Environmental Assessment Completed

Pactola Reservoir - Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal

Black Hills National Forest Pennington, South Dakota R2 - Rocky Mt. Region All Units

The USFS requested 20,574 acres of NFS lands be withdrawn (closed) to all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the mining laws, mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and public land laws, subject to valid existing rights

Location

Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek Watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/21/2023
2
Comment Period
09/20/2024
3
Decision
12/2024 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Area Management
Pactola Reservoir - Rapid Creek Watershed WithdrawalDecision Signed Date: 12/26/2024
ForestsBlack Hills National Forest
DistrictsMystic Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planningMinerals and geology