This is a sediment stabilization project at the Dewey Mine to include installing check dams in a gully, excavating a drainage route to direct runoff from the mine around a breached settling pond, and improving drainage, road access, and mine closure.
Location
National Forest System lands located in Valley County approximately 17 miles west of Yellowpine, Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/13/2019
2
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements |
| Dewey Mine Sediment Stabilization | Decision Signed Date: 08/05/2019 |
| Forests | Payette National Forest |
| Districts | Krassel Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The legal description is as follows: T19N, R11E, NW1/4 of Section 29, and the NE1/4 of Section 30; Boise Meridian, Valley County, Idaho. |