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Duchesne County Water Conservancy District (DCWCD) - East Watershed Plan

The project is funded through authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.

Public Notice of Availability

The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with the Duchesne County Water Conservancy District (DCWCD) as the project sponsor, announce the availability of the Draft Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Duchesne County Water Efficiency Project (Project) within the Eastern Duchesne Watershed in Duchesne County, Utah. This project is partially funded through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law [PL] 83-566). The Project proposes agricultural water management improvements at seven (7) locations within the Eastern Duchesne Watershed in Duchesne County, Utah.

Project Description

The Duchesne County Water Efficiency Project (Project) is in east central Duchesne County, Utah. The purpose of the Project is to provide agricultural water management improvements for irrigation water delivery efficiency and water conservation in the existing irrigation systems of the Eastern Duchesne Watershed. There is a need to reduce water loss, improve system reliability and safety, expand the system to meet existing user water rights, provide pressurized irrigation capabilities, improve water quality, and reduce problematic and costly operations and maintenance issues in the current systems.

NEPA Analysis

NRCS, as the lead federal agency, has prepared a Plan-EA to analyze potential impacts to the natural and human environment from this project. The Plan-EA also integrates analysis following the Principles, Requirements and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources Implementation Studies and Federal Water Resource Investments (PRG, 2018).   The Plan-EA has gone through review by the State NRCS, National Watershed Management Center, and the National NRCS Headquarters, and is now available for public review and comment.

Current Status

A public meeting for the Draft Plan-EA was held on May 12, 2025. The public comment period was April 23, 2025 to May 23, 2025.

Watch a recorded presentation during the May 12 Draft Plan-EA Meeting for the Duchesne County Water Efficiency Project.

On September 5, 2025, NRCS issued a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) for the Final Plan-EA. See below for the Final Plan-EA and FONSI.

The project is moving into the design phase, and construction could begin as early as fall 2026.

Project Documents

Contact Information

For further project information please contact:

Anders Fillerup, Utah State NRCS Office
Address: 125 South State Street
SLC, UT 84138-1100
Phone: (385) 245-7709
Email: anders.fillerup@usda.gov

Updated:    September 2025