Record Details
page 219
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 219 Final Environmental Statement : authorized Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page 219 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Source | Bureau of Reclamation. Department of the Interior |
| Publisher | Brigham Young University |
| Date | 2005-10-14 |
| Format | 219 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; productivity several hundred acres of utilized moose habitat some summer and fawning range for deer beaver habitat displacement of 1020 10 20 beaver colonies and loss of habitat and displacement of a variety of non game animals and birds the elimination of most of the quality moose habitat of this area estimated at 430 acres by the forest service 72 would inhibit the permanent establishment of a herd and restrict the attempt this species species is making to extend the boundaries of its natural distribution the reservoir would not form a significant barrier to animal migration routes amphibians and reptiles would not be expected to benefit from the impoundment of rock creek these organisms do not inhabit open water areas and usually prefer moist and marshy areas around the perimeter of a reservoir besides adverse impacts on wildlife wildli wildai fe the raser reser maser reservor reservoir reservoi voi vol would result in the loss of approximately 50 cow months of livestock grazing 128 1 10 1 aq 5q upper stillwater reservoir would extend up to the boundary of the high uintas cintas primitive areailinundate areail area J inundate part of a cattle grazing allotment and require relocation of an 8 family primitive camping unit and about 2.5 25 25 miles of the rock creek trail the trail currently provides access to the high uintas cintas primitive area for people as well as eight bands of sheep these impacts would cause management problems for the forest service the definite plan report design for upper stillwater dam was for an earthfill earthfall earth fill structure which would have required development of about 250 acres of borrow area below the dam 93 73 7 3 utilization of this borrow area would have precluded the development of a prime recreational area by the forest service the borrow areas I 1 1 the high uintas cintas primitive area was established by forest service regulation no 122 120 L 20 dated april 27 1931 the description of the primitive area contained therein is vague and subject to varying interpretations as to the boundary forest service interpretation of the boundary places a small portion of the upper stillwater reservoir within the primitive area A bill designed to change the status of the primitive area to a wilderness area and exclude the upper stillwater site has been introduced in congress 219 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/6655 |
