Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
BLM Worland Releases Doc Holliday Road EA
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office announces that an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing a proposal to reopen an abandoned road in Murphy Dome Draw is available for public review.
Legacy Reserves Operating LP (Legacy) has submitted a proposal to reopen an abandoned road in Murphy Dome Draw, ending at the Doc Holliday 3-30 Well. The road will allow upgraded access to leases held by Legacy. The portion of the road across public lands to be improved is approximately 7,925 feet long and crosses 0.31 acres of wetlands which were created in Murphy Dome Draw after the road was abandoned. In conformance with Army Core of Engineers regulations, 0.31 acres of wetland would be created to mitigate the loss.
An EA was written to analyze the effects of the proposed project. The EA, unsigned finding of no significant impact and other applicable documents are available for review by visiting the BLM website at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/wfo/docholliday.html.
For more information, please contact BLM Natural Resource Specialist Chet Wheeless at 307-347-5100.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Worland Field Office 101 South 23rd Worland, WY 82401