Water is essential for wildlife and livestock grazing on Forest Service lands east of Mount Nebo. There are 2 new springs in this area that the Forest Service has approved for development. The Juab Livestock Association is planning on improving these springs and adding troughs that will provide reliable water for livestock and wildlife. These springs will add to the water systems on this allotment and help manage livestock grazing. This area is Dead Calf Spring and Slab Pile Spring are 2 new areas approved by the Forest Service for spring development

* Improve Dead Calf Spring and Slab Pile Spring * Install water collection structures piping and spring boxes at each site * Install two 600 gallon aluminum troughs at each site with fencing to secure troughs

The Forest Service has completed NEPA on these springs and this project is ready for completion. These spring locations will provide water in new areas and help distribute livestock and wildlife use on the Nebo Unit. Lack of action will prevent the use of these Spring heads and they may be damaged by livestock and wildlife trying to access water.

This project will help meet some of the goals and objectives of the following plans. Statewide Mule Deer Plan Habitat Objective 1: Maintain mule deer habitat throughout the state by protecting and enhancing existing crucial habitats and mitigating for losses due to natural and human impacts. B. Habitat Management and Conservation a. Work with local, state and federal land management agencies via land management plans and with private landowners to identify and properly manage crucial mule deer habitats, especially fawning, wintering, and migration areas This project will help meet some of the goals and objectives of the unit 16, Central Mountains mule deer plan. HABITAT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES * Continue to improve, protect, and restore sagebrush steppe habitats critical to deer. Cooperate with federal land management agencies and private landowners in carrying out habitat improvements such as pinion-juniper removal, reseedings, controlled burns, grazing management, water developments etc. on public and private lands. Habitat improvement projects will occur on both winter ranges as well as summer range

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This project will provide good quality, dependable perennial water at these remote locations. The water at these springs is currently just flowing on the ground. Water will be captured and put into troughs. Once the troughs are filled, the excess water will overflow back onto the ground.

The U.S. Forest Service has completed NEPA on these springs and has given the green light for spring development to the Juab Livestock Association.

Hire a contractor with a helicopter to fly in materials to two remote locations. Juab Livestock members and volunteers will install spring collection structures, fencing and troughs.

Juab Livestock Association members will be responsible to monitor and maintain these troughs

This project is being done with the cooperation of the Juab Livestock Association, U.S. Forest Service, Grazing Improvement Program and the Division of Wildlife Resources.

This project occurs on lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service. The permittee grazing in this area is responsible to maintain fences and water structures.

This project will enhance grazing management on this allotment. Grazing will be better distributed and more water will be available for both livestock and wildlife.