Post by Logan on May 9, 2016 3:04:52 GMT -6
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a request for a federal permit to build an East Texas reservoir that's been in the works for nearly 40 years.
The Corps last month withdrew the permit application for the proposed $387 million Lake Columbia Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project. Corps officials cited relative inactivity since 2013 in the project managed by the Lufkin-based Angelina and Neches River Authority, according to The Lufkin News (http://bit.ly/1TO4dCg ).
Lake Columbia is proposed for the Mud Creek flood plain, a tributary of the Angelina River, with the dam about 5 miles southeast of Jacksonville. ANRA in 1978 began planning what was then informally called Mud Creek Reservoir.
ANRA's general manager, Kelley Holcomb, remains optimistic about the project and says "in no way is this the end." The ANRA will reply to the Corps within the 90-day window with requested documentation about the plans, according to Holcomb.
Read more: www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Permit-request-dropped-for-planned-East-Texas-7421545.php
The Corps last month withdrew the permit application for the proposed $387 million Lake Columbia Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project. Corps officials cited relative inactivity since 2013 in the project managed by the Lufkin-based Angelina and Neches River Authority, according to The Lufkin News (http://bit.ly/1TO4dCg ).
Lake Columbia is proposed for the Mud Creek flood plain, a tributary of the Angelina River, with the dam about 5 miles southeast of Jacksonville. ANRA in 1978 began planning what was then informally called Mud Creek Reservoir.
ANRA's general manager, Kelley Holcomb, remains optimistic about the project and says "in no way is this the end." The ANRA will reply to the Corps within the 90-day window with requested documentation about the plans, according to Holcomb.
Read more: www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Permit-request-dropped-for-planned-East-Texas-7421545.php