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ENVIRONMENTAL NOTIFICATION BULLETIN BOARD
Project Name: Rights-of-Way for access roads to 3 Potash Exploration Bore Holes on State Land UPDATED WITH AN ADDITIONAL PROPOSED LOCATION - APPLICATION UTU-88102 FILED 8/4/10
NEPA Log Number: DOI-BLM-UT-Y010-2010-0172-EA
Field Office/Code: Moab Field Office
Contact: Jan Denney
Phone Number: 435 259-2122
File/Serial Number: UTU-87966, UTU-87967, UTU-88102
Document Type: Environmental Assessment
Primary Program:
Cultural: Watershed:
Fire / Fuel: Wild Horses:
Lands & Realty: Wildlife:
Minerals: Planning:
Range: Paleontology:
Recreation: Woodland / Forestry:
Vegetation: Other:
Project Description: ADDITIONAL APPLICATION FILED On Aug. 4, 2010, Don
Hamilton, on behalf of K2O Utah LLC filed application
UTU-88102 for a road right-of-way to access potash
exploration bore hole Hatch Point #4-36-29-21. See
attached map. On May 7, 2010, Don Hamilton, on
behalf of K2O Utah LLC (K2O), filed applications
UTU-87966 and UTU-87967 with the Moab Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for road
rights-of-way to access proposed potash exploration
bore holes on adjacent School and Institutional Trust
Land Administration (SITLA) managed lands. The
access to the exploration sites crossing public lands
would be on designated San Juan County roads and
would require road rights-of-way from the BLM. K2O
proposes to upgrade, utilize and maintain roads on
the BLM National System of Public Lands. Road
right-of-way UTU-87966 would consist of a 24-foot
wide travel surface within a 30-foot wide disturbed
area. The length of the road on BLM lands would be
approximately 8,980 feet (1.7 miles). One 100-foot
long turnout is proposed to allow vehicles to pass at
interval along the access road. One 18-inch culvert
is anticipated with adequate drainage structures
being incorporated into the remainder of the road.
One cattleguard with gate is anticipated at the
existing gate location. The entire length of the
proposed upgrade would be along an existing two-track
road. Road right-of-way UTU-87967 would consist of a
24-foot wide travel surface within a 30-foot wide
disturbed area. The length of the road on BLM lands
would be approximately 12,520 feet (2.53 miles). No
turnouts are proposed since adequate site distance
exists in all directions. Two 18-inch culverts and
three low-water crossings are anticipated with
adequate drainage structures being incorporated into
the remainder of the road. Approximately 80% of the
proposed upgrade would be along an existing bladed
native surface road with the remaining 20% along an
existing two-track road.
Legal Description:
Meridian:
Township:
Range:
Section:
General Location and Other Remarks: Maps attached UTU-87966 T. 29 S., R. 22 E., sec.
17, SE?SE?; sec. 19, E?SE?, SW?SE?; sec. 20, N?NE?,
E?NW?, SW?NW?, NW?SW?. UTU-87967 T. 29 S., R. 21
E., sec. 21, NE?NE?; sec. 22, W?NW?, N?SW?,
W?SE?; sec. 23, SE?SW?; sec. 26, N?NW?; sec. 27,
W?NE?, NE?NE?. UTU-88102 T. 29 S., R. 22 E., sec.
31, N?NW?,SE?NW?,N?SE?
County(s):
San Juan
Other:
Special Interests:
ACEC: Special Status Species:
Crucial Habitat: Visual Resources:
Cultural: Designated Wilderness / WSA:
Fire Rehabilitation: Wild & Scenic Rivers:
Riparian: Areas with Wilderness Characteristics:
None: Native American Concerns:
Other: America\\\'s Red Rock Wilderness Proposal BLM Natural Areas
Status and Date of Action: 05/07/10: applications received
05/14/10: EA initiated
07/26/10: Revised applications filed
07/26/10: Revised maps attached
08/04/10: application (UTU-88102)
received
03/14/11: EA posted
03/14/11: Start 15-day comment period
04/13/11: FONSI & Decision Record signed
Comment Period Provided: Yes
Files:
files/UTU-87966_Revised_Route.PDF
files/UTU-87967_Revised_Route.PDF
files/K2O_Aug_4_10_application.PDF
files/EA_FONSI_DR.PDF