Project Proposal for Subway to the Sea in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Metro is seeking public comment regarding it’s proposal for the Westside Subway Extension, otherwise known as the “Subway to the Sea,” and its associated Environmental Impact Report.  L.A. Metro will be holding a series of public hearings to share details on the project and gather public feedback.

For more information about the project, including dates, times and locations of the public hearings and instructions for submitting your comments, visit the Metro website’s Westside Expansion Project page at:

http://www.metro.net/projects/westside/westside_meetings/

Proposed Sewage Plan for Lewis Bay Near Cape Cod

The Massachusetts state Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comment on a proposed sewage plan for Lewis Bay that would help reduce the nutrient nitrogen in the coastal waters.  Excessive nitrogen levels can lead to negative impacts on fish and other aquatic life due to a loss of eelgrass beds and reduced amounts of dissolved oxygen concentrations.  The plan calls for reducing watershed sources of nitrogen by up to 73 percent. Most of the reductions will be from better treatment and handling of wastewater, but nitrogen from storm water and fertilizer use should also be controlled wherever possible.

Additional information about the proposal can be found here:

http://www.oceanscience.net/estuaries/Lewis_Bay.htm

Public comments may be submitted by October 22 by email at michael.ackerman@state.ma.us or by mail at Michael Ackerman, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Watershed Management, 627 Main St., second floor, Worcester, MA 01608.

Proposed Improvements to Interstate 10 in Arizona

The Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration and seeking public comment on proposed long-term improvements to 44 miles of Interstate 10 in Arizona and the project’s associated Draft Environmental Assessment.  The objective of the proposed improvements is to better accommodate traffic projections and establish a framework to determine future improvements as traffic volume increases.

More information on the proposed improvements, the environmental assessment and local meetings being held in the area can be found at:

http://www.i10tucsondistrict.com/i8totang2

Written comments may be submitted by October 14 by email at angie@gordleydesign.com, by phone at 520-327-6077 and by mail at Linda Ritter, c/o Gordley Design Group, 2540 N. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716.