Record Details
page I-21
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page I-21 Final environmental statement : authorized Upalco Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page I-21 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | I-21 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; response section VIC vica vic5 5 has been changed to reflect the value of the wetland areas and other habitats as having a function for water quality maintenance 4 comment the final environmental impact statement should include a discussion as to what mitigation efforts the bureau plans to undertake in order to replace wetlands lost as a result of the project or what measures will be taken to improve existing wetlands response the mitigation plan is described in section a4b9 of the FES the bureau of reclamation has cooperated with other government agencies to develop the best mitigation plan for habitat replacement however the beaver pond willow type of wetland habitat that would be lost is not available on the lands proposed for acquisition in the wildlife mitigation plan and it would not be practical to develop such habitat in these lands 5 comment another area of concern to the EPA is the projects impacts on salinity As the bureau is aware salinity is the major basinwide basin wide water quality problem of the colorado river drainage the EIS should reflect the seriousness of this problem and not merely regard it as an unavoidable adverse effect mitigative measures to control salinity increases resulting from the projects operation should be delineated in the f final inal finai inai EIS response the upalco unit would not increase salt loading to the colorado river system but would only increase salc salt saic concentration levels because of stream depletion through consumptive use this impact is thoroughly discussed in the FES this unavoidable impact is allowed by congress through legislating to the states the right to develop their allotted shares of colorado river water to offset these salinity increases as states develop their shares of the water congress passed the colorado river basin salinity control act this act is a basin wide program of salinity control not connected in any way to individual water resource projects nor is i is s the act intended to mitigate adverse salinity effects of these projects on an individual basis its objective is to control or decrease the salinity wherever it can be accomplished in the whole colorado river basin specific mitigative measures to control salinity increases resulting from project operation are not incorporated into individual project plans 1 21 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/3560 |
