Environmental Assessment Completed

DOE/LANL Paleoseismic Trenching Project

Santa Fe National Forest Los Alamos, New Mexico Espanola Ranger District

DOE/LANL proposes to use National Forest System lands to conduct paleoseismic research on the bench between Pajarito Canyon and Canyon de Valle in late summer of 2018. Access routes from State Highway 501 to the sites would also be authorized

Location

Located one-half mile west of State Highway 501 between Pajarito Canyon and Canyon de Valle.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/25/2017
2
Comment Period
07/20/2017
3
Objection Period Start
03/23/2018
4
Decision
05/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Research And Development
DOE/LANL Paleoseismic Trenching ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/15/2018
ForestsSanta Fe National Forest
DistrictsEspanola Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT19N R5E Section 24, 25, 36
ResearchMinerals and geology