Lake Belt Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate proposals to fill Waters of the United States in association with limestone mining and related activities
in an area of Miami-Dade County known as the Lake Belt. This SEIS supplements the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Rockmining – Freshwater
Lakebelt Plan, Miami-Dade County, Florida published by the USACE in May 2000. We welcome your comments on this document.
The Lake Belt SEIS website has been developed to provide the public with access to key documents, announcements, background information, and a means for
submitting comments and requesting specific information.
Copies of the Department of the Army Record of Decision (ROD) and Statement of Findings (SOF) on the May 2009
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) on Rock Mining in the Lake Belt Region of Miami-Dade County, Florida (Lake
Belt FSEIS) and recently issued permits are now available on this web site.
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Permits
Recent permits issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are now available.
Biological Opinion Letter Alt 8
On Jan 11, 2010, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service transmitted their Biological Opinion for the continued mining of limerock within the Mining Area.
Biological Opinion Letter Phase 1
On Jan 11, 2010, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service transmitted their Biological Opinion for Phase 1 limerock mining within the Mining Area.
