The Chattooga River Ranger District is proposing activities to improve watershed conditions, including water quality, and to promote both game and non-game aquatic organism habitat, including native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).
Location
Rabun County, Georgia
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/27/2025
2
Decision
05/2026 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| West Fork Chattooga River Watershed Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/26/2026 |
| Forests | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests |
| Districts | Chattooga River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |