Omaha, NE. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) draft environmental assessment (EA) for a water and sewer improvement project in the City of Mott, North Dakota is available for public review. The EA evaluates the social and environmental impacts of a water distribution system and sewer improvements in the City of Mott, North Dakota. The project proposes to construct sanitary sewer, water main, and street improvements to address deteriorating infrastructure. USACE participation in the review and acceptance of the attached EA was triggered as a result of USACE providing environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in North Dakota in the form of design and construction for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects under Section 594 of the 1999 Water Resources Development Act, as amended by Section 111 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008. Design and construction assistance is provided only for projects that are owned by public entities and project costs are shared 75-percent federal contribution and 25-percent non-federal contribution. USACE has independently evaluated and verified the analysis within the attached EA and ensured it meets the intent of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. USACE takes full responsibility for the scope and content of the EA.
Background: The purpose of the proposed action is to update aging infrastructure to remove vulnerability to sewer backups, blockages, and failures. The city currently deals with issues from the high groundwater table and a storm and sewer system that is beyond its design life.
The public is encouraged to provide comments on the draft EA by July 2, 2025. The draft EA is available for viewing at: https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/27880
Comments can be mailed to:
To submit a comment, please email: CENWO-CW-PlanningOutreach@usace.army.mil
Or mail to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
ATTN: CENWO-PMA-C (Mott Project)
1616 Capitol Ave
Omaha, NE 68102
Release no. 25-014