Environmental Assessment Completed

Mountain Line Replacement Project

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Baker, Oregon Whitman Ranger District

Replace existing 100 yr old water transmission line, providing potable water to the residents of Baker City.

Location

23 miles in the Elkhorn Mountains approximately 15 miles west of Baker City.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/25/2014
2
Comment Period
03/11/2016
3
Objection Period Start
06/10/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other; Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Chief's Approval
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFacility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations
Mountain Line Replacement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/02/2016
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWhitman Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 9 S, R 38 E; T 9 E, R 39 E
Special use management