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Long Valley Estates Water Project-Heaton Livestock
Region: Southern
ID: 4255
Project Status: Completed
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Need for Project
To obtain a more permanent water source to supplement and existing system that struggles to keep up with demand of livestock and wildlife. Heaton's have water piped into a current system but during the peak demand the spring cannot keep up with the demand and water has to be hauled to keep enough available water for the mule deer and livestock. By increasing the water into the system the Heaton's should eliminate the need to haul water and help with livestock and wildlife distribution.
Provide evidence about the nature of the problem and the need to address it. Identify the significance of the problem using a variety of data sources. For example, if a habitat restoration project is being proposed to benefit greater sage-grouse, describe the existing plant community characteristics that limit habitat value for greater sage-grouse and identify the changes needed for habitat improvement.
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Objectives
To tie into the Kane County conservancy water district water tank, install a electric pump, install a 6 foot vault to pump the water out of and into a new pipeline to will connect to the current system. Approximately 3.10 miles of pipeline will be needed to complete the system. The new system will include 2 new watering facilities. The System currently has a large storage tank and from that point a solar system with a 500 ft lift will be needed to get water to the upper portion of the pipeline. This will help Heaton's to be able to better manage grazing and move cows from pasture to pasture because the demand of water being met.
Provide an overall goal for the project and then provide clear, specific and measurable objectives (outcomes) to be accomplished by the proposed actions. If possible, tie to one or more of the public benefits UWRI is providing.
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Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?)
Over the last few years the spring that currently feeds the watering system has been drying up or not having enough flow to keep enough available water for the livestock, and mule deer on the this portion of Heaton's property. If they do not tie into the proposed system livestock and wildlife will not have sufficient water, and continued water hauling be have to be done to keep up with demand.
LOCATION: Justify the proposed location of this project over other areas, include publicly scrutinized planning/recovery documents that list this area as a priority, remote sensing modeling that show this area is a good candidate for restoration, wildlife migration information and other data that help justify this project's location.
TIMING: Justify why this project should be implemented at this time. For example, Is the project area at risk of crossing an ecological or other threshold wherein future restoration would become more difficult, cost prohibitive, or even impossible.
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Relation to Management Plans
Utah Wildlife Action Plan 2015-2025 Utah Statewide Mule deer management plan Mule deer Unit plans- Zion, Panguitch Lake and Paunsaugunt Utah Statewide ElK Management Plan Elk Unit Plans-Zion, Panguitch Lake and Paunsaugunt Virgin River Watershed Management Plan (2006). Kanab Field Office Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan (RMP), signed October 31, 2008. VEG-30, 32, 33, 35. SOL-3
List management plans where this project will address an objective or strategy in the plan. Describe how the project area overlaps the objective or strategy in the plan and the relevance of the project to the successful implementation of those plans. It is best to provide this information in a list format with the description immediately following the plan objective or strategy.
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Fire/Fuels
Proper livestock grazing and proper timing and the opportunity to be flexible with grazing times can reduce the fine fuels that could carry a fire. Livestock grazing is a great management tool.
If applicable, detail how the proposed project will significantly reduce the risk of fuel loading and/or continuity of hazardous fuels including the use of fire-wise species in re-seeding operations. Describe the value of any features being protected by reducing the risk of fire. Values may include; communities at risk, permanent infrastructure, municipal watersheds, campgrounds, critical wildlife habitat, etc. Include the size of the area where fuels are being reduced and the distance from the feature(s) at risk.
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Water Quality/Quantity
Water Quality and quantity will be increased as the new troughs and pipeline are installed, it will eliminate the livestock and wildlife from loafing and stomping the riparian, thus improving water quality and quantity. Water quantity will be increased because of available storage and new troughs.
Describe how the project has the potential to improve water quality and/or increase water quantity, both over the short and long term. Address run-off, erosion, soil infiltration, and flooding, if applicable.
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Compliance
N/A it is all on Private ground- and easement may possible be acquired to tie into the conservancy district system. The Kane county conservancy district has agreed to sell Heaton Livestock Co water for livestock north of Alton. The agreement is for 99 yrs and will be used in the summer months while grazing there. Thanks Heaton Livestock co
Description of efforts, both completed and planned, to bring the proposed action into compliance with any and all cultural resource, NEPA, ESA, etc. requirements. If compliance is not required enter "not applicable" and explain why not it is not required.
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Methods
Heaton's would begin project construction as soon as funding is available if they are funded. Heaton's have already been in contact with Jed Heaton who sells and installs HDPE pipe. He has said is willing to do the project especially if he could get multiple projects.
Describe the actions, activities, tasks to be implemented as part of the proposed project; how these activities will be carried out, equipment to be used, when, and by whom.
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Monitoring
This area is critical sage grouse area, having water and overflow ponds and drinkers will be of huge benefit to grouse. Several grouse have GPS trackers and they are monitored on a daily base with GPS, there is also ground monitoring done. Wildlife Monitoring Plans: Currently, mule deer pellet counts occur each year. Mule deer pellet counts will continue on a yearly basis. Wildlife studies such as mule deer counts would continue with coordination with UDWR and local working groups.
Describe plans to monitor for project success and achievement of stated objectives. Include details on type of monitoring (vegetation, wildlife, etc.), schedule, assignments and how the results of these monitoring efforts will be reported and/or uploaded to this project page. If needed, upload detailed plans in the "attachments" section.
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Partners
Heaton Livestock Co Alton CWMU GIP Kane County Water Conservancy District
List any and all partners (agencies, organizations, NGO's, private landowners) that support the proposal and/or have been contacted and included in the planning and design of the proposed project. Describe efforts to gather input and include these agencies, landowners, permitees, sportsman groups, researchers, etc. that may be interested/affected by the proposed project. Partners do not have to provide funding or in-kind services to a project to be listed.
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Future Management
By installing pipeline and troughs and improving the current system the allotment will be able to managed on a rotational bases, this will give Heaton's an opportunity to rest pastures and give pastures within the allotment to set seed at least every other year. The water being spread across that allotment will allow for this rotational system.
Detail future methods or techniques (including administrative actions) that will be implemented to help in accomplishing the stated objectives and to insure the long term success/stability of the proposed project. This may include: post-treatment grazing rest and/or management plans/changes, wildlife herd/species management plan changes, ranch plans, conservation easements or other permanent protection plans, resource management plans, forest plans, etc.
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Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources
Rangeland conditions are expected to improve following implementation of the propose water storage system. The health, vigor, recruitment and production of perennial grasses, forbs and shrubs would improve which would provide a more palatable and nutritional source of forage for both livestock and wildlife, because of better livestock distribution and proper use. This will allow for proper rest during the growing season. Overall livestock performance (e.g. increased cow weights, increased calf crops, increased weaning weights, etc) and improve the economic stability of the permittees due to an increase in the quantity and quality of grasses and other herbaceous forage which are important to livestock grazing. With proper grazing do to proper livestock distribution should lead to improved range condition, and increase available forage for livestock and wildlife. The proposed system will benefit 450 head of livestock from July 15th-October 1st.
Potential for the proposed action to improve quality or quantity of sustainable uses such as grazing, timber harvest, biomass utilization, recreation, etc. Grazing improvements may include actions to improve forage availability and/or distribution of livestock.
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