Decision Memo Completed

XIC ASSOCIATION DOMESTIC WATER PIPELINELINE PERMIT REISSUANCE PROPOSAL

Rio Grande National Forest Mineral, Colorado Divide Ranger District

PERMIT HAS EXPIRED. THE PROPOSAL IS TO REISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REAUTHORIZING THIS SAME EXISTING PIPELINE. XIC HOLDS THE WATER RIGHT TO TAP THE SPRING FOR DOMESTIC USE.

Location

THIS BURIED DOMESTIC WATER PIPELINE (LESS THAN 12" DIAMETER) CROSSES NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FROM THE SPRING SOURCE ALONG WEST SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 149 TO THE PRIVATE LANDS OF XIC ASSOCIATION (~420ft)

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/13/2014
2
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (10)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
XIC ASSOCIATION DOMESTIC WATER PIPELINELINE PERMIT REISSUANCE PROPOSALDecision Signed Date: 05/16/2014
ForestsRio Grande National Forest
DistrictsDivide Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 40 N, RANGE 2 W, NEW MEXICO PRINCIPLE MERIDIAN
Special use management