Environmental Assessment Completed

Mill Creek Dam Removal and Restoration Project

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Salt Lake, Utah Salt Lake Ranger District

The purpose of this project is to restore watershed function and aquatic ecosystem to more closely match historic conditions in Mill Creek Canyon.

Location

The dam is located just upstream of Porter Fork in the Mill Creek Drainage.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/12/2013
2
Comment Period
08/12/2013
3
Objection Period Start
06/18/2015
4
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
Mill Creek Dam Removal and Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/14/2015
ForestsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
DistrictsSalt Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionThe project is located in the southwest corner of Township 2 South, Range 2 East Section 27.
Watershed managementRecreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plants