Clam Shell Dredging In Lakes Pontchartrain And Maurepas Louisiana Volume 2 Public Comments

Download or read book Clam Shell Dredging in Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas, Louisiana. Volume 2. Public Comments written by Dennis L. Chew and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clam shells (Rangia) have been harvested from Lakes Poncahrtrain and Maurepas since 1933 by means of hydraulic dredges. The shells are used primarily in construction activities, but have a variety of other uses as well. There has been considerable controversy over the environmental impacts of shell dredging. This Final Environmental Impact Statement assesses the impacts of shell dredging in the lakes as permitted under 5-year permits issued in 1982 that will expire in December 1987. The document also addresses the impacts of applications for 10-year permit extensions that would allow shell dredging to continue under the same conditions. This volume contains the comment letters on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement received from Federal and state agencies and other interested parties. The letters are bracketed into specific comments. Responses to each specific comment are provided in Volume 3. The comments and responses are contained in separate volumes so they can be viewed side-by-side for ease of the reviewing public.