To all interested parties, this is notification that the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the proposed SR 306 Sanitary Sewer Project, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio, are available for review and comment. The project is to replace failing septic and private sewage treatment facilities with a public sewer line in several project Phases, and bring the City into compliance. This proposal is to fund part of Phase I to collect sewage from the Templeview Subdivision. A pump station will be installed and a force main will connect this collection system to the Lake County Sanitary Sewer System for treatment at the Gary L. Kron Treatment Facility, in the City of Mentor, Ohio. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is proposing to grant Congressionally-designated funds to assist this improvement project. The sponsor of this project, the City of Kirtland, has applied for that Federal money from the U.S. EPA. As part of the grant application process, the U.S. EPA is submitting the draft FONSI and EA for public comment, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Based upon our review, the draft FONSI states that the proposed project’s implementation will not significantly impact the environment or have an adverse effect on cultural resources/historic properties, located within the project area. The U.S. EPA draft FONSI is based on an Environmental Planning Worksheet and other materials prepared by the grantee's consultant, CT Consultants, Inc., Willoughby, Ohio. The draft FONSI and EA can be reviewed at the following locations:

Kirtland City Hall Contact person: Denise Roelle, Clerk of Council
9301 Chillicothe Road 440-256-3332
Kirtland, Ohio available: M-F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
and
Kirtland Public Library Contact person: Jane Carle, Director
9267 Chillicothe Road 440-256-7323
Kirtland, Ohio available: M-Th 9 to 9, F 9 to 6, and Sa 9 to 5

Comments on the draft FONSI will be accepted from the public starting Friday, May 23, 2008, through Monday, June 23, 2008. Comments postmarked after June 23, 2008 will not be accepted. Please submit your comments to:

Norman West
NEPA Implementation, Mail Code E -19J
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60604

At the close of the public comment period, the U.S. EPA will review all comments received and determine whether any modifications to the proposed project might be warranted. If no substantive comments are received, the draft FONSI will become final. Once the NEPA process is completed, the City of Kirtland can proceed with the U.S. EPA grant application. If you have any questions concerning this project, you may contact Mr. West by e-mail at west.norman@epa.gov, or by phone at (312)–353–5692.