Decision Memo Completed

Dewey Mine Sediment Stabilization

Payette National Forest Valley, Idaho Krassel Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements
Dewey Mine Sediment StabilizationDecision Signed Date: 08/05/2019
ForestsPayette National Forest
DistrictsKrassel Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionThe legal description is as follows: T19N, R11E, NW1/4 of Section 29, and the NE1/4 of Section 30; Boise Meridian, Valley County, Idaho.
Minerals and geologyWatershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants