Utah · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Santa Clara / Gunlock
BLM's map records no relevance finding for this one. BLM's records place 11 rights of way inside the line today, and a grazing allotment covers part of it. It covers 2,002 acres and was designated March 1, 1999, in the St George Field Office RMP. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.
One of the 1,120 places the Bureau of Land Management has designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This page shows its line, what BLM found there and what sits inside it.
The line
The rights of way
11 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 9 under non-energy facilities and 2 under other energy facilities.
- ST. GEORGE, CITY OF (Utah)6rights of way
- WASHINGTON COUNTY (Utah) - WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT2rights of way
- UTAH STATE PARKS & RECREATION1right of way
- ST GEORGE CITY OF1right of way
- WASHINGTON COUNTY (Utah)1right of way
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- Gunlock7,266acres
The nearest areas
- Santa Clara River / Land HillUtah · 1,664 acres · 4 rights of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it8miles
- South HillsUtah · 1,994 acres · 1 right of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it9miles
- Red BluffUtah · 6,166 acres · 1 right of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it11miles
- Lower Virgin RiverUtah · 1,806 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it16miles
- Webb HillUtah · 520 acres · 8 rights of way16miles
More from BLM's Utah office
Every area BLM's Utah office holdsThe proposed rule
A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Santa Clara / Gunlock. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.
The rule's abstract
The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026