Project Description

The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with Wasatch County as the project sponsor, is proposing to partially fund through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566), the Tri-Valley Watershed Project (Project) in Wasatch County, Utah. Improvements are being proposed to address system pressure/velocity deficiencies and Transite pipe (asbestos cement pipe) concerns in the Middle and Lower Pressure Zones of the Daniel Irrigation system, and to decrease the icing hazard along Center Creek Road associated with overflow of Center Creek during winter months.

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 public comment period is complete. Scoping documents can be found in the Project Documents section below. NRCS is currently developing project alternatives and preparing the Draft Plan-EA. A copy of the Draft Plan-EA will be provided for review and comment after completion.

Project Documents

NOTE: We will continue to update this list of documents as we move through the NEPA planning process.

Contact Information

Jamie Tsandes – Bowen Collins & Associates
154 East 14075 South
Draper, UT 84020
Phone: 801-495-2224
Email: wasatchwatershed@bowencollins.com

or

Derek Hamilton – USDA-NRCS
125 S. State Street – Room 4010
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100
801-524-4560 phone
derek.hamilton@usda.gov 
 
Updated February 2023