Decision Memo Completed

Power Fire Culvert Improvement and Erosion Control Project

Eldorado National Forest Amador, California Amador Ranger District

Replace 92 culverts and install two new water control structures on NFS roads within watersheds affected by the 2004 Power Fire. Majority of culverts will be upsized from 18 inches to 24 inches in diameter, replaced in kind, or sized accordingly.

Location

Within upper Mokelumne River Watershed, the project boundaries are Hwy 88 on the north, Mokelumne Wilderness on the east, North Fork Mokelumnne River along the south, and pvt. property on the west.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/27/2019
2
Decision
11/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements
Power Fire Culvert Improvement and Erosion Control ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/26/2019
ForestsEldorado National Forest
DistrictsAmador Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementWatershed management