Project Description

The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with the Sanpete Water Conservancy District (SWCD) as the project sponsor, is proposing to partially fund through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566) improvements within the Lower San Pitch River Watershed in Sanpete County, Utah.

NEPA Analysis

NRCS, as the lead federal agency, is initiating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis in the form of a new Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) to analyze impacts to the natural and human environment from this project. The U.S. Forest Service and BLM may be cooperating agencies. The Plan-EA will comply with the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations at 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508, which require an evaluation of potential environmental impacts associated with federal projects and actions.

Current Status

The Preliminary Draft Plan-EA has been reviewed by NRCS and comments are being addressed.  

Scoping Public Comment Period

Open:               Thursday, November 5, 2020
Close:              Saturday, December 5, 2020

Scoping Public Open House – Online

Date:               Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Time:               5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Contact Information

Jones & DeMille Engineering – Attn:  Jenna Jorgensen
1535 South, 100 WestRichfield, UT  84701
Phone: (435) 896-8266
Email:  jenna.j@jonesanddemille.com

or

Kyle Wheeler – NRCS
Phone:  (435) 253-2147
Email: kyle.wheeler@usda.gov 

NOTE: We will add other directories as we move through the NEPA planning process

Updated: February 2023