WILLIAMS — Members of the public are encouraged to provide feedback on a proposed change to the Dogtown Water Line Project. The project was previously approved by the Kaibab National Forest in August 2020 to replace deteriorating water lines to ensure the City of Williams municipal watershed can provide a reliable and treatable source of water safe for human consumption.
The City of Williams has requested a modification to the water line alignment on National Forest System lands. Following the August 2020 Decision Notice for the Dogtown Water Line Project, the City notified the Kaibab National Forest that they were unable to obtain necessary easements across private lands for a portion of the alignment. The requested alignment change consists of moving a portion of the proposed water line and access road from a private driveway to a 0.4-mile section of forested land south of the Woods Subdivision and through the subdivision. This alternate alignment was presented as a preliminary alignment option in the project description and project map provided during the original 30-day public scoping period initiated on May 31, 2019.
The Dogtown Water Line Project Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) discloses the impacts of the alternate alignment and is available for review on the Kaibab National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59517. This website also includes the previously published Final EA and Decision Notice and related project information.
Specific, written comments should be emailed or postmarked by April 12, 2021. Previously submitted comments on the project need not be resubmitted, as they were considered in development of the Supplemental EA.
Comments must be in writing and may be delivered electronically, by mail, or by fax. Hand-delivered comments are not currently being accepted because of COVID-19 safety measures. Electronic comments, including attachments, may be emailed to comments-southwestern-kaibab@usda.gov. Include “Dogtown Water Line Project” in the subject line. Submit comments by mail to Kaibab National Forest, Attn: Marcos Roybal, Environmental Coordinator, 800 South 6th Street, Williams, AZ 86046. Fax comments to (928) 635-8208, and use the subject line “Dogtown Water Line Project.”