Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 285 Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit : Diamond Fork Power System : final Environmental Impact Statement, page 285 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 285 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; consultation AND coordination continued adverse impact during dry years there would be a shortage within the system therefore output from diamond fork would be beneficial 123 comment the EIS states that 204900 acre feet of colorado river water is to be used for irrigation yet ed clyde lawyer for the district stated that the bonneville unit central utah projects water development is now an energy development this changes the economics of the bonneville unit the question must be answered whether in fact bonneville unit water is being developed cheaply at federal subsidy costs for irrigation water and under the guise of developing irrigation water when in fact it will be ultimately a more costly mai mal water project response the bonneville unit is a multipurpose project designed to meet existing or projected needs for municipal industrial and agricultural water recreation electric power and flood control the diamond fork power system would utilize the transbasin trans basin diversion of unit water from the uinta basin to the bonneville basin to generate power but would consume essentially no water As stated in chapter I 1 of the feisthe FEIS fels the water supply for irrigation is 166800 acre feet the amount of 204900 acre feet used in the DES was in error although there are no plans to do so at this time if some of this water were converted to municipal and industrial uses in the future project costs would change very little but repayment would differ all costs of municipal and industrial water must be repaid with interest thus the amount of money repayable to the united states would include interest over the repayment period 124 comment bureau of indian affairs development this is the first time lua IWA iua has heard of this classification of any indian system of the bonneville unit when did this change take place under what circumstances since the ultimate phase ute indian unit has been dropped by the bureau and declared infeasible this unit was to resolve the priorities of indian water rights among other actions where is this resolution or adjudication now taking place for indian water rights it is not stated in the EIS response the bureau of indian affairs activity erroneously referred to as the bureau of indian affairs development in the DES is discussed on pages 104 108 of the 1973 bonneville unit FES reclamation is working with the ute tribe to identify alternative plans for satisfying the requirements of the indian deferral agreement 125 comment statement from the EIS 285 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/4329 |
