Record Details
page I-174
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page I-174 Final environmental statement : authorized Upalco Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page I-174 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | I-174 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; memorandum to files subject response to letter of september 18 1979 from dorothy harvey citizens for a responsible central utah project commenting on the upalco unit draft environmental statement 1 comment it appears to me that the draft EIS upalco unit CUP indicates that the bureau of reclamation approach to water management is wholly committed to structural developments that of storing waters from uinta mountain streams and dispensing it to a limited area in the uintah basin for indian and non indian uses no proposals are made for alternative management of water in the basin ie dual water management recycling more efficient use of water water conservation by irrigators irrigatory communities and industry andor conjunctive development of the extensive aquifer located in the uintah basin similar comments are repeated on page 3 paragraph 1 and page 7 paragraphs 7 and 11 of the letter response both structural and nonstructural measures are planned and needed to improve water management in the uinta basin the upalco unit plan can be viewed as the primarily structural component of an overall effort involving the federal government the state and local entities to implement different programs in the basin all of which include improvements in water management nonstructural measures are or will be included in the plans of the soil conservation service to improve on farm practices in the best management practices recommended by the uintah basin association of governments 208 plan in elements of the rural clean water program administered by the state and EPA A provision for irrigation management scheduling which would improve the timing of water deliveries is is included as a nonstructural measure in the draft of the proposed contract for the repayment of upalco unit water in addition the bureaus water supply improvement program a joint effort with the soil conservation service will conserve water through canal rehabilitation and changes in operational measures however nonstructural measures and conservation practices alone cannot eliminate the need for irrigation water during the late season months of september and october this shortage hampers many of the effors edfors mentioned above to improve water management and reduce salinity in the colorado river and its tributaries tributa ries the upalco unit would eliminate that shortage and curtail the current practice of excessive flood irrigation during the spring runoff in may and june the provision of a late season supply could also lead to the nonstructural measure of retiring certain poor quality lands from productivity since a more timely water supply would be available for use throughout the entire growing season on the better quality lands 1 174 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/3541 |
