Upgrade Corridor Area Fire Protection

Finding of No Significant Impact
July 2003

This Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is available as a PDF file. PDF files retain the look and feel of the original document (including typography, page layout, and graphics).

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Environmental Assessment
April 25 2003

The National Park Service is proposing to upgrade the existing water distribution system connected to the Transcanyon pipeline to deliver the volume and pressure needed to supply fire sprinkler and standpipe hydrant systems at four sites along the corridor area trails: Indian Garden, Phantom Ranch, Cottonwood Camp and Roaring Spring. The proposal would also install detection and alarm systems, automated sprinkler systems, and an enhanced and expanded standpipe hydrant system with associated equipment to protect several of the most vulnerable structures. The standpipe system upgrade would install new hydrants capable of the required regulatory flow at key locations and includes the installation of hose boxes, fire hose, nozzles, and other required fire protection equipment.

This environmental assessment evaluates potential impacts from two alternatives: the preferred (described above) and the no-action alternative. Under the no-action alternative, operation of the four sites would continue under the present management operation. Historic and non-historic structures would continue to be inadequately protected from fire. Public Comment period for the EA ended May 28, 2003.

The Environmental Asssessment Upgrade Corridor Area Fire Protection is available in two formats, as a PDF file and as a text file. PDF files retain the look and feel of the original document (including typography, page layout, and graphics), text files do not.

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Scoping Letter
August 2002

On August 2, 2002 the National Park Service sent out a Scoping Letter seeking comments on the proposed Cross-Canyon Corridor Fire Protection. The overall scope of the proposed action was to upgrade fire protection systems and the supporting water delivery network at four sites in the Corridor Area, consistent with current direction in the 1995 GMP. The proposal would improve visitor and employee safety but would not cause changes to existing visitor use patterns. The purpose of the scoping letter was to describe the initial proposed action for the project and to solicit comments from those who might have had issues or concerns regarding the proposal before the environmental analysis for the project was begun. Public comment for the Scoping Letter ended September 3, 2002.

PDF file - Cross-Canyon Corridor Fire Protection (General Scoping) - 114kb