Tyler Creek Wasteway Stabilization: FONSI & Programmatic Final EA

Overview

Wasteway Erosion Caused by 1993 Operations

The Tyler Creek Wasteway Stabilization Finding of No Significant Impact and Programmatic Final Environmental Assessment (FONSI/EA) documents environmental review and evaluation of potential environmental impacts associated with the Bureau of Reclamation's decision to upgrade access to the wasteway and stabilize localized areas of the wasteway channel.

Background

The wasteway, located in the Talent Division of the Rogue River Basin Project in Jackson County, Oregon, is a bypass channel used to convey irrigation water from Keene Creek Reservoir to Ashland Lateral and Emigrant Lake when Green Springs Powerplant is out of service for maintenance or repairs.

Reclamation will proceed with efforts toward upgrading access to the wasteway and stabilizing localized areas of the wasteway channel between the pipe outlet and where Tyler Creek enters Emigrant Creek. These efforts include future contacts with affected landowners and management agencies to begin negotiations on acquiring the necessary rights-of-way/flowage easements and site-specific stabilization methods. Reclamation commits to the necessary site-specific environmental clearances and permits before stabilization or major surface disturbing activities.

For More Information

Printed copies or a cd of the FONSI/EA may be obtained from:

Columbia-Cascades Area Office
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 750
Portland, OR 97232-1295

The document is available for review at the main public libraries in Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, Grants Pass, Jacksonville, Medford, Talent, and White City.

Last Update: April 21, 2009 4:16 PM