Santaquin City Watershed – East Bench (Sponsor=Santaquin City, Utah)
The project is funded through authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.
Project Description
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with Santaquin City as the project sponsor, is proposing to partially fund watershed protection measures through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566). The work measures are being proposed within the Santaquin Watershed (East Bench) 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. The Plan-EA is a supplement to the original Santaquin Watershed work plan authorized in 1954.
Current Status
The Watershed Plan-EA Supplement #1 was authorized by NRCS and is currently in the final steps of the Final Design.
Final Santaquin Watershed Plan-EA Supplement #1 is available upon request at:
- NRCS Salt Lake City Office, 125 State Street Rm #4010, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138
- Santaquin City Offices, 275 West Main Street, Santaquin, UT 84655
- Santaquin City Library, 20 West 100 South, Santaquin, Utah 84655
Public Involvement
Public participation is a vital component of the projects providing those who are interested in or potentially affected by the proposed projects with an opportunity to share comments, ideas, and/or concerns regarding actions during the Draft Plan-EA stage of the NEPA process.
Comments were submitted during the public comment period starting September 9, 2019 and ending on October 15, 2019.
Contact Information
Horrocks Engineers
2162 W. Grove Parkway, Suite 400
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
Phone: (208) 250-5538
Email: samantha.patterson@horrocks.com
or
Aimee Rohner – USDA-NRCS
125 S. State Street – Room 4010
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100
801-524-4263 phone
aimee.rohner@usda.gov