To issue two 20-year special use permits authorizing USGS and IDWR to operate seven existing stream gauge stations for measuring water levels and discharge rates (cubic feet per second).
Location
USGS: 1) Valley Cr @ Stanley; 2) Salmon R below Sunbeam Dam; 3) Big Wood R above N Fork; 4) N Fork Big Wood R. IDWR: 1) 4th of July Cr @ Hwy 75; 2) Alturas L Cr @ Pettit Bridge; 3) Pole Cr @ Valley
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/19/2013
2
Comment Period
05/19/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Special Area Management |
| Decision Memo USGS and IDWR Stream Gage Monitoring Special Use Permits | Decision Signed Date: 09/05/2013 |
| Forests | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Districts | Sawtooth National Recreation Area |
| Legal Land Description | USGS: 1) T10N, R13E, Sec. 3; 2) T11N, R15E, Sec. 20; 3) T5N, R17E, Sec. 4; 4) T5N, R17E, Sec. 3. IDWR: 1) T8N, R14E, Sec. 8; 2) T8N, R14E, Sec. 31; 3) T7N, R14E, Sec. 25. |