The City of Idaho Springs needs to install a rock barrier fence between the mountain and their finished water storage tank, and to install a spider net on a large rock at risk of falling and catastrophically damaging the City's water storage tank.
Location
T 4 S., R 73 W., sec 9, along Highway 103
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/03/2025
2
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Idaho Springs Rockfall Mitigation | Decision Signed Date: 09/30/2025 |
| Forests | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests |
| Districts | Clear Creek Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |