Seeking Public Comment on a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for a Flood Risk Reduction Project in Mandan, North Dakota
FEMA is soliciting written comments from those agencies, organizations, and individuals regarding the Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for a Flood Risk Reduction Project in Mandan, North Dakota.
Date: August 13, 2025 - September 13, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 4:59 pm
Location:
Respond by Mail:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 8
ATTN: Steve Hardegen, Deputy Regional Environmental Officer
Denver Federal Center
Building 710, Box 25267
Denver, Colorado 80225-0267
Event Details
Specifics: Interested persons are hereby notified that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in cooperation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has prepared a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for a Flood Risk Reduction Project in Mandan, North Dakota. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the implementing regulations of FEMA, an Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared as the proposed action of improving the Lower Heart River Levee System has the potential to affect cultural resources; threatened and endangered species; floodplains; and wetlands. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has agreed to be a Cooperating Agency because the proposed project would require 33 U.S.C. 408 (Section 408), Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) authorizations.
Anyone interested in providing comment on the NOI may respond before September 13, 2025. Be sure to provide your name and contact information along with your comments.
Respond by Mail:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 8
ATTN: Steve Hardegen, Deputy Regional Environmental Officer
Denver Federal Center
Building 710, Box 25267
Denver, Colorado 80225-0267
Respond by Email:
Send comments to fema-r8ehp@fema.dhs.gov and include ‘Lower Heart EA’ in the subject line
Event Contact
Steve Hardegen, Deputy Regional Environmental Officer