No permit should be required if less than 50 cubic yards are moved. A little bit of work should tell us a lot. ODOT wants to know our long-term plans. Will require mitigation Need to check with regulators before taking action. If okay, BLM will notify Dave Ramey and he will mobilize a work party of volunteers.
First priority is to take care of elk pastures.
It will be a phased-in approach. Want to keep the present herd size. Engineering work will be required. We want to do mitigation once, not every time we want to clean a ditch. Don't have cost estimates yet.