Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 215 Final Environmental Statement : authorized Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page 215 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Source | Bureau of Reclamation. Department of the Interior |
| Publisher | Brigham Young University |
| Date | 2005-10-14 |
| Format | 215 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; the construction of the starvation complex has altered the esthetic composition of the area both the level crest line and surface texture of the earthfill earthfall earth fill dam blend well into soils and topographic lines of flat topped mesas at both abutments further even though the water body is foreign to the area it is attractive overall at the present time annual water level drawdowns draw downs are not severe and exposed areas of unattractive bare substrate extensive V future A 4 in wa w4 with 41 4 1 are not dry wry years year yaar S in conjunction 11 ll 11 1.1 operation of the proposed strawberry aqueduct could result in larger areas of substrate being exposed the unexpectedly heavy recreational use of the reservoir suggests that the fl esthetic flesthetic alteration has been acceptable to many perhaps the most adverse visual impact has been the unsuccessful attempt to revegetate the 220 acre borrow area above the left abutment of the dam this area was reseeded seeded re this oie win ose winter emy tor kor when ani rni soil 1 moniq mniq moisture etly elly n conditions narl nnrl i ti nn Q were ri7prp ood annrl angrl b soldier creek dam and access road soldier creek dam was topped out in november of 1972 and will be completed during the summer see figures A 12 and A 13 of 1973 it is currently capable of impounding water and regulating the flow of the strawberry river the control gates are now open so that only about 600 acre feet of water has accumulated behind the dam storage will not begin until the summer of 1973 after the state division of wildlife resources has completed a trash fish eradication program the trash fish eradication program primarily for utah chub gila atwaria atraria atrarila atr arlla aria ariLa acia acla is scheduled to be accomplished in mid july on the section of the strawberry river between soldier creek dam and the existing reservoir the water will be chemically treated with the toxicant rotenone and the water area over stinking springs will be blasted with a grid of dynamite in order to dislodge and kill any fish seeking refuge in the springs the eradication program will be carried out by the utah divison davison of wildlife resources in cooperation with the bureau of reclamation and the bureau of sport fisheries and wildlife an environmental viron mental assessment of the program is now being prepared by the bureau of sport fisheries and wildlife and will be completed prior to its implementation restoration of consturction roads and borrow areas has not yet been completed and bare areas are visible vir tually dually all of the materials for the dam embankment were 215 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/6471 |
