The National Park Service (NPS) in coordination with WSSC Water invites public comment through May 18, 2020 on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the relocation of a sanitary sewer line within Greenbelt Park. The NPS and WSSC Water propose to relocate a 400-foot section of a 21-inch reinforced concrete sewer pipe located along Still Creek within the park to accommodate construction of a new bridge.
The construction of the bridge over Still Creek is part of a larger effort to rehabilitate Greenbelt Park roads in collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). During construction, the NPS and FHWA determined that the sewer pipe is in poor condition and is too close to the foundation for the south side of the new bridge.
The shortened public review period is necessary to allow for relocation of the pipe during bridge construction to avoid construction delays and additional costs. Relocating the sewer pipe is also necessary to prevent potential failure in the existing aging sanitary sewer system.
How to Comment: Public participation is vital to our planning process, which is conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). There are two ways to comment:
* Online through the National Park Service’s Park Planning, Environment & Public Comment (PEPC) website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/wsscgreenbelt through May 18, 2020.
* By Mail for letters postmarked by May 18, 2020:
Superintendent
Greenbelt Park Headquarters Office
Attention: Greenbelt Sanitary Sewer Relocation
6565 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Please Note: Before including an address, phone number, email address or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Tags: environmental assessment greenbelt park public comment period
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
