The Forest will install a new vault toilet at the Adams Fork trailhead to reduce impacts from elevated dispersed use. The Upper South Fork restroom will be relocated. Both projects will help manage human waste and watershed concerns.
Location
About one mile upstream from Platoro Reservoir on FSR 247
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/01/2024
2
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Facility Maintenance |
| Adams Fork Trailhead and Upper South Fork Trailhead Toilet Installation. | Decision Signed Date: 08/15/2024 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Conejos Peak Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 31, T36N, R4E, NMPM |