Environmental Assessment Completed

Salt River Project - Targeted Herbicide Treatments for Power Line Rights-of-Way

Tonto National Forest Coconino; Gila; Maricopa; Navajo, Arizona Tonto National Forest All Units

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Salt River Project - Targeted Herbicide Treatments for Power Line Rights-of-WayDecision Signed Date: 11/09/2021
ForestsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests; Tonto National Forest
DistrictsBlack Mesa Ranger District; Cave Creek Ranger District; Globe Ranger District; Mesa Ranger District; Pleasant Valley Ranger District; Tonto Basin Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management