BLM authorizes access road right-of-way in Red Wash natural gas field

Utah
Green River DO
Vernal FO
Media Contact
JD Mallory
BLM Office:

BLM authorizes right-of-way for the SWD 44-32-723 Access Road. 

The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued Categorical Exclusion (CE) documentation for the SWD 44-32-723 Access Road: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0085-CE. The Responsible Official signed a decision record under which the BLM will issue Koda Uinta LLC (the applicant) a right-of-way to construct and maintain an access road. The project location is less than a half mile west of the Glen Bench Road in the Red Wash natural gas field approximately 27 miles south of Vernal Utah and includes TLA-administered lands. The BLM right-of-way authorization only applies to the portion of road on BLM-administered lands.

The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=2F8B17B0-EB2D-F111-8341-001DD800B811

For more information, please contact JD Mallory at 801-539-4089 or [email protected], or the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.


The BLM manages about 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.