Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Creator | Montgomery Watson Harza (Firm); Central Utah Water Conservancy District (Utah); Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission; United States. Dept. of the Interior; |
| Title | page 4 Diamond Fork System, 2002 Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Action Modifications, page 4 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Source | Central Utah Water Conservancy District |
| Publisher | Brigham Young University |
| Date | 2005-10-13 |
| Format | 4 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; environmental commitments associated with the diamond fork pipeline and the 1999 ROD which includes but is not limited to removing high flows brought over from strawberry reservoir both SVP and BU water into the sixth water and diamond fork creek drainages 3 meet the districts mai mal water contractual commitments to salt lake utah and wasatch counties by conveying bonneville unit water to utah lake for exchange to jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir and historical SVP irrigation water and 4 provide the mitigation commission the opportunity and flexibility for future restoration of aquatic and riparian habitat in sixth water and diamond fork creeks to protect water quality and threatened species in diamond fork creek this proposed action also fulfills the project purposes established in the 1999 FSFEIS FS FEIS to provide conveyance of SVP historical diversions into their existing system to minimize adverse impacts on aquatic riparian and other environmental resources in the sixth water and diamond fork creek drainages to minimize adverse impacts on threatened and endangered species wetlands and floodplains flood plains to minimize the cost of project features to achieve full repayment by maximizing mai m&i water deliveries and to fulfill outstanding environmental commitments the selection of this proposed action responds to the mitigation commissions previous environmental commitments in the diamond fork drainage which are summarized in the 1999 ROD the me 2000 modifications EAFONSI the 2002 modifications EA and this FONSI this proposed action continues to meet all of the purposes and needs for the project identified in the 1999 ROD V environmentally preferable alternative this proposed action is the environmentally preferred alternative it provides the greatest environmental benefits and least impacts the proposed action removes damaging high flows from the entire sixth water creek and diamond fork creek provides for minimum instream in stream flows allows for the restoration of the riverine ecology in the whole reach of both creeks and improves water quality bonneville cutthroat trout a special category of utah native fish will benefit greatly from this alternative the proposed action greatly increases native trout production through improvement of flow conditions water temperature aquatic habitat and the restoration of a stream with pools and cover there is little loss of riparian habitat and most of the land disturbance will be of short duration further recreation will increase along with the restoration of habitat as more people fish hike camp and recreate in the reestablished ecosystem travel will be easier and safer VI public involvement the public participation process for the diamond fork system has been extensive this process is documented in great detailed in the 1998 SFN DEIS the 1999 FSFEIS FS FEIS and ROD the 2000 modifications EAFONSI and the 2002 modifications EAFONSI EANONSI this ROD and the 2002 modifications EAFONSI will be provided to all agencies and individuals who commented on the draft 1999 FSFEIS FS FEIS the 2000 modifications EAFONSI and other interested or affected parties and the public 4 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/8409 |
