The Gaffney Irrigation Ditch would be realigned away from actively eroding Buffalo Fork River bank to limit potential for infrastructure damage and maintain water delivery systems, and include fully re-grading and re-planting with native vegetation.
Location
115 ft to the west of the existing ditch and parallel to Highway 287 near Moran, WY.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/10/2020
2
Decision
03/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Gaffney Ditch Realignment | Decision Signed Date: 03/01/2021 |
| Forests | Bridger-Teton National Forest |
| Districts | Buffalo Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | 12T 550059mE 4853236mN |