Natural Resources Conservation Service
2026-09-28 · Notice
Rescission Notice; Pleasant Creek Supplemental Watershed Plan, Sanpete County, Utah
Official abstract: The NRCS Utah State Office, in coordination with Mt. Pleasant City, Pleasant Creek Irrigation Company, and Twin Creek Irrigation Company, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Pleasant Creek Supplemental Watershed Plan in Sanpete County, Utah, which was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2024. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior to confirming viable alternatives and need for an EIS.
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2026-09-28 · Notice
Rescission Notice; Upper Price River Watershed Project, Carbon County, Utah
Official abstract: The NRCS Utah State Office, in coordination with Price City, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Upper Price River Watershed Project, Carbon County, Utah, which was published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2021. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior to confirming viable alternatives and need for an EIS.
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2026-09-17 · Notice
Record of Decision on Gould Wash Flood Protection Final Plan-Environmental Impact Statement, Washington County, Utah
Official abstract: 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.
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2026-09-14 · Notice
Rescission Notice; West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Plan, Carbon County, Wyoming
Official abstract: The NRCS Wyoming State Office, in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is rescinding the notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Project in Carbon County, Wyoming, which was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2022. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior to confirming viable alternatives and need for an EIS.
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2026-09-01 · Notice
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices
Official abstract: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is revising specific conservation practice standard (CPS) in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is also giving the public an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the specific CPSs.
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2026-08-28 · Notice
Rescission Notice; Black River Watershed Project in Butler County, Missouri
Official abstract: The NRCS Missouri State Office, in coordination with the North Inter-River Drainage District, Reorganized Butler County Drainage District 7, and the Ring Levee District, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Black River Watershed Project in Butler County, Missouri, which was published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2025. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior to confirming the need for an EIS.
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2026-08-28 · Notice
Rescission Notice; St. Johns Watershed Project in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott Counties, Missouri
Official abstract: The NRCS Missouri State Office, in coordination with the St. Johns Levee and Drainage District of Southeast Missouri, is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the St. Johns Watershed Project in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott Counties, Missouri, which was published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2025. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior to confirming the need for an EIS.
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2026-07-30 · Notice
Record of Decision on Clarke County Water Supply Project Final Plan-Environmental Impact Statement, Clarke County, Iowa
Official abstract: NRCS announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Clarke County Water Supply Project Plan and Final Plan- Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan-EIS) in Clarke County, Iowa. NRCS has selected the "Water Supply Reservoir with Dam at Site 4B Alternative" as the preferred alternative. This alternative includes constructing an earth-fill embankment dam with a reinforced concrete pressure-pipe principal spillway and vegetated auxiliary spillway; installing a water-supply pipeline (including a pumping station and ground storage reservoir) to transport water from the reservoir to the water-treatment plant; and relocating a segment of a local road (Truro Pavement).
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2026-06-05 · Notice
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices
Official abstract: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is revising specific conservation practice standard (CPS) in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is also giving the public an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the specific CPSs.
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2026-05-26 · Notice
Rescission Notice; Owyhee Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization Project, Malheur County, Oregon
Official abstract: The NRCS Oregon State Office, in coordination with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, is rescinding the notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Owyhee Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization Project in Malheur County, Oregon. NRCS has determined that the measures proposed in the project do not require an EIS.
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2026-05-01 · Notice
Record of Decision on Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Final Plan-Environmental Impact Statement, Stafford County, Kansas
Official abstract: NRCS announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan-EIS) in Stafford County, Kansas. NRCS has selected the "Augmentation Wellfield and Groundwater Use Reduction Alternative" as the preferred alternative. This alternative includes constructing an augmentation wellfield, retiring 2,500 acre-feet of water rights, and implementing an adaptive management strategy to improve water availability for the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge while supporting long-term agricultural water management in the watershed.
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