North Cache Valley Watershed Plan-EA
Sponsor: Franklin County
Co-sponsor: Cub River Irrigation Company
Page updated: August 2023
Project Description
Previously: Cub River Watershed Plan-EA
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with Franklin County as the project sponsor and Cub River Irrigation Company as project co-sponsors, is proposing to partially fund watershed protection measures through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566) in Franklin County, Idaho and Cache County, Utah. The work measures being proposed within the Bear River Watershed include:
- Flood Prevention in Lewiston City and surrounding agricultural lands
- Agricultural Water Management to provide a reliable irrigation water supply and a sustainable conveyance system
- Fish and wildlife habitat enhancement to allow water to remain in Bear River longer
- Recreation Opportunities
NEPA Analysis
NRCS, as the lead federal agency, is initiating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis in the form of a 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 Draft Plan-EA is currently being reviewed by NRCS-Idaho.
♦ Scoping Comment Period ♦
A public scoping meeting was held virtually on November 19th, 2020. Click here to watch the recording. The public scoping period ended on December 18, after a 30-day comment period.
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» Scoping Notice (Cub River Scoping Notice)
» Public Meeting Presentation Slides (Cub River Public Scoping Meeting Presentation)
Project Documents
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Contact Information
Lance Houser, P.E. — Franson Civil Engineers
459 South Main Street, Suite 200
Logan, UT 84321
[email protected]
435-754-7661
Bruce Sandoval — USDA-NRCS
9173 West Barnes Drive, #C
Boise, ID 83709
[email protected]
208-378-5727