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Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access, Poolesville, Maryland, Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect July 2011


You are invited to review the environmental assessment for the proposed "Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access" project. Through deeded rights, Summit Hall Turf Farm, Montgomery County, MD, installed 2 of 3 raw water pipelines from the Potomac River to their property in the 1970's. A third line was not installed and the proposed project would undertake upgrades to one of the existing raw water intake line and install the third line. The proposed work would cross the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP at Mile 28-29 of the park.

We are only accepting written comments, which can be submitted either through this website or via postal letter. Comments will only be accepted during a 33 day public review period – July 11, 2011 through August 12, 2011. Comments must be submitted or be postmarked by midnight on August 12, 2011 to be considered. Please reference this project by name on all hardcopy correspondence. Mail hardcopy correspondence to Superintendent, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP, 1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100, Hagerstown, MD 21740, Attention: Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access EA.

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can ask us in your correspondence to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
 
Comment Period: Closed        Jul 11, 2011 - Aug 12, 2011
Topic Questions Instructions:
Ideally, comments on an environment assessment assess the adequacy of the document in disclosing and evaluating a project's effect on the environment. Comments are most useful if they are as specific as possible.

Comments are generally considered substantive if the commenter raises an issue or question (with reasonable basis) regarding new information, suggests feasible alternatives or mitigation measures, or provides important new information related to:

• A law or regulation
• Agency procedure or performance
• Compliance with stated objectives
• Validity and adequacy of impact (environmental) analysis
• Matters of practical or procedural importance

Non-substantive comments include:

• Factual information with no bearing on determination of significant impact
• Information not related to the issues or impact analysis
• Corrections that have no bearing on the analysis
• Editorial changes; format suggestions
• Information outside the scope of the document (i.e. criticism on existing policies, laws, guidelines outside the scope of the plan)
• Information on other projects not related to the document
• Opinions, personal judgments, grievances, complaints about the project or other projects
• Support or lack of support for a project; votes (for or against the project)

While both substantive and non-substantive comments are considered in the review of the EA and the preparation of the decision document, generally substantive comments are more helpful to decision makers.
Topic Questions:
1. Do you have any comments regarding a particular plan element or alternative?
2. Is all information complete and correct? Please identify any incomplete or incorrect information.
3. Do you foresee any reason a particular alternative or plan element would not work?
4. Is there a reasonable new alternative or plan element that could meet the stated goals that has not been considered?
5. Are there any discrepancies between legal mandates and the proposal?
6. Are there any deficiencies in the analysis of the environmental consequences?
7. Will the preferred alternative affect how you use the park? Please elaborate
Document Content:
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need   (149.8 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 2 - Alternatives   (207.4 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 3 - Affected Environment   (262.6 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences   (127.4 KB, PDF file)
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