Would issue three new special use authorizations allowing for hay and crop rotation cultivation across 34 acres, operation and maintenance of a water reservoir occupying 5.5 acres, and operation and maintenance of a 290 ft. public water line.
Location
Tucker and Webster counties on the Cheat-Potomac and Gauley Ranger Districts.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/06/2022
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(11) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| 2022 Reauthorization of Expiring Special Use Permits (Forest wide) | Decision Signed Date: 07/08/2022 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Cheat Ranger District; Gauley Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Webster Springs, Blackwater Falls, and Parson/Montrose Quads. US Tracts 155, 117, and 478. |