Sedona AZ (October 19, 2010) – The U. S. Forest Service has sent out a letter to some residents in the Chapel and Broken Arrow area to announce a public meeting October 21, 2010, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Red Rock Ranger Station to present its decision to install a 1.5 million gallon water tank in the Little Horse area of the Coconino National Forest.
There has been no local news media announcement of this meeting. The announcement of this proposed action was placed in the Arizona Daily Sun on October 14, 2010, and interested parties have 30 days to comment in writing.
The legal notice can be accessed at http://www.azdailysun.com
Judy Adams, Lands Team Leader for the Red Rock Ranger District, is listed as the contact person for this project and can be reached at 928 203-7506, per the public notice announcement.
ST.com Editor: We were unsuccessful in obtaining information on the tank proposal and scope of work: Using Google, we searched for photos of a 1.5 million gallon water tank: We found the following Austin Texas story (complete with a photo not included here) of a 2 million gallon tank recently built. We also found a photograph (complete with story not included here) of a New Jersey town’s recent installation of the 1 million gallon tank.
We will update you if and when the Forest Service provides us with more information.
Google Story: New 2 Million Gallon Water Tank Updated: Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009, 6:22 PM CDT Published : Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009, 5:39 PM CDT
Austin, TX – A major city construction project to conserve water in a $8.3 million water tank that will hold 2 million gallons of reclaimed water is nearly complete.
The reclaimed water at the Mueller development isn’t for drinking but is perfect for watering lawns, washing cars and flushing toilets. The water stored in the tank will come from waste-water treatment plants and go to customers like Morris Williams golf course, the Mueller neighborhood and eventually UT.
The city says there will be six more tanks like this, with this one expected to save 1.5 billion gallons a year. Austin Water Utility will begin filling up the massive tank on Saturday.
New 1 million gallon water tank in New Jersey town
This is city water, not forest service water. Look on the city website:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/nepa/nepa_project.shtml?project=8778
Here are a few of the available informational documents posted on-line: Thank you, Lin Ennis, for providing the link. There are several changes and updates not available on-line. As they and more documents become available, we will distribute on this site: To access the documents listed below, use the link in the prior comment:
Analysis DocumentsEA_CoverTOC&Chapter1_10-12 (PDF 1747kb)
Preliminary Environmental Assessment, Table of Contents and Chapter 1 Purpose and Need and Background
EA_Chapter2_10-12 (PDF 1638kb)
Preliminary EA Chapter 2, Alternative Descriptions and Overview Comparison of Alternatives
EA_Chapter3_10-12 (PDF 457kb)
Preliminary EA Chapter 3, Existing Condition and Consequences of Alternatives
EA_Chapter4&5_10-12 (PDF 400kb)
Preliminary EA Chapters 4 and 5, Preparers and References
30dayletter (PDF 151kb)
Cover letter from the Forest Supervisor on 30 day comment period.
Legal No (PDF 7kb)
Copy of Legal Notice from the Arizona Daily Sun internet site. Published October 14, 2010
Analysis DocumentsViewshed Report Figure 6 – Broken Arrow Viewshed (PDF 1275kb)
Broken Arrow Alternative Viewshed Map from Scenery Analysis
Viewshed Report Figure 7 – Chapel Viewshed (PDF 3128kb)
Chapel Alternative Viewshed Map from Scenery Analysis
Viewshed Report Figure 8 – Little Horse Viewshed (PDF 3493kb)
Little Horse Alternative Viewshed Map from Scenery Analysis
Appendix B – Photo Simulations (PDF 972kb)
Photo simulations of the water tank at each of the three alternatives from a key observation point.