The Port of New Orleans proposes to excavate over a thousand acres of forested wetlands to construct a mega international port terminal and container yard, which is not needed. The current PONO location can handle 800,000 TEUs annually; PONO's proposal in St Bernard Parish is for 1.2 MILLION TEUs annual. This would create absolute gridlock in our neighborhoods from Violet to the 9th Ward, an absolute tragedy, and a great detriment to the residential and commercial sectors because
The people of St Bernard Parish should decide their future, not a Governor appointed port authority.
S O S Save Our St Bernard https://sostbernard.org/
Louisiana and our nation can move forward into post-Panamax shipping without economic injustice and environmental racism. Infrastructure and land use decisions are supposed to protect the human environment, and the destruction of Violet is completely avoidable with several alternatives . Yet, the Port of New Orleans seems focused on parochial interests, and not forward thinking for our State.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers has posted PONO's application.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
U S Army Corps of Engineers Publish date Jan 24 2022
MVN-2021-00270-EG
Joint Public Notice and Drawings
Permit application received by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to: [X] Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 USC 403); and [X] Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (86 Stat. 816; 33 USC 1344); and [X] Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. Section 408). Application has also been made to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Certifications, for a Water Quality Certification (WQC) in accordance with statutory authority contained in LRS30:2047 A(3), and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (P.L.95-17).
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
Comment Deadline February 23 2022
REFERENCE ALL COMMENTS
Permit Application Number MVN 2020 00270 EG
WQC Application Number WQC 210113-01
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