PacifiCorp submitted and application for a pipeline to convey intercepted groundwater from the Portals in Rilda Canon to a permitted discharge location at the Huntington Power plant to allow for final closure and reclamation of the mine.
Location
Emery County Utah. The pipeline would be constructed along National Forest System Road 50246 (Emery County Road 306) and State Hwy 31.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2016
2
Comment Period
06/14/2016
3
Objection Period Start
03/07/2017
4
Decision
07/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Deer Creek Mine Closure Water Pipeline | Decision Signed Date: 07/06/2017 |
| Forests | Manti-Lasal National Forest |
| Districts | Ferron Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |