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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 114 Final environmental statement : authorized municipal and industrial system, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, Vol. 2, page 114 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Date | 13 |
| Format | 114 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; known to spawn in the lower provo river in may and june fish of that species or a hybrid were recently identified in utah lake results of 1978 fisheries field activities on utah lake indicate that this sucker constitutes only about 0.1 01 01 oi percent of the utah lake fish community 19 specimens were observed in a total of 17615 fishes handled it is clear this unique sucker exists in extremely low numbers and any alteration of known reproductive habitat without prior estimation of probable impact on this species could lead to its extirpation we do not agree with the DEIS regarding the treatment of the provo river and utah lake as separate noninteracting ecosystems response this subject is discussed in the response to comment 19 of the letter from the US fish and wildlife service 12 comment the provo river is continually described in the DEIS as an extremely degraded stream suggesting it is of little value as a resource it is also suggested that the excellent fishery below deer creek is at tributable evidently in its entirety to the operation of the reser voir it should be pointed out that prior to the many adverse altera eions tions of the provo river this stream was among the best in the inter mountain region in the production of large fish and it remains the only significant large stream fishery in the vicinity of the majority of utahns utahna response data obtained from a utah division of wildlife resources study entitled fisheries inventory of the provo river and main creek indicates that most segments of the provo river have undergone significant alteration because of several factors these include inflow of large volumes of water from the uinta and weber basins into the upper provo river caus ing channelization and scouring highway and railroad construction in the lower provo river and other human activities however section b8 ba of the DES and FES describes each section of the river and its relative value as a fishery based on the current state classification and the report referenced above the bureau of reclamation agrees that a good fishery existed in the provo river below deer creek reservoir before that reservoir was in operation we maintain however that chat reservoir operation has enhanced the existing fishery because of more stable flow levels higher and more constant water temperatures and greater nutrient inflow 13 comment the model developed to predict the impact of the municipal and industrial segment on utah lake water levels C 25 26 estimated very 114 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/8428 |
