American Fork Watershed Plan-EA
American Fork Supplemental Watershed Plan-EA
Sponsor: American Fork City — Co-Sponsors: Lehi City and Pleasant Grove City
Page updated: July 8, 2021
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Project Description
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with American Fork City as the project sponsor and Lehi City and Pleasant Grove City as project co-sponsors, is proposing to fund through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566) improvements within the American Fork Watershed in Utah County, Utah.
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 is complete. The project is currently in the alternative development and analysis phase.
Project Schedule
- Scoping Public Comment Period :: January 13, 2021 — February 12, 2021
You can click here to view the Scoping Report.
- Scoping Public Virtual Open House :: January 27, 2021
You can click here to see the meeting flyer, presentation, and a recording of the meeting.
- Alternative Development and Analysis :: Spring 2021 — Winter 2021
- Preparation of Draft Watershed Plan – Environmental Assessment (Draft Plan-EA) :: Winter 2021 — Spring 2022
- Draft Plan-EA Public Comment Period (30 days) :: Summer 2022
- Preparation of Draft Plan-EA & Finding of No Significant Impact (Plan-EA and FONSI) :: Summer 2022 — Fall 2022
- Issue of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) :: Late Fall 2022
Contact Information
For further project information, please contact:
♦ Franson Civil Engineers — Attn: Vince Hogge
1276 South 820 East, Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84003
Phone: 801-756-0309
Email: [email protected]
or
♦ NRCS — Attn: Norm Evenstad
125 South State Street, Room 4010
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100
Phone: 801-524-4569
Email: [email protected]
NOTE: We will continue to update this page and add other directories as we move through the NEPA planning process. Information about this project can also be found on the USDA-NRCS website. Click here to visit it.