Record Details
page I-58
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page I-58 Final environmental statement : authorized Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page I-58 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | I-58 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; 11 problematical all water quality and benthos sampling cited in the EIS are suggestive of a highly productive trout stream with the exception of course of turbidity benefits to wildlife would be substantial as well but need not be detailed in this cursory analysis the benefits of erosion andsilt and silt slit control would appear far ranging vastly improved water quality delivered downstream less maintenance of irrigation diversion structures and canals longer life of the burns pumping station facility less salinity and silting of the colorado river system and protection and perpetuation of the limited agriculture land paralleling the stream course all in all we consider this EIS one of the better balanced documents yet written by the bureau of reclamation detailing environmental impact of their proposed water development this is so irregardless of the fact that examination of the fishery bypass minimum flow alternative in the EIS is considered inadequate in particular we were impressed with the wealth of detail on proposed and considered water management ie high water years versus low water years weather modification etc ecologically sound water development lies in identifying and quantifying quantifyi quantify i ng values and intergrating inter grating these with biological technology in effective farsighted planning and management such a process is wholly dependent on the best facts and estimates available many of which although of limited implication to bureau of reclamation operations bear heavily on biological results 158 1 58 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/5437 |
