Lake Dardanelle Shoreline Management Plan Update

The Shoreline Management Plan establishes policy and furnishes guidelines for the protection and preservation of the environmental characteristics of the shoreline, while maintaining a balance between public and private shoreline use.

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), an Environmental Assessment of potential impacts of the draft plan will also be prepared.

The Lake Dardanelle Shoreline Management Plan is the required USACE approval document (ER 1130-2-406) that protects and manages the shorelines of all Civil Works water resource development projects under Corps jurisdiction.

SMP Shoreline Allocations

On Lake Dardanelle, shoreline may be allocated into one of these categories:

These four shoreline allocations are designated by 36 CFR 327.30 and ER 1130-2-406.

Current Documents

Draft Documents

The National Environmental Policy Act is our basic national charter for protection of the environment. It is foremost a procedural law that helps ensure that federal decision makers take a hard look at the potential effects of a proposed action and allow the public and other stakeholders to comment on the federal agency's effects analysis and consideration of reasonable alternatives.

The NEPA analysis helps these decision makers understand the environmental consequences of the alternatives in comparative form before making a decision. This "hard look" is informed by the public and other stakeholders, starting with a project or study's scoping phase.

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The environmental review process that accompanies Corps planning studies and its value to the public are not always easy to understand. Recognizing this, and to help the public and organizations effectively participate in federal agency environmental reviews, the Council on Environmental Quality wrote the informational guide: