Decision Memo Completed

New Soldier Camp Tanks

Tonto National Forest Gila, Arizona Pleasant Valley Ranger District

It is proposed by the Forest Service and the permittee to construct four new roadside tanks. Tanks will be 50ft. X 100 ft. X 8-10 ft. deep. This project has been funded by the AZG&F Department as a habitat improvement for elk ,deer and small game.

Location

The project is located on the Soldier Camp grazing allotment of the Pleasant Valley Ranger District, Tonto National Forest in Gila County, Arizona. The project area is west of Young, AZ.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/01/2015
2
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
New Soldier Camp Tanks DMDecision Signed Date: 07/09/2015
ForestsTonto National Forest
DistrictsPleasant Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSec. 19,T9N, R13E of the Gila and Salt River Base Meridian Sec.3 and 4, T8N, R12E of the Gila and Salt River Base Meridian Sec. 26, T9N, R12E of the Gila and Salt River Base Meridian
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing management