Decision Memo Completed

USGS Forest-wide Special Use Permit - Stream Gauge Stations

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Pierce; Skagit; Snohomish; Whatcom, Washington Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units

Install & establish a new stream gauge station on Huckleberry Cr, located adjacent to the bridge on FS Rd 7320. A 20-yr Special Use Authorization would be issued for the proposed site & existing stream gauges authorized through a MOU btwn FS and USGS

Location

New: Huckleberry Cr, on left bank approx. 1.5 mi downstream from White River; Existing: NF Nooksack near Glacier, WA; Bacon Cr below Oakes Cr near Marblemount, WA; Sauk above Whitechuck River.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/18/2011
2
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2012 (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
USGS Forest-wide Special Use Permit - Stream Gauge Stations CEDecision Signed Date: 06/24/2012
ForestsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
DistrictsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionHuckleberry Cr: T19N, R9E, NE 1/4 of Sec. 12, WM; Nooksack River: T40N, R7E, SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec. 36; Bacon Cr: T36N, R11E, SE 1/4 of Sec. 17; Sauk: T31N, R10E, Ne 1/4 NE 1/4 of Sec. 23
Special use management