Categorical Exclusion Completed

Forestwide Well Decommissioning Project

Black Hills National Forest Crook; Custer; Fall River; Lawrence; Meade; Pennington; Weston, Wyoming; South Dakota Mystic Ranger District

The proposed action is to decommission unused, abandoned, and unneeded water wells across the Mystic and Hell Canyon Ranger Districts of the Black Hills National Forest.

Location

Hell Canyon & Mystic Districts

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
1/13/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date
8/4/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-47d-USFS
Decision Signed Date8/4/2026
Recreation managementWatershed management