Corps releases final Environmental Assessment for Minot, N.D., sewer extension

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently signed a ‘Finding of No Significant Impact’ for a Minot, North Dakota, sewer system project.

The city of Minot, North Dakota, with funding assistance from the Corps’ Environmental Infrastructure Assistance program, is proposing to construct approximately 2 miles of sewer main on the south side of the city. The project would be designed to extend the existing sanitary sewer system and provide service to an area where septic systems need improvement. 

An Environmental Assessment, or EA, was previously prepared describing the project and associated environmental effects. The public review period for the original EA ended in February 2016. However, during the review, the project alignment was modified slightly. The Final EA, along with the changes, can be viewed and downloaded at: http://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16021coll7/id/2596.

The Corps of Engineers is not seeking any further public comments. The documents are being provided to the public for informational purposes only.

The nearly 600 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employees working at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states serve the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. Through the Corps’ Fiscal Year 2015 $100 million budget, nearly 1,600 non-Corps jobs were added to the regional economy as well as $155 million to the national economy. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

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