Record Details
page C-9
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page C-9 Final environmental statement : authorized Upalco Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page C-9 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | C-9 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; the upalco unit would provide approximately 207890 recreation fishing and hunting days annually and thereby satisfy about 12 percent of the estimated 1700000 days of new recreation demand that is projected co to occur in the area by 1985 see section B 20 ai 2i the largest general recreation and fishing increases would occur because of the new opportunities created by taskeech Tas keech reservoir substant substan tiai gains would also occur in the fishing value of the stabilized high country lakes moon lake reservoir and twin pots reservoir but these gains would be slightly offset by losses in fishery values at big sand wash reservoir A significant tradeoff is the projected loss of 910 stream fisherman days annually this despite the extensive project stream fishery mitigation measures and the 2 miles of new public access to the yellowstone yellows cone tone river that would occur as a result of private land acquisitions associated with the projects wildlife program with the new access to the river however the entire length of the yellowstone river within the national forest boundary would become publicly access ible the modest increase in hunting opportunities would come about largely because of the improved upland game habitat predicted to occur on project lands as a result of the increased water supply and from mitigation lands administered by the forest service two spinoff impacts could occur with the construction of taskeech Tas keech reservoir and the reservoir stabilization program there might be an unquantifiable spillover from reservoir fishing to stream fishing necessitating an increased stocking program also with additional visitors at taskeech Tas keech reservoir greater recreation use could occur on the uintah and ouray reservation despite the trend toward increased costs of tribal hunting and fishing permits for non utes more permits probably would be purchased because of the general upsurge of visitors in the area it is possible that visitors to taskeech Tas keech reservoir with use permits valid only inside reservoir withdrawal boundaries could inadvertently stray onto tribal land where entry presently is restricted to those in the area for tribally approved reasons any unsanctioned visitors on this land might pose jurisdictional and policing problems for the utes although this is a poten tiai problem that should be recognized the utes have clearly marked reservation boundaries and they would be expected to continue this practice at taskeech Tas keech reservoir if the recreation opportunities to be provided by the proposed uintah unit are considered jointly with those offered by the upalco unit the two projects together would provide 422820 recreation days or about 25 percent of the estimated demand for new recreation in the area by 1986 e minerals and mineral development the construction of taskeech Tas keech reservoir and other project features would not jeopardize the recovery of any known mineral re C 9 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/2849 |
