Nashville-Davidson has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program funding through the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) as a sub-recipient. Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. FEMA is required to consider alternatives and provide public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands, as mandated by Executive Orders 11988 and 11990. Executive Order 12898 also necessitates public participation and consideration of impacts on minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements, and conditions.
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**Sub-Applicant:** Nashville-Davidson
**Location of Proposed Work:**
– **Facility:** Biosolids Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
– **Address:** 1800 Cement Plant Rd, Nashville, TN 37208
– **Latitude:** 36.183366
– **Longitude:** -86.785524
– **Date of Construction:** 1957
**Special Flood Hazard Area Zone:** The biosolids WWTP is in a Moderate Flood Hazard Area (MFHA) – Shaded X. This location was confirmed by the Davidson County Flood Insurance Rate Map, Panel Number: 47037C0241H, dated 04/05/2017. The proposed work aligns with all applicable State of Tennessee and local floodplain regulations. The facility, situated within the shaded X zone, has potential for future flooding events. The proposed work will not occur in wetlands as confirmed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory mapper.
**Proposed Work and Purpose:** Nashville-Davidson plans to utilize a hazard mitigation proposal (HMP) to mitigate flooding for all DR-1909 projects related to the Biosolids WWTP. This HMP includes installing a perimeter flood wall around the facility with two flood gates at the site entrances, built to an elevation two feet above the flood of record. Additionally, two pump stations will be installed inside the perimeter wall to manage up to 500-year rainfall events, and utility lines and conduit crossings will be isolated and sealed.
**Project Alternatives:**
– **Alternative #1 (No action):** The ‘no action’ alternative could negatively impact the residents of Davidson County by increasing the flood risk if the proposed mitigation is not installed.
– **Alternative #2:** Relocating the Biosolids WWTP is not economically feasible and cannot be considered due to its functional dependence on the current site for wastewater treatment activities.
**Comment Period:** Comments are invited from the public, local, state, or federal agencies, and other interested parties to evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. Comments should be submitted in writing and addressed to Nashville-Davidson within 15 days of this notice. Nashville-Davidson will forward comments to applicable regulatory agencies as necessary.
Interested individuals may submit comments, obtain more detailed information about the proposed action, or request a copy of the findings by contacting: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency – Region IV – EHP, 3005 Chamblee Tucker Rd – Office #255, Atlanta, GA 30341-4112, or by email at FEMA-R4EHP-F[email protected]. Please include “DR-1909-TN EHP FIT” in the subject line of the email. Comments should be sent in writing to the above address within 15 days of this notice.
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