This EA evaluates the withdrawal, for a period of 100 years, of 953.06 acres of public lands and 309.56 acres of National Forest System lands for reserved used by Reclamation and the USFS in connection with McPhee Dam and Reservoir.
Location
The Proposed Action is located approximately ten miles north of Cortez, Colorado within Montezuma County near McPhee Dam and Reservoir.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/24/2022
2
Comment Period
03/16/2022
3
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments |
| FONSI for the McPhee Dam and Reservoir Area Land Withdrawal | Decision Signed Date: 08/30/2022 |
| Forests | San Juan National Forest |
| Districts | Mancos/Dolores Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |