Environmental Assessment Completed

Lands - McPhee Dam and Reservoir Area Land Withdrawal

San Juan National Forest Montezuma, Colorado Mancos/Dolores Ranger District

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityLand Use Adjustments
FONSI for the McPhee Dam and Reservoir Area Land WithdrawalDecision Signed Date: 08/30/2022
ForestsSan Juan National Forest
DistrictsMancos/Dolores Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planning