Decision Memo Completed

Idaho Springs Rockfall Mitigation

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland Clear Creek, Colorado Clear Creek Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Idaho Springs Rockfall MitigationDecision Signed Date: 09/30/2025
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsClear Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management