The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has completed a draft feasibility report for the Kentucky River, Beattyville, KY Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study located in Beattyville/Lee County, Kentucky, which is now available for public review. This study intends to help the town of Beattyville, Kentucky by mitigating consequences from future flooding from the Kentucky River.
A USACE feasibility study involves assessing problems and opportunities related to water resources, coming up with alternative solutions to address those problems, comparing those alternatives and, ultimately, recommending the alternative that makes most sense.
The draft report includes a draft Finding of No Significant Impact Statement, Draft Feasibility Report with an integrated Environments Assessment, Appendices for the report include Engineering, Environmental and Cultural Resources, Cost, Economics, Real Estate, Climate Assessment, and a Nonstructural Implementation Plan. The Feasibility Report includes the identification and evaluation of measures, the compilation and evaluation of alternatives and the preparation of a decision document that, as appropriate, recommends a coordinated and implementable solution for the flooding issues in Beattyville, Kentucky along the Kentucky River.
The draft report can be viewed at: https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/71666
USACE Louisville District welcomes public feedback. Inquiries should be directed to beattyville-usace-project@usace.army.mil. Comments regarding the feasibility study are due by September 13, 2024, and will assist in the agency’s evaluation of the project’s formulation and tentatively selected plan. All comments will be reflected in the project record.