Record Details
page H-34
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page H-34 Final environmental statement : authorized municipal and industrial system, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, Vol. 1, page H-34 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Date | 14 |
| Format | H-34 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 water quality of the enlarged deer creek reservoir would not change appreciably from the present although the enlarged reservoir would be slightly less eutrophic keetley reservoir would be slightly lower in nutrients than jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir and would probably not be eutrophic heavy metal problems could occur in the keetley reservoir however because of mine drainage inflow and inundation of mine waste piles which if combined with high nutrient levels in the soil could result in water of a poor quality the enlargement of deer creek reservoir would eliminate existing fisheries in about 1.5 15 15 miles of main creek 1 mile of snake creek and I 1 1 mile of the provo river compared to the 5 miles of the provo river that would be eliminated by the proposed plan the increased water surface elevation of the reservoir would provide more habitat for the aquatic community by providing a more extensive littoral zone in some areas but the overall fishery would not be appreciably expanded because of large water level fluctuations and potential water quality problems about 2530 acres of vegetation or about 70 percent of that in the proposed plan would be permanently lost as a result of reservoir inundation about 1780 acres would be lost at deer creek reservoir including 750 acres of sagebrush and grass around the existing reservoir 140 acres of riparian vegetation along the provo river and main creek and 890 acres of pasture alfalfa meadows farmsteads and residences in and around charleston at keetley reservoir about 760 acres would be lost including 515 acres of mostly grass and pasture 200 acres of native shrub 40 acres of streamside riparian vegetation and 5 acres of sagebrush grassland at the enlarged deer creek reservoir a variety of wild life species would be affected by the losses of sagebrush grass and riparian vegetation the species most adversely affected would include small mammals and small birds keetley reservoir would have only minor impacts on wildlife as compared to jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir no major deer migration routes would be blocked and there would be essentially no impacts on golden eagles or other large raptors raptores rap tors deer would be temporarily disturbed by the construction of the feeder pipeline leading to keetley reservoir and the relocation of US highway 40 as their align ments would cross the edge of a crucial wintering area deer highway mortality could increase as a result of the relocated highway around the reservoir As in the proposed plan sage grouse habitat and populations would be reduced as a result of inundation by keetley reservoir and a road relocation overall however the impacts would be less than at jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir cultural resources could be impacted by this alternative four prehistoric hunting camps have been located within the enlarged deer creek reservoir basin but artifact remains were very sparse and totally undiagnostic diagnostic un As a result the sites were recorded as being not of a H 34 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/7968 |
