Decision Memo Completed

East Fork Bear River Diversion Fish Screens

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Summit, Utah Evanston-Mountain View RD

Proposal to install head gates and fish screens at the Hilliard and Hovarka irrigation diversions on the East Fork of the Bear River to eliminate fish entrainment, reducing mortality rates for the conservation Bonneville cutthroat trout population.

Location

Hovarka and Hilliard Canals

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/18/2009
2
Decision
12/2009 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
East Fork Bear River Diversion Fish ScreensDecision Signed Date: 12/08/2009
ForestsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
DistrictsEvanston-Mountain View RD
Legal Land DescriptionSections 16 & 22 R8W, T2N Uinta
Wildlife, fish, rare plants