Installation of four SNOTEL/SNOLITE sites as part of mixed research and long term snowpack analysis network to supplement the two existing SNOTEL sites (Upper Taylor and Park Cone) in the Upper Taylor watershed.
Location
TP 1: Italian Creek, just south of star mine; TP 2: Trail Creek; TP 3: Cottonwood Pass; TP 4: Cumberland Pass, on jeep road south of Mirror Lake
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/28/2017
2
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2017 (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 | Facility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations; Research And Development |
| SNOTEL Upper Taylor II | Decision Signed Date: 10/31/2017 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Gunnison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 2, T. 13 S., R. 84 W., 6th PM; Sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 83 W., 6th PM; Sec. 8, T. 14 S., R. 81 W., 6th PM; and Sec. 22, T. 15 S., R. 81 W., 6th PM |