Project Description

The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with Iron County as the project sponsor, is proposing to partially fund through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566), the Parowan Valley Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Project in Iron County, Utah. Improvements are being proposed within the Parowan Valley Watershed to 1) prevent flood damages, 2) further the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and 3) further the conservation and proper utilization of land.

NEPA Analysis

NRCS, as the lead federal agency, is initiating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis in the form of a Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) to analyze impacts to the natural and human environment from this project. 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 Scoping Phase has been completed. Release of the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is pending, and the public, organizations, and agencies are invited to provide comments on the proposed project when that notice is released.  

Notice of Intent

Scoping Comment Period
Open:  Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Close:  Friday, July 13, 2018

Scoping Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Time:  6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location:   Parowan City Office
                  35 East 100 North
                  Parowan, Utah 84761
 
Contact Information

For further project information please contact:
Jamie Tsandes – Bowen Collins & Associates
154 East 14075 South
Draper, UT 84020
Phone:  801.495.2224
Fax:   801.495.2225
Email:   parowanwatershed@bowencollins.com

or

Derek Hamilton – NRCS
125 S. State Street – Room 4010
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100
Phone:  801-524-4560 
Email:   derek.hamilton@usda.gov

Updated:   February 2023

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