Environmental Assessment Completed

Rio Grande Reservoir Land Exchange

Rio Grande National Forest Hinsdale, Colorado Divide Ranger District

The proposal involves exchanging approximately 6 acres of federal land for approximately 8 acres of private land owned by San Luis Valley Irrigation District (SLVID).

Location

The lands included in the proposed land exchange are located approximately 35 miles southwest of Creede, Colorado, adjacent to Forest Road 520.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/06/2014
2
Comment Period
10/21/2014
3
Objection Period Start
10/14/2015
4
Decision
02/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
Final DN and FONSI Rio Grande Reservoir Land ExchangeDecision Signed Date: 02/16/2016
ForestsRio Grande National Forest
DistrictsDivide Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 40 North; Range 4 West
Land ownership management