Record Details
page 3-106
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 3-106 Final environmental impact statement on the Provo River Restoration Project, page 3-106 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 3-106 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; be constructed and where flooding would occur after construction it also includes roads used by construction and recreation traffic map 31 3 1 in section 3 3111 311.1 1 1.1 11 li ii shows the direct impact area of influence 313.5 3135 3135 affected environment baseline conditions traffic related hazards especially on and near highways 40 113 and 189 in heber valley are the most notable public safety hazards under baseline conditions schools residences and many businesses are adjacent to or near these highways the existing dike system along the provo river contains flood events up to and including 100 year events no flooding occurs from the river in areas outside the dikes most of the land within the impact area of influence is not inhabited or regularly used by people 313.6 3136 3136 impact analysis 31361 3136.1 31363 313.63 significance criteria any increase in the risk of flooding compared to baseline conditions ie flooding greater than that associated with 100 year flood events is considered significant health and safety hazards during construction are considered significant if procedures and SOPs would not minimize the risks of accidents to acceptable levels that are typical of projects of this type 3136.2 31362 31362 potential impacts eliminated from further analysis none of the potential impacts identified during scoping have been eliminated from further analysis 3136.3 31363 31363 proposed action riverine habitat restoration 31363.1 313631 construction hazards construction of the proposed action would cause a minor increase in the risk of accidents and safety hazards for construction workers and people who travel the same roads as construction traffic however the health and safety transportation air quality and 3 ac 1c noise SOPs defined in section 196.1 1961 iggi of chapter 1 would minimize the risks of construction hazards the SOPs would reduce the risk of accidents to acceptable levels the construction contract would require the contractor to protect the work area from flooding and safely pass drainage across the work area construction of facilities across stream channels also would be timed to occur during periods of minimal flood risks to minimize the possibility of increasing flood hazards the construction contract would address all foreseeable construction activities that could affect the risk of flooding 31363.2 313632 313632 hazards related to Flo fio flooding odin the proposed action would increase the frequency of flooding and the size of the floodplain flood plain along the provo river but there would be very little risk to people since flooding would be contained by dikes and the riparian corridor would be fenced the operators of jordanelle danelle Jor reservoir would know when flooding would occur at least a week in advance the highest releases and spills would be gradual taking about a day to rise to peak levels peaking for about an hour and then taking a day to recede the risk to fishermen and other recreationists inside the fenced and diked biked riparian corridor would be minimal since there would be plenty of time to avoid rising waters 31363.3 313633 313633 other hazards after construction there would be a slight increase in the risk of traffic accidents along highways 40 189 113 and river road where the proposed action would cause an increase in recreation related traffic the proposed action would increase the number of recreationists and children visiting the river therefore the risk of such water related hazards as drowning would increase 31363.4 313634 313634 impact summary there would be a minor risk of increased traffic accidents for motorists driving near construction traffic and when recreation related traffic increases after construction however the SOPs included in the proposed action would adequately reduce the risk for workers and the general public during construction the proposed action would increase the frequency of flooding and drowning along the provo river but there would be very little risk to people because flooding would be contained within dikes none of these impacts would be significant |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/6852 |
