CX-018538: Upper Methow Groundwater Slough

Categorical Exclusion Determination

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

August 21, 2018
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Bonneville Power Administration proposes to fund the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation for the purchase of approximately 13 acres of property, referred to as the Upper Methow Groundwater Slough Property Acquisition in Okanogan County, Washington. The Yakama Nation will own and manage the Upper Methow Groundwater Slough property for fish and wildlife conservation purposes and Bonneville Power Administration will receive a conservation easement to ensure that the habitat values on the property are always protected.