Environmental Assessment Completed

The Orphan Well & Abandoned Mines Project

Wayne National Forest Gallia; Jackson; Lawrence; Scioto, Ohio Wayne National Forest

A Forest-wide effort to address legacy effects associated with sub-surface mining and oil and gas drilling, this project would authorize mine safety closures, stream capture re-routes, and orphan well plugging in cooperation with partners.

Location

NFS lands in parts of Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington counties.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
8/10/2021
2
Finding/Decision Date
11/16/2022

NEPA / regulatory detail

Decision Signed Date11/16/2022
Minerals and geology