AZ Game and Fish proposes to convert approximately 2,200' of an existing earthen ditch used to irrigate the Sipe Wildlife Area from being open to air to a buried 18" pipeline.
Location
Along Rudd Creek, approximately 10 miles southeast of Springerville AZ, just off Forest Route 57
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/15/2024
2
Decision
01/2026 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests |
| Districts | Springerville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R29E, SW � of Section 1 |