Decision Memo Completed

Divide Allotment Water Development

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa, Oregon Wallowa Valley Ranger District

Proposal to develop fourteen spring sites to improve livestock distribution in upland areas, decrease riparian grazing, improve riparian habitat and provide water for wildlife and livestock.

Location

The proposed project is located in Wallowa County, Oregon in the Imnaha Subbasin approximately 10 miles southeast of Joseph, Oregon.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/06/2013
2
Comment Period
03/06/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
11/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (9), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(9)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements
Divide Allotment Water DevelopmentsDecision Signed Date: 09/16/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/18/2013
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWallowa Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT3S R46E, T3S R47E, and T4S R46E of the Willamette Meridian, Wallowa County
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing management