To authorize the use of USFS and EPA approved Herbicides within existing power line corridors to remove non-compatible vegetation to ensure reliable and safe power supply.
Location
Approximately 5,136 acre permitted ROWs for proposed treatment: Cave Creek, Globe, Mesa, Pleasant Valley, & Tonto Basin Ranger Districts (Tonto NF)and Black Mesa Ranger District (Apache-Sitgreaves NF)
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/30/2014
2
Comment Period
12/30/2014
3
Objection Period Start
09/17/2021
4
Decision
11/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
12/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Salt River Project - Targeted Herbicide Treatments for Power Line Rights-of-Way | Decision Signed Date: 11/09/2021 |
| Forests | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests; Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Black Mesa Ranger District; Cave Creek Ranger District; Globe Ranger District; Mesa Ranger District; Pleasant Valley Ranger District; Tonto Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |