatives to the project that have been and will be considered are 1) the no action alternative and 2) installing back-up 30kW generators at each location. These alternatives to the proposed project are not viable because under Alternative 1) sanitary sewer overflows are not alleviated; and Alternative 2) is more expensive and does not provide the redundancy in the pumps.
Comment Period:
Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Bureau of Recovery and Mitigation, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100. These are due within 15 days of this notice (by August 28). The State will forward comments to applicable regulatory agencies as needed. Interested persons may submit comments, obtain more detailed information about the proposed action, or request a copy of the findings by contacting:
Alex Schumann, Deputy City Engineer, City of Ormond Beach (386) 676-3269 Alex.Schumann@ormondbeach.org
Naomi Iglesias-Miranda, State Environmental Specialist, Florida Division of Emergency Management (850) 815-4580 Naomi.Iglesias@em.myflorida.com