Environmental Assessment Completed

Black Canyon Dam Improvement Project

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Navajo, Arizona Black Mesa Ranger District

Modifications of the dam to meet the current dam safety requirements and the recent reclassification of the dam to "High Hazard" by the AZ Dept of Water Resources based on residential development downstream in Heber, AZ.

Location

Black Canyon Dam, FR86, Brookbank Pit

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/10/2008
2
Comment Period
07/09/2010
3
Decision
08/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFacility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction
Black Canyon Dam and Recreational FacilitiesDecision Signed Date: 08/16/2010 Legal Notice Date: 08/16/2010
ForestsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests
DistrictsBlack Mesa Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSECTIONS 13, 21, 23, 24, T11N, R15E
Road managementWatershed managementFacility managementSpecial use managementMinerals and geology