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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 2-4 Finding of No Significant Impact Lake Fork Section 203 Alternative : Proposed Action, page 2-4 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 2-4 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; that all 13 of the high mountain lakes be stabilized the following subsections provide descriptions of the project features 22.2 222 222 features 222.1 2221 2221 enlarged big sand wash dam and reservoir the existing big sand wash dam and reservoir is an existing off stream facility with a storage capacity of 12100 ac ft the existing reservoirs active storage capacity would be increased by 12000 ac ft under the proposed action the dam and reservoir are located between state highways 87 and 199 about 1 mile north of the community of upalco see map 2.21 221 22 221 1 they are located on big sand wash which is a tributary of dry gulch creek the reservoirs primary water supply is the lake fork river approximately 7 miles to the northwest via the C canal the enlarged reservoir would be on private and state lands 2221.1 22211 description of facilities under the proposed action the existing big sand wash dam would be raised 26 feet to a height of 136 feet with a crest elevation of 5918 feet the two ea east st dikes would be combined and raised to a maximum height of 40 feet to eliminate the need to relocate state highway 87 which is immediately west of the enlarged reservoir the west dike would be replaced with a roller compacted concrete RCC embankment table 2.21 221 22 1 summarizes the physical features and facilities associated with the existing 12100 ac ft reservoir and proposed 12000 ac ft enlargement of big sand wash dam and reservoir map 2.22 222 22 222 2 shows the locations of proposed modifications to the dam 2221.2 22212 dam and reservoir operations the moon lake water users association MLVVUA MLWUA would own administer operate and maintain the enlarged big sand wash dam and reservoir as described in the operating agreement under the proposed action big sand wash reservoir would be enlarged to a total storage capacity of 24100 ac ft elevation 5910 feet this would consist of 22900 ac ft of total active storage capacity plus 1200 ac ft for the existing conservation pool and 21 ac ft for the existing inactive dead storage pool of this total the existing 12100 ac ft of storage capacity would continue to be owned and allocated to the MLWUA to store 10900 ac ft of non project irrigation water and to the state of utah for the 1200 ac ft conservation and dead storage pool the united states would have a permanent easement in the enlarged big sand wash dam and reservoir and its appurtenant lands and facilities as described in the operating agreement and the warranty deed of easement this would entitle the united states to 12000 ac ft of storage capacity in the enlarged reservoir and the right to divert store and release up to 5500 ac ft of project water from the enlarged dam and reservoir using water rights held by the united states the united states would execute a contract with the MLVV MLWUA MLVVUA UA and the CUWCD according to the terms and conditions of the operating agreement regarding compensation operation maintenance etc associated with the enlarged capacity in the reservoir the storage of MLWUAs MLVIUAs water in the enlarged reservoir that was originally stored in the 13 high mountain lakes and the coordinated operation of moon lake dam and reservoir to provide the in stream flows for fish of the 12000 ac ft of enlarged capacity 6500 ac ft would be reserved for the exclusive storage of MLWUAs high mountain lake water rights water from the four high mountain lakes in the upper lake fork would be re regulated through moon lake reservoir to ensure instream instrearn in stream flows in the lake fork river for fisheries 24 2 4 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/12032 |
