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Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Gould Wash Flood Protection Final Plan, Washington County, UT; Record of Decision
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Record of Decision on Gould Wash Flood Protection Final Plan-Environmental Impact Statement, Washington County, Utah
AGENCY:
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION:
Notice of availability; record of decision.
SUMMARY:
The NRCS Utah State Office announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Supplemental Watershed Plan No. 10 and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan-EIS) for the Gould Wash Flood Protection Project in Washington County, Utah. NRCS has selected the "New Detention Dam and 3,000 cfs Channel Modifications" alternative as the preferred alternative. This alternative includes constructing a dry detention dam upstream of Hurricane City along Gould Wash to reduce and manage flood flows, modifications to the Gould Wash channel through Hurricane City to safely convey floodwaters, and acquisition of easements necessary for channel modifications and areas subject to flooding.
ADDRESSES:
The ROD and Final Plan-EIS are available on the NRCS project website at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/watersheds/gould-wash-flood-protection-sponsor-washington-county.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ammon Boswell, telephone (435) 459-1621; email: [email protected]. Individuals with disabilities who require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY mode)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The ROD identifies NRCS's selected alternative for the Gould Wash Flood Protection Project, as described in the March 2026 Final Plan-EIS for Washington County, Utah. NRCS reached its decision after reviewing the Final Plan-EIS, which is available on the NRCS project website listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice and was announced on March 20, 2026, through a notice of availability (91 FR 13603). NRCS has selected the proposed action alternative, titled "New Detention Dam and 3,000 cfs Channel Modifications." This alternative includes constructing a dry detention dam upstream of Hurricane City along Gould Wash to reduce and manage flood flows, modifications to the Gould Wash channel through Hurricane City to safely convey floodwaters, and acquisition of easements necessary for channel modifications and areas subject to flooding.
The ROD documents the basis for NRCS's decision on the selected alternative, including the mitigation measures that will be implemented and the environmental, social, and economic factors considered under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NRCS concludes that the selected alternative provides the most balanced approach to meeting project objectives while minimizing adverse effects.
NRCS reviewed and considered all substantive comments received on the Final Plan-EIS following publication of the notice of availability on March 20, 2026 (91 FR 13603). While the comments did not require changes to the Final Plan-EIS, a summary of the comments and NRCS's responses, along with supporting materials, is available on the NRCS project website listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Watershed planning is authorized by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 83-566), as amended, and the Flood Control Act of 1944 (Pub. L. 78-534).
Travis Mote,
Acting Utah State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19055 Filed 9-16-26; 8:45 am]
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