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The proposed action is an approval and issuance of a right-of-way (ROW) permit application for the construction and maintenance of a buried irrigation pipeline through a portion of Bryce Canyon National Park by the Tropic and East Fork Irrigation Company. The irrigation pipeline is proposed as a replacement to an existing open ditch, maintained by the Tropic and East Fork Irrigation Company that passes through and predates the establishment of Bryce Canyon National Park. The project, funded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Colorado Salinity Control Program, will reduce water loss due to seepage and reduce the amount of salt entering the Paria River and ultimately the Colorado River.
The first 4,200 feet of the proposed pipeline alignment, or approximately 20% of the overall project length, crosses through Bryce Canyon National Park. The proposed alignment through the park follows the existing irrigation ditch for approximately 500 feet, follows an old cattle trail between the ditch the Paria River wash for approximately 2,400 feet, drops into the wash for approximately 1,200 feet, and then climbs out of the wash for a short distance before exiting the park.
For the proposed project to go forward, a right-of-way permit needs to be obtained by the Tropic and East Fork Irrigation Company from the National Park Service for the portion of the project that passes through Bryce Canyon National Park.
The first 4,200 feet of the proposed pipeline alignment, or approximately 20% of the overall project length, crosses through Bryce Canyon National Park. The proposed alignment through the park follows the existing irrigation ditch for approximately 500 feet, follows an old cattle trail between the ditch the Paria River wash for approximately 2,400 feet, drops into the wash for approximately 1,200 feet, and then climbs out of the wash for a short distance before exiting the park.
For the proposed project to go forward, a right-of-way permit needs to be obtained by the Tropic and East Fork Irrigation Company from the National Park Service for the portion of the project that passes through Bryce Canyon National Park.