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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 253 Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit : Diamond Fork Power System : final Environmental Impact Statement, page 253 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 253 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 42 comment pages 172 173 endangered species presently the FWS is reviewing information and requesting comments to determine if the june sucker chasmistes liorus diorus dictus mictus mic tus should be proposed as an endangered species this species inhabits utah lake and uses the spanish fork and provo rivers for spawning and larval rearing potential impacts to this spe cies by the proposed project should be analyzed it is possible that this species could be proposed for listing andor listed prior to the initiation of project construction if so all compliances of the endangered species act and the 1982 amendments would have to be met response all conditions of the endangered species act of 1973 and amendments would be met regarding the june sucker comments from US geological survey letter of august 17 1983 43 comment the effects that the diamond fork power system would have on the geo logic and seismologic environment are not adequately evaluated to per mit judgments as to the environmental soundness of the proposed installations stal lations only the depth to bedrock at the several sites is given quantitatively in the section on geology throughout the text there are assertions mostly regarding bedrock alluvium and soil that are inadequately supported by data the text should include ranges and means of test results of such critical physical properties as permeability shear strength fracture frequency and bulk density it is stated that most of the proposed reservoir basin area is blanketed with a layer of relatively impervious earth material which should prevent seepage page 174 paragraph 4 the earth material should be identified and its thickness should be specified relatively impervious should be ex plained plaided pla ined the spacing of any permeability tests and their results should be given in the sections on seismic conditions and related impacts p 177 178 the data bases used are not current nor are all site specific studies integrated into the evaluation A more adequate analysis of seismic risk and dam safety should be provided for the two proposed dams sta bility ability of slopes around the reservoirs should be evaluated since they are partly in narrow steep walled canyons the hazard of dam overtop ping and downstream flooding in event of a landslide into a reservoir should not be overlooked response the section on geology and seismicity in chapter IV of the FEIS includes a summary of available data on physical properties of feature sites of the recommended sixth water flow through plan additional 253 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/4707 |
