Environmental Impact Statement Completed

"Coeur d' Alene" Basin Natural Resource Restoration Plan

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Benewah; Kootenai; Shoshone, Idaho Idaho Panhandle National Forest All Units

Restore, rehabilitate, replace, and/or acquire the equivalent of the injured natural resources in the Coeur d'Alene Basin as a result of the release of hazardous mining wastes.

Location

Coeur d'Alene Lake Basin - including the Coeur d'Alene River (North Fork, South Fork, and main stem), the St. Joe River, Lake Coeur d'Alene, and the Upper Spokane River.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
06/13/2013
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/10/2016
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/23/2018
4
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
"Coeur d' Alene" Basin Natural Resource Restoration PlanDecision Signed Date: 04/16/2018
ForestsIdaho Panhandle National Forest
DistrictsWallace Ranger District; Avery Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants