Decision Memo Completed

Elk Home Ditch Reconstruction

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Gunnison, Colorado Gunnison Ranger District

A temporary construction permit to reconstruct/pipe the Elk Home ditch. Total ditch length for this project will be approximately 4,180 feet with a right of way of 40 feet and an one acre staging area below the high water line within Rainbow Lake.

Location

Approximately 26 miles northwest of Gunnison, Colo., above Rainbow Lake. The ditch is accessible through 13 miles north of Hwy 50 on Forest Service Road 724.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/28/2017
2
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Elk Home Ditch ReconstructionDecision Signed Date: 08/11/2017
ForestsGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
DistrictsGunnison Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSection 34, Township 51 North, Range 3 West, NMPM.
Special use management