Record Details
page 1-91
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 1-91 Final environmental impact statement on the Provo River Restoration Project, page 1-91 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 1-91 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; 111125 11112.5 11125 1112.5 expansion of the regional im wastewater treatment plant in heber valley I 1 the jile ille heber valley special service district and the utah division of water quality are planning to expand the capacity of the existing regional wastewater treatment plant in heber valley the expansion expected to occur in the next five to seven years is needed to handle the significant increase in wastewater to be generated by new development in heber valley around jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir and in the hills east of heber valley adding capacity at the plant is expected to resolve existing water quality problems at the plant and in the surrounding area the primary EIS resource topics related to this project would be water quality aquatic resources and socioeconomics 11112.6 111126 UDOT highway 189 projects UDOT plans to eventually upgrade highway 189 from provo to heber city the following upgrades would increase the capacity of highway 189 murdock to upper falls upgrade completed upper falls to wildwood upgrade to be constructed from spring 1996 to fall 1998 deer creek dam buttressing project to be constructed in 1997 or 1998 upgrade from the highway 92 junction to deer creek dam schedule not determined upgrade from deer creek dam to charleston schedule not determined upgrade from charleston to heber city schedule not determined while not yet funded the last three upgrades are expected to be funded many construction workers and vehicles would be required to complete the upgrades for example 200 workers would be needed for the upgrade from upper falls to wildwood and 250 would be needed for the deer creek dam buttressing project the UDOT projects would primarily cause transportation air quality noise and socioeconomic impacts during construction along highway 189 where some construction and recreation traffic would travel under the PRRP proposed action and alternatives the primary EIS resource topics that are related to these projects are transportation wildlife air quality noise wetlands and socioeconomics 1 jl1 jle 1112 111.2 1112 1.2 12 projects not ad addressed a cressed iressed by the cumulative impact analysis A provo river recreation study and conceptual plan bear west 1993 was prepared for the US bureau of reclamation USBR and the utah division of parks and recreation udp&r this study defines alternatives for a parkway along the provo river between jordanelle Jor danelle and deer creek reservoirs reservoirs a concept first raised as a recreation enhancement in the bonneville unit municipal and industrial mai mal m&i system EIS USBR 1979 the parkway would be a recreation corridor with land use restrictions intended to promote a quality recreation experience and to preserve environmental resources however the mitigation commission has determined the primary objectives of the PRRP are to provide a habitat corridor with only compatible recreation access the cumulative impact analysis assumed the parkway plan as a multiple use trail allowing bicycle and equestrian use would not be implemented the utah division of parks and recreation supports this decision udp&r 1997 additionally a conceptual report has been prepared on the wasatch back trail pursuant to the recreation trails act of 1991 the utah division of parks and recreation proposes to establish a recreational trail called the wasatch back trail from echo near the intersection of 184 1 84 and 180 1 80 to vivian park in provo canyon one segment of the trail would pass through the PRRP project area the current conceptual plan has this segment being constructed on existing roads this project is still in its initial conceptual phase has not received the necessary funding or permits and is considered too speculative for further analysis in this EIS other potential projects in the vicinity of the PRRP proposed action and alternatives include proposed ski resorts on the northern and western edges of heber valley these have not received the necessary funding or permits and are considered too speculative for further analysis in this EIS 91 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/8707 |
