The purpose of this document is to analyze the environmental impacts of a proposed permit action to upgrade and expand an existing barge transloading facility at St. Feriole Island for Prairie Sand and Gravel Inc., and the Corps of Engineers proposed Long-Term Channel Maintenance Plan for the federal commercial harbor in the East Channel of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The purpose of the proposed actions is to provide for environmentally sustainable public and/or private commercial navigation, including harbor and terminal facilities, in the East Channel of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien to meet the need for continued growth and development. A variety of alternatives were developed and evaluated, four of which are evaluated in detail. The following significant resources would be affected by the proposed activities: (1) Freshwater mussels; (2) Federal and state-listed threatened and endangered mussel species; (3) cultural resources; (4) Mississippi River nine-foot channel project; (5) Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge and (6) Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (W & SRR).

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