Review of Hydrologic Trends in Devil’s Canyon and on Oak Flat
The purpose of this memo is to document an examination of hydrologic trends from monitoring conducted over the last decade or more by Resolution Copper for Devil’s Canyon and Oak Flat. Comments from the public have indicated the belief that ongoing dewatering pumping of the deep aquifer system has already affected water resources in both these areas.
Garrett, C. 2019f. Review of Hydrologic Trends in Devil’s Canyon and on Oak Flat. SWCA Project No. 030951.04. Technical memorandum. Phoenix, Arizona: SWCA Environmental Consultants. January 3.
Email Address Created for Land Exchange Questions
The Southwestern Region Office of Lands and Minerals Management is overseeing and administering the land exchange and appraisal process which includes the 2,422-acre Oak Flat Federal Parcel. All questions about the land exchange and appraisal process should be emailed to SM.FS.rcexinfo@usda.gov
Programmatic Agreement Info
To comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Tonto National Forest developed a Programmatic Agreement (PA) and included it in Volume 5, Appendix O of the final EIS. The PA was created in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the State Historic Preservation Office, tribes and other consulting parties. The PA contains an agreed upon process for identifying, evaluating and addressing adverse effects to historic properties associated with this undertaking.
To review Volume 5 and the PA, Download Vol 5 PDF, 27 MB.
Forest Service Point of Contact
John Scaggs
Tonto National Forest
john.scaggs@usda.gov
Apache Leap Special Management Area
Apache Leap SMA website