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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 3-112 Final environmental impact statement on the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project and Daniel Replacement Project, page 3-112 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 3-112 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; comment letter no 19 karen ricks wasatch county water efficiency project and daniel replacement project DEIS DEES deel dens dels 9 19.51 1951 19.52 1952 19.53 1953 19.54 1954 19.55 1955 19.56 1956 19.57 1957 19.58 1958 cont page 9 of 12 W 385 3 85 left col 3rd ard para 355.2 3552 3552 UDWR 1995 and holden et al 1994 are not shown in the references cited also theres a sentence fragment at the end of the next paragraph W 386 3 86 section 3563.1 35631 35631 DEIS DEES dels indicates that impacts to cutthroat trout spawning areas could occur in reaches of the upper strawberry river tributaries tributa ries due to abandonment and removal of diversion facilities these actions should be evaluated in view of the draft bonneville cutthroat trout conservation agreement which is being developed W 387 3 87 left col 2nd and para 356311 35631.1 A reference is made to the SOPS in chapter 1 of the DEIS the SOPs do not mention address or consider impacts of turbidity on spawning season or egg incubation for fish in the stream when DIC structures are removed from strawberry valley based on the vague information presented we feel that instream instrewn unstrewn in stream strewn construction could have significant impact on game fish and their habitat and disagree with the statement that there would be no significant impacts because of implementation of the SOPS the DEIS does describe the impacts of removing the structures during spring and fall spawning seasons but the decision of exactly when removal will or occur cur is left unanswered this does not need attention here but should be brought up again in the final design phase and be made pait part parn pann palt of the environmental commitments checklist ECC W 389 3 89 right col 2nd and para the paragraph describing indirect benefits to coop co op clyde and other tributary creeks is clearer here in the DEIS than it was in the PDEIS however it is still unclear how improved conditions in the strawberry river will provide fish refuge for fish trapped in tributaries tributa ries during low flow periods generally fish will not recognize that flows will decrease in their stream streain and that they should move downstream past any pools in their stream strewn to reach better flows in another stream W 390 3 90 section 3563.2 35632 35632 the ile tle DEIS indicates possible impacts to leatherside chub habitat but does not fully discuss this issue additionally the statement that leatherside leathers ide chub are opportunistic and able to adapt to a variety of habitat is unknown this statement implies that they might not be impacted as significantly as other species due to their adaptability leatherside chub were so scarce in heber valley streams that they were probably barely surviving rather than adapting to the variety of habitat conditions that may not necessarily represent preferred conditions these actions should be evaluated in view of the draft leatherside chub conservation plan which is being developed W 390 3 90 left col 2nd and para discrepancy between sources of information for the length of the temperature equilibrium zone again which WQ tech report is correct W 391 3 91 left col last para 35634 3563.4 33634 change wording from support a put and take fishery to continue or maintain the put and take fishery so reader will realize that the stream is already aheady being managed as a put and take fishery fv 391 3 91 section 3563 3563 35633 3563.3 356.3 33633 35633 3 the DEIS indicates impacts for invertebrates and amphibians would be the same as game fish species this is questionable and needs further evaluation in 3112 3 112 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/3565 |
