Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 280 Final supplement to the final environmental statement, Municipal and Industrial System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project : Summit, Wasatch, Utah, and Salt Lake Counties, Utah, page 280 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 280 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; LAW L AW OFFICES OF FABIAN 5 CLENDENIN PROFESS ONAL COOPATION CO oration OPATION colonel wayne J scholl CE october 6 1986 page 2 2 the proposed removal of alluvium from the reservoir basin is not in the public interest 3 pursuant to NEPA the adverse environmental impacts of the removal of the alluvium must be addressed and alternative sources of fill must be analyzed I 1 BORs proposed removal of alluvium from the reservoir basin will cause the leakage and incompetency of the reservoir and the inundation of the U underground mines united park and its predecessor companies have a 114 year history of mining in the park city area during that period of mining experience united park has developed a wealth of information concerning the geology of the area the enclosed map of the proposed jordanelle Jor danelle reservoir site marked as exhibit B depicts the general trends of fissures and faulting in the reservoir area based upon the records of united park the map also shows the areas of ground collapse in the proposed reservoir the presence of warm springs in an area selected for reservoir embankment oil and gas seeps within the eastern arm of the reservoir basin and the site of a 1957 19 57 drilling effort which produced oil wax and gas based upon united parks knowledge of the faulting and fissuring in the area the company has stated previously and presently maintains that this site is not appropriate for the construction of a vast reservoir and dam leakage from the reservoir through the faults and fissures will cause the pre existing mines adjacent to and below the elevation ofthe odthe of the reservoir to be inundated with water and will prevent the future exploitation and production of the known mineral resources below the elevation of the reservoir united parks detailed information of the geologic hazards on the reservoirs dam site has been previously presented to BOR and will not be presented again in this forum since this information does not specifically concern BORs dredge and fill activity in the reservoir basin however the studies completed by uintex sintex a consulting firm contracted by BOR to study the competency of the reservoir site are specifically applicable to BORs application for the 404 permit in the reservoir basin the uintex sintex draft report of june 23 1982 identifies the alluvial material deposited in the reservoir basin as crucial in the prevention or deterrence of reservoir leakage there will be little or no leakage in inundated areas that are underlain with relatively thick deposits of alluvium having zero permeability conversely there may be appreciable leakage in areas underlain by keetley volcanics Volcani cs or 280 u M CO CT CO M H a U 3 co cn M M 0 M FI F I |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/10474 |
