Proposal to construct a permanent barrier to upstream fish passage on the mainstem of North Elk Creek, on Forest Service land.
Location
About 15 miles east of Meeker, Colorado, off of County Road 8, via North Elk Creek Road (FS 2-54.1), through Elk Creek Ranch and what this document will refer to as the Balcomb inholding.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/16/2017
2
Decision
07/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Population Enhancements |
| North Elk Creek Fish Barrier Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/26/2017 |
| Forests | White River National Forest |
| Districts | West Zone/Blanco Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2S R92W S13 |