CORPS SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT BEAVER LAKE MASTER PLAN AND SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATES

Published March 14, 2018
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ROGERS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers is hosting Beaver Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan update workshops March 27 through March 29 to share the draft master plan, draft shoreline management plan, and associated environmental compliance documents with the public.  We will also collect public comments during the workshops.

Draft Environmental Assessments for both plans, which evaluates the potential impacts of each alternative, will also be available for review.

The draft documents are online at: https://go.usa.gov/xQqF2
The drop-in style workshops will be held at the following locations: March 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p. m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1325 N. Palak Drive, Fayetteville, Arkansas; March 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, 207 W. Van Buren, Eureka Springs, Arkansas; March 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p. m., and Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville, 211 SE Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, Arkansas.

Anyone interested in the future of Beaver Lake is invited to drop in anytime during the workshops which will be staffed by representatives from the Corps available to answer questions from the public.

The public’s input may be provided at the workshops or at any time during the public comment period. 

The comment period will run from March 12 through April 13.  Comments can be mailed to the Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, Programs and Project Management Division, ATTN: Beaver Lake MP/SMP/EA Project Manager P.O. Box 867, Little Rock, AR 72203, by fax: 501-324‐6518 or e-mailed to CESWL-BeaverLakeMasterPLan@usace.army.mil.  An on-line fillable comment card is available at https://go.usa.gov/xQqF2
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The Corps announced a temporary halt to new shoreline use requests in February 2015 to facilitate the master plan and shoreline management plan revision process and it will remain in effect until the completion of the plans. 

The master plan for Beaver Lake is the guidance document that describes how the resources of the lake will be managed in the future and provides the vision for how the lake should look in the future.

The shoreline management plan for Beaver Lake establishes policy and furnishes guidelines for the protection and preservation of the desirable environmental characteristics of the shoreline while maintaining a balance between public and private shoreline use.

For more information about the draft plans visit the following website:  https://go.usa.gov/xQqF2

 

PUBLIC WORKSHOPS:

 

Tuesday, March 27

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Hilton Garden Inn

1325 N. Palak Drive

Fayetteville, Ark.

 

Wednesday, March 28

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Best Western Inn of the

Ozarks Convention Center

2017 W. Van Buren

Eureka Springs, Ark.

 

Thursday, March 29

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Four Points by Sheraton

211 SE Walton Boulevard

Bentonville, Ark.

 

 

 


Contact
Laurie Driver
501-324-5551

Release no. 18-036