Stabilize the Silver Lake dam to reduce environmental and public safety hazards in the event of a dam failure. The proposed action includes drilling and blasting to lower the lake's spillway by 5-8 feet and plugging the outlet.
Location
Lone Peak Wilderness Area
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/19/2010
2
Comment Period
01/19/2010
3
Decision
02/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| DN and FONSI Silver Lake Dam Stabilization | Decision Signed Date: 07/21/2010 (Reversed in Appeal (215)) Legal Notice Date: 07/31/2010 |
| Silver Lake Stabilization Decision Notice | Decision Signed Date: 02/07/2011 Legal Notice Date: 02/11/2011 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Pleasant Grove Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 3 S., R. 2 E., Sec. 36 |