The Forest Service proposes to authorize Taproot Rockies Midstream, LLC to construct, operate & maintain 3 buried pipelines (crude oil, fresh water, & produced water) within a 50-ft. right-of-way across about 300 ft. of National Forest System Lands.
Location
About 1/2 mile west of Keota, Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/25/2019
2
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Decision Memo - Taproot Pipelines Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/23/2020 |
| Forests | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests |
| Districts | Pawnee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 9 N., R. 60 W., 6th P.M., sec. 34, NW1/4SW1/4. |