Public invited to comment on proposed Gap Wash right-of-way amendment
ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) St. George Field Office is analyzing a proposed right-of-way amendment from the City of St. George to add additional water storage and water transmission pipelines in the Gap Wash area. The BLM prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment for the City of St. George Gap Wash Right-of-Way Amendment that is available for a 30-day public review and comment period at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/1503130/510.
The proposal would amend the city’s current 50-foot right-of-way to add two buried pipelines and construct a two-million-gallon water storage tank on the pad adjacent to the existing tank. The proposal is completely within the established right-of-way.
Advocates concerned about Southern Utah road extension
JOAN MEINERS, The Spectrum
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1of3In this March 28, 2021, photo, Tom Butine, board president of Conserve Southwest Utah, looks over land along the Southern Parkway near Sand Hollow Reservoir in Washington County, Utah, where developers seek to extend the Long Valley Road into desert tortoise habitat to accommodate a new subdivision. (Joan Meiners/The Spectrum via AP)Joan Meiners/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3In this March 28, 2021, photo, a D.R Horton s developer s sign is posted at the existing exit for Long Valley Road showing plans for a new 2,100 single family homes and townhomes subdivision along the Southern Parkway near Sand Hollow Reservoir in Washington County, Utah. Conservationists are fighting plans to extend Long Valley Road south into desert tortoise habitat to provide a second entrance to the subdivision. (Joan Meiners/The Spectrum via AP)Joan Meiners/APShow MoreShow Less
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Cove Wash Trailhead remains open in Washington County
ST. GEORGE, Utah The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) trailhead for the Cove Wash Trails remains open and accessible by alternative routes while the City of Santa Clara conducts road and other infrastructure improvements that are expected to continue until late spring or early summer.
The access point for vehicles is limited to 4x4 vehicles only due to the conditions of the route, while a second route allows for mountain bike access to the trailheads.
Both routes are shown, along with the areas affected by construction, on the city’s website at South Hills Water Improvements Project 2021 (arcgis.com). The bike route is accessible at Clary Hills Drive, near the intersection of Clary Hills Drive and Gates Lane. The vehicle access is adjacent to the roundabout for Clary Hills Drive, Boomers Loop West and West Colbey Loop.