Environmental Assessment Completed

Pilot Rock Ditch Piping Project Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program

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

The Bureau of Reclamation is analyzing the effects of piping approximately 1.55 miles of the Pilot Rock Ditch in Delta County, Colorado. Forest will consider what easement adjustments are necessary for portion of Pilot Rock Ditch on NFS lands.

Location

Ditch is located approximately 4 miles east of Crawford, Colorado

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/04/2021
2
Comment Period
01/15/2022
3
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Pilot Rock Ditch Piping Project Colorado River Basin Salinity Control ProgramDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2022
ForestsGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
DistrictsPaonia Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 22 and 23, Township 15 South, Range 91 West, 6th Principal Meridian
Special use management