Website Resources to assist with 24 CFR Part 58 Environmental Review

Source / HUD Environmental Review websites
OneCPD /
  • HUD Washington: Related Federal Laws and Authorities -

HUD.gov /
  • HUD Region VI Environmental -

Regulation / Compliance Documentation Checklist (Compliance with §58.6)
Flood Insurance (Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) /
  • FEMA Service Mapping Center: Online FEMA maps -
  • FEMA Community Status Book Report (Is this community participating in the NFIP?) -

Coastal Barrier Resources (Coastal Barrier Improvement Act) /
  • US Fish and Wildlife: Coastal Barrier Resources Systems Mapper -
  • KOORDINATES coastal barrier resource mapper -

Airport Hazards (Runway Clear Zones) /
  • FAA.gov website report - Texas Airport Map( pages 8 – 11) Civilian Airports -
  • Active Military Installations in Texas (Texas Comptroller article – scroll to find map) -

Regulation / Statutory Checklist (Compliance with §58.5)
Historic Preservation / Section 106 Reviews
  • Texas Historical Submission: What to send for a Section 106 Review -
Tribal Consultation
  • HUD Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) -
  • Texas Historical Submission: Tribal Consultation Guidelines -

Floodplain Management /
  • **For FEMA mapping sources see Flood Insurance**
  • HUD’s 8-step Process – Sample notices and 8-step example:
  • select link below and navigate to right toolbar marked Resources for sample “8 Step Process” and “Sample Floodplain and Wetland notices links” –

Wetlands Protection /
  • US Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands Inventory Mapper -
  • US Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands Code Interpreter -

Coastal Zone Management /
  • GLO Coastal Management Program -
  • GLO Coastal Zone Boundary Map –

Sole Source Aquifers / Sole Source Aquifers
  • TCEQ Sole Source Aquifer Mapper (select “open map viewer”) -
***NOTE – map of aquifer only viewable if using Internet Explorer V9.0 and above Firefox V22.0 and above, and Google Chrome V28.0 and above
  • EPA Sole Source Aquifer Map -
Water Quality
  • EPA Local Drinking Water Information (available water quality reports) -
  • TCEQ Texas Drinking Water Match -
  • TCEQ Water Utility Database -
  • Texas Water Development Board: Texas Aquifers (Major and Minor) -

Endangered Species / US Fish and Wildlife websites
  • Endangered Species Index -
  • Critical Habitat Portal -
  • Information, Planning, and Conservation System: IPaC (under construction) -
Texas Parks and Wildlife websites
  • Endangered Species in Texas index page -
  • Guidance on environmental assessment procedures -

Wild and Scenic Rivers / National Wild and Scenic Rivers websites
  • Designated wild and scenic river in Texas -
  • Study Rivers -
  • Nationwide Rivers Inventory List (select state of Texas from US map)-

Air Quality /
  • EPA Currently Designated Nonattainment Areas for All Criteria Pollutants -
  • TCEQ TX State Implementation Plan and nonattainment map -
  • My Air Now (daily air quality conditions forecast) -

Farmland Protection /
  • USDA: Web Soil Survey mapper -

Noise Control and Abatement /
  • HUD Noise Guidebook -
  • HUD online DNL Noise Calculator -
  • HUD online noise abatement tool: Sound Transmission Classification Assessment Tool (STraCAT) -
  • FRA: Office of Safety Analysis Railroad Safety Information -
  • TXDOT statewide planning online mapper (select “I Accept to view map) -
  • TXDOT truck traffic maps (PDF) -
  • FAA.gov website report - Airport Mapper for Texas (PDF) pages 8 - 11 (reference primary airports for noise) -
  • Active Military Installations in Texas (Texas Comptroller article – scroll to find map)

Explosive and Flammable Operations /
  • TCEQ Central Registry Query (regulatory activities that are of environmental interest to the TCEQ, can search registered Petroleum Storage Tanks i.e. PSTs) –
  • HUD Acceptable Separation Distance Calculator -

Airport Hazards (Runway Clear Zones and Accident Potential Zones) /
  • FAA.gov website report - Texas Airport Map( pages 8 – 11) Civilian Airports -
  • Active Military Installations in Texas (Texas Comptroller article – scroll to find map) -

Site Contamination (Toxics and Hazards) /
  • NEPAssist -
  • EPA: My Environment -
  • EPA: EnvironFacts -
EPA: National Priorities List (Superfund sites) -
Environmental Justice /
  • EPA EnvironmentalJustice: EJView -
  • EPA: My Environment -
  • EPA: EnvironFacts -

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