Record Details
page I-26
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page I-26 Final environmental statement : authorized Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page I-26 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | I-26 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; T or A united states department of the interior 6 geological SURVEY RESTON VIRGINIA 22092 3 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR JUN 6 1975 DES 7522 75 22 memorandum to commissioner of reclamation deputy through assistant secretary energy and minerals C CK olk 114 A JUN JW 9 1975 from KO director geological survey subject review of draft environmental statement for the jensen unit central utah project utah we have reviewed the subject draft environmentalstatement environmental statement as requested in your memorandum of april 24 A review of the derivation of the estimate of increased salinity of the colorado river might be helpful the figure given appears reasonable and it is entirely appropriate to state the effects of the project on the colorado river in addition it might also be helpful to discuss the salinity changes that are likely to occur in ashley creek and brush creek as a result of the units unis operation the possible entry into tyzack reservoir of slurries from two tailings ponds at a phosphate mine upstream from the reservoir and possible action to minimize this possibility are discussed in the statement however it should be clarified whether appropriate action can be assured prior to construction of the reservoir the environmental statement inadequately covers the oil and gas potential within the project area oil and gas are more or less summarized in a single statement with credit given to a single source the statement is oli 0 oil ia i1 and gas are produced from nearby fields but no exploratory wells have been drilled within the area of the proposed tyzack reservoir studies by the bureau ofmines of mines show that no geologic structures favorable for oil and gas exploration are known to exist within the reservoir area 25 reference 25 relates to the bureau of mines mines1 minesa study mineral resources at tyzack reservoir site jensen unit central utah project uintah county utah by S R wilson january 1968 the statement may be CONSERVE AMERICAS ENERGV 126 1 26 save energy and you serve america |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/4827 |
