Record Details
page 92
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 92 Municipal And Industrial System draft supplement to the final environmental statement, page 92 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Date | 2005-08-30 |
| Format | 92 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; attachment ATTA A QI norini nnrini tim XIM A a A WETLAND ANALYSIS ALYSIS AN some of the shoreline or littoral area of the reservoir would be classified as wetland habitat within the lacustrine system according to the fish and wildlife services definition the littoral wetland would extend from the shoreward boundary of the system to a depth of about 6.6 66 66 gg feety feet beety with this definition the proposed jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir would provide a littoral wetland measuring about 103 acres at the average water surface elevation however it is estimated that only about 23 or 69 acres of this amount would be included in the corps of engineers definition of littoral wetlands those shoreline areas on the north and east ends of the reservoir with gentle flat gradients both the limnetic and littoral habitats in the reservoir would provide partial compensation for wetland values lost from dam construction inundation of the reservoir basin and highway relocations these values are as follows 1 flood prevention the dam and reservoir would be designed with a surcharge capacity of about 12800 acre feet for flood control this would more than compensate for the temporary flood retention benefits exhibited by the existing wetlands and floodplain flood plain 2 water quality protection the reservoir would be managed to minimize water quality problems within the reservoir itself and to improve the downstream water quality of the provo river and deer creek reservoir adherence to the proposed water quality management plan would more than compensate for the filtering value of the existing wetlands sediments nutrients and heavy metals would be better controlled with the reservoir in place 3 wildlife habitat the littoral habitat of the proposed reservoir would provide replacement breeding and feeding habitats for water oriented species such as waterfowl shore and wading birds and fur bearers the open water areas would provide resting areas for many species of migratory birds the shoreline area would also provide valuable watering areas for terrestrial wildlife species the replacement habitat value for wetlands would be from 69 to 103 acres as described above the terrestrial wildlife mitigation plan would compensate for other terrestrial wildlife impacts 4 recreation the reservoir would provide many more recreational days than the existing wetlands and surrounding area now provide the type of recreational activities would change toward flatwater fl atwater fishing and water contact sports however there still would be ample opportunities tuni ties for other activities such as hiking hunting photography and environmental eduction stream fishery losses would be compensated under the fishery mitigation plan J 1 fish and wildlife service 1979 classification of wetlands and b deep eep beep water habitats of the united states FWSOBS 7931 page 12 92 |
| Identifier | NONE http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/2265 |
