Decision Memo Completed

SR-144 UDOT Weather Station

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Utah, Utah Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units

UDOT proposes to install an automated weather station approx. 70' off of the roadway on SR-144 below Tibble Fork Reservoir. This station would be used for winter snowpack and weather record keeping to assist with avalanche forecasting for AF Canyon.

Location

Pleasant Grove Ranger District, 0.6 miles SSW from Tibble Fork Reservoir

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/25/2024
2
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
SR-144 UDOT Weather StationDecision Signed Date: 10/25/2024
ForestsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
DistrictsPleasant Grove Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management