Environmental Assessment Completed

Spirit Lake Tunnel Intake Gate Replacement and Geotechnical Drilling Project

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Skamania, Washington Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Replace the original intake gate at Spirit Lake Tunnel; conduct geotechnical drilling to more accurately determine safe conditions for existing and possible future alternate outflow systems to control water levels in Spirit Lake.

Location

Spirit Lake is located north of Mount St. Helens and east of the Johnston Ridge Observatory on WA-504 E within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/01/2019
2
Comment Period
12/17/2019
3
Objection Period Start
04/07/2020
4
Decision
03/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFacility Maintenance; Special Area Management
Spirit Lake Tunnel Intake Gate Replacement and Geotechnical Drilling ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/16/2021
ForestsGifford Pinchot National Forest
DistrictsMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Facility managementSpecial area management