Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 1-7 Final environmental impact statement on the Provo River Restoration Project, page 1-7 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 1-7 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; shown on I 1 map al AI A I l in the map pocket at the back of the EIS map A 3 in the map pocket at the back of the EIS shows the project area needed to be acquired for the proposed action two different acquisition areas are depicted the tile tyle core area identified in light shading consists of lands required to implement and manage the proposed action to meet the project need the expanded restoration area identified by darker shading consists of lands that provide additional opportunities for fish and wildlife habitat development and protection the PRRP core area encompass encompasses Is 490 acres in addition to lands that would be acquired under baseline the proposed action would require the acquisition of an additional 490 acres of private lands see table 17 1 7 in section 15.3 153 153 for a detailed breakdown of land acquisition needs acquisition would be fee title and would include all potential modes of acquisition for acquiring the PRRP core area eminent domain would be exercised if necessary but only if all other feasible solutions have been unsuccessful the PRRP expanded restoration area would add to the PRRP core area along some sections of the river the expanded restoration area would be acquired on a willing seller basis only it would provide the land necessary to construct many of the potential side channels wetlands and ponds within the provo river floodplain flood plain thereby further meeting the project need and fulfilling several additional project purposes see section 12.2 122 the expanded restoration area also was separated from the core area to reduce the total acreage required to meet the project need it also was designed to allow the core area to be expanded to address the concern raised by some landowners that acquisition along the river corridor core area may create uneconomical remainder properties which landowners would not be interested in retaining the proposed action includes potential acquisitions within the PRRP expanded restoration area that could result in acquisition of up to 198 additional acres the expanded restoration area also would be acquired in fee title but only on a willing seller basis 1322 132.2 1322 1322 channel features within the core area the proposed action would reconstruct and realign a majority of the existing river channel and floodplain flood plain system in a meandering riffle pool sequence to recreate a naturally functioning river channel that is connected reconnected re with its floodplain flood plain in most locations existing levees 1 would be removed however 100 1100 loo year flood protection would still be provided by the expanded floodplain flood plain or new setback levees A meandering riffle pool channel interacting with a functioning floodplain flood plain would be developed wherever possible in some areas this would be accomplished by incorporating the present channel hi in others the present channel would be abandoned and a new channel aligm aliga alignment nent developed where possible the river channel would be allowed to adjust its alignment within the designed meander width in response to changing hydrologic or geomorphic factors disturbed areas along the new floodplain flood plain would be re vegetated with indigenous species using artificial and natural means multiple story riparian vegetation would be restored within the floodpl floodplain flood plain i of the corridor see figure 11 1 1 for a schematic of this alternative 1323 132.3 1323 1322 1323 floodplain Flood plain features opportunities for side channels wetlands and ponds to be constructed on either side of the new river alignment under the proposed action would occur throughout the length of the provo river corridor between jordanelle Jor danelle dam and deer creek reservoir these features would be developed in the core area side channels wetlands and ponds would also be developed within the expanded restoration area lands in the expanded restoration area would be acquired on a willing seller basis only from cooperative landowners these features would add significant habitat diversity to the project the side channels would be developed as small meandering channels adjacent to the provo river the wetlands and ponds would be constructed in the floodplain flood plain or side channels pond and side channel features currently shown in the proposed action are conceptual eleven different wetland subtypes sub types have been designed table 11 1 1 exact numbers locations and dimensions would be determined at the final design stage and within the expanded restoration area would be determined based on willingness of landowners to sell the additional lands needed to construct these features the water sources for wetlands include diversion from the river excavation to intercept groundwater and connection to a spring source 132.4 1324 land management existing land uses such as agricultural production within the acquired core area and expanded 7 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/7928 |
