Oil and Gas Development Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA)
The White River Field Office is working on a Resource Management Plan Amendment and associated EIS that will address the potential impacts of significant increases in oil and gas development within the 1.5 million acre field office over the next 20 years.
OPEN COMMENT PERIODS
For detailed information on all open comment periods, please go to the WRFO’s Planning & NEPA website. Currently, the BLM is seeking public input on the following projects:
· Oil & Gas Development Draft RMPA/EIS
· Encana’s Proposed P11 4101 Well Pad and Associated Pipeline
· May 2013 Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale
· Potential Coal Lease in Rio Blanco & Moffat Counties
White River Field Office staff brief members of the Northwest
Advisory Counsil during a visit to the Piceance Basin, Aug. 2012.
West Douglas Emergency Wild Horse Gather
Closures associated with Texas Mountain in the West Douglas Herd Area have been lifted effective immediately.
Current Fire Restrictions
Reclamation Plan Template- This is a draft template for the voluntary use by industry. Send any comments to Dave Rosenkrance, Assistant District Manager, Northwest Colorado District, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Phone (970) 244-3000. Comments need to be received by October 14, 2012.
Effective immediately, closed areas of Texas Mountain east of BLM Road 1214 and east of BLM Road 1063 are open to the public.
Bureau of Land Management
Address:
White River Field Office
220 E. Market Street
Meeker, CO 81641
Phone: (970) 878-3800
FAX: (970) 878-3805
e-mail: wrfomail@blm.gov
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:45AM to 4:30PM
Closed on Federal Holidays
The White River Resource Area is located in northwest Colorado and incorporates parts of Rio Blanco, Moffat, and Garfield Counties. The Field Office resource area includes approximately 2,675,360 acres of BLM, national forest, national park, state, and privately owned administered lands. Of this, the BLM administers approximately 1,455,900 BLM surface and subsurface acres, and an additional 365,000 acres of mineral estate underlying state and privately owned surface estate.
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