BLM completes environmental analysis for the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project
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WORLAND, Wyo. –Today the Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project near Hyattville, Wyoming. The proposed project, from the Wyoming Water Development Office, supports the BLM’s commitment to modernizing infrastructure and is consistent with Wyoming’s 2015 Water Strategy.
The proposed reservoir is intended to provide late season irrigation to relieve shortages in the Paint Rock Creek Watershed and Nowood River area. The proposed reservoir is approximately 294 acres in size and would have a normal capacity of approximately 7,994 acre-feet, or 2.6 billion gallons of water.
The BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current and future generations, and agriculture and recreation are traditional uses that continue to serve local communities throughout the West.
The final EIS and other project information is available at: https://go.usa.gov/xUsam.
For more information, contact the Worland Field Office at 307-347-5100 or blm_wy_alkalicreekreservoireis@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.