2018 Legislation Opposition Letter
Oppose- HR5597 National Sign-on
Northern Corridor/Washington Parkway Highway
Meeting our transportation needs without the Northern Corridor Highway CSU at the Dixie Transportation Expo Conserve Southwest Utah shared grassroots transportation alternatives with hundreds of Washington County residents at the Dixie Transportation Expo Over 600 people attended the Dixie Transportation Expo on February 12th to learn about the future of transportation in Washington…
DetailsHelp Wanted! Northern Corridor Highway Draft EIS
Help Wanted! The Bureau of Land Management released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for the Northern Corridor Highway on June 12, 2020. The draft EIS and associated plans/documents weigh in at a whopping 1,174 pages! The public comment period ends on September 10, 2020. Conserve Southwest Utah is calling on all the observers,…
Details2007 Red Hills Parkway Environmental Assessment and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation
The Northern Corridor was rejected in a 2007 environmental assessment. These sections from pp. 2-9 and 2-10 explain why the road was eliminated from further consideration.
DetailsAerial Footage of the Proposed Northern Corridor Route
Aerial footage of the proposed Washington Parkway extension through the Northern Corridor Right of Way in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve/National Conservation Area
Mobilizing for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Mobilizing for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) After Conserve Southwest Utah helped defeat legislative efforts in late 2018 that would have forced development of the Northern Corridor, Washington County began a complex process of attempting to “write” the highway into the renewal of the Habitat Conservation Plan. In 1996, the Washington County Habitat…
Details2019 Dixie Transportation Expo Survey Results
Local residents engaged with Conserve Southwest Utah’s grassroots transportation alternatives, providing valuable feedback that will help our county solve its transportation challenges. Visitors to CSU’s booth engaged in nitty-gritty conversations about road alignments and traffic levels, but also shared inspiring stories about the value of our public lands for present and future generations. We thank…
DetailsLake Powell Pipeline NEWS
Articles about the Lake Powell Pipeline: Causes of Declining Colorado River Stream Flows 2018 Will The Wests Great River go dry Feb 2019 Lake Powell could become Dead Pool Jan 2019 Cost burden of Lake Powell Pipeline on Taxpayers 2018 Where the Water Goes 2017, New Yorker A county in Utah wants to suck…
DetailsMarch 20, 2019 Status Report to the Utah Board of Water Resources on CSU’s 5 Water Questions
3-20-19 Status Report to the Utah Board of Water Resources on the 5 questions