bonners ferry ranger district road decommissioning

Bonners Ferry Ranger District Road Decommissioning

4/19/2010

Includes…

• Roads that were rendered hydrologically inert• Past 5 years 2004-2009• Watershed location• Roads decom. from active sales(pending)• Also identifies proposed road

decommissioning

Idaho Panhandle National ForestsAdministrative Units

Decommissioned Roads

• Most in Myrtle Creek Watershed• Boundary Creek Watershed• Roads in Meadow, Mission and Moyie to be

decommissioned thru active sales• Proposed Decom. in Boulder Cr. and Myrtle

Cr. And Meadow Cr.

Myrtle CreekRoad Network Mileage

1309 0.7

2400 0.4

2405 12.0

633 2.7

Total 15.8

Completed:

Proposed:

Road Network Mileage

2411 8.8

2692 1.3

Total 10.1

2008 IDEQ Integrated Report Impairments

Water Temperature

2405A-Deep Ripping

1309-Full Recontour

Boundary Creek

Road Network Mileage

2450 5.65

Completed:

2008 IDEQ Integrated Report

EPA Approved TMDL for Temperature

Roads Decommissioned Upon Completion of Active Sales

Watershed Impairment Miles Decom.

Templeman/Meadow Cr. -Temperature-Benthic-Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments

0.8

Mission/Kootenai River -Combined Biota/Habitat Bioassessments-Temperature

2.3

Moyie River None (this segment) 0.2

Total

3.3

Boulder Creek (Proposed)Road Network Mileage

2112 2.0

2173 2.4

2627 4.2

Total

8.6

2008 IDEQ Integrated Report Impairments

Temperature

Combined Biota/Habitat Bioassessments

Proposed:

Summary

Watershed Miles of road completed

Myrtle Creek 15.8

Boundary Creek 5.7

Mission/Meadow/Moyie 3.3

TOTAL 24.7

Watershed Miles of road proposed

Myrtle 10.1

Boulder 8.6

Total 18.7

Total Completed within 5 years on the Bonners Ferry RD

Total currently proposed on BFRD

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