Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 8 Final environmental statement : authorized Upalco Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page 8 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 8 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 6 chemical physical and biological biologic 1 unteg integ integrity rity riLy of the aquatic ecosystem below the points poiits of discharge disi inae would w u H not be in jln aln jeopardy as a a result of fill till placement p laue lace lacefrit irit frit nt above the chi che Tas yas taskeech tiskpech tysk Tisk keech pech weech dam dan approximately 4.4 44 44 miles of riverine river nverinp ine lne ino habitat hani haDi hanl tat would be converted to lacustrine habitat and above boneta diversion Diver sut sui smi dam about 0.25 025 miles of riverine habitat would become bei ome one lac lai lacustrine ustine ustnne habitat 2 impact on food ham chain him see section IIAI of this his report this rhib impact is the nii nil niiniti minimal nini niTi a I 1 ampa impa impact t possible oobsibl3 dossible pos DOS Sible sibie co to still achl ai hlpve ve project pecl p pece ece ecl objectives 3 impact on diversity of plant and animal species pei pec aci pci ira lra not significant signif signia leant most impact would he be of a short term tern nature longterm long term impacts ov 0 unavoidable impacts impat ts are considered under mitigative mitigati ve actions incorporated into the design of operation of the project see d4 da of EIS FIS els 4 impact on movement into and out of feeding spawning breeding and nursery areas see section iia3 ila tia iian IIA 3 of this report and the above para graph vica vic3 VIC 3 5 impact on wetland areas having significant functions of water quality mai mal maintenance iterance itenance there would he a 3 loss of wetland habitat habit it presently acting as a sediment filter and water retention retentioi basin for surface runoff snow melt and thunderstorms into the streams As a result the amount of silt would increase slightly but would be settled seccled out within the reservoir basin in addition a reduction in biological uptake of nutrients th through rouh water and soil into vegetation egetation ege cation tation catlon would occur because of the loss of vegetation in the existing wetland areas 6 impact on areas that serve co to retain letain natural high waters or flood waters not significant see iia11 of this report 7 methods to minimize minimize turbidity see c6 ca and d3b dab D 3b ab of EIS 6 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/3402 |
