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page 4-162
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 4-162 Final environmental impact statement on the Provo River Restoration Project, page 4-162 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 4-162 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; comment letter no 22 achieved by the expanded floodplain flood plain or a setback levee A meandering riffle pool channel interacting with a functioning floodplain flood plain would be developed where possible in some reaches the existing channel would continue to be used and in others the present channel would be abandoned and a new alignment would be developed where possible the river channel would be allowed to migrate within a designated corridor in response to changing hydrologic and geomorphic factors with the prrpproposed action side channels and ponds would be developed adjacent to the new river alignment throughout the provo river corridor between jordanelle Jor danelle dam and deer creek reservoir the side channels would be small meandering streams that would convey the flows through the adjacent stream and pond system and then back into the main river channel areas disturbed by construction would be re vegetated with appropriate plants with the prrpexisting channel alternative the cross section geometry of the present channel alignment would be modified to create a functional step pool or rapid pool system by the use of rock weirs and large boulders areas that are disturbed by construction would be vegetated revegetated re with appropriate plants with the prrpinstream structure alternative only minor changes would be made to the existing channel geomorphology and elevation fish habitat improvement structures would be installed at selected locations with the no action alternative there would be no changes except those that are described as baseline conditions that will be present during the future with or without this proposed project these baseline conditions include implementation of environmental commitments included in the bureau of reclamations 1987 final supplement to the final environmental impact statement for the municipal and industrial mai mal m&i system that were included in the central utah project bonneville unit utah supplement to definite plan report dated june 1983 and revised september 1984 baseline conditions also include stream fisheries habitat improvements on n the provo river that were recommended in the aquatic mitigation plan for the strawberry aqueduct and collection system this mitigation plan was prepared by the interagency biological assessment team and issued by the service under authority of the fish and wildlife coordination act on december 13 1988 the service has several concerns about potential impacts to the federally listed threatened I 1 bald eagle and ute ladies tresses orchid and the spotted frog which is a candidate species 22.1 221 but is optimistic that appropriate conservation measures can be incorporated into project plans to avoid jeopardy overall the service is supportive of the preferred action riverine habitat restoration the instream In stream structures alternative would help meet requirements for mitigation of stream fisheries habitat proposed in aquatic mitigation plans for the strawberry aqueduct and collection system but recent studies lead us to believe that some of the 22.2 222 222 proposed structures may not be cost effective and we believe a reevaluation of the benefits associated with this alternative is warranted page pa2e2of22 2 of 22 4162 4 162 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/8037 |
