Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 39 Final supplement to the final environmental impact statement : Diamond Fork System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, page 39 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 39 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; CHAPTER 111 III lii AFFECTED environment AND environmental consequences evaluated in this document would have less total impact on acres of flood plain and riparian habitat than the 1984 and 1973 recommended plans project facilities would be built for the purposes of water conveyance and power production however floods in the streams would for the most part be controlled and the potential for flooding would be reduced in addition monks hollow reservoir would be operated for 4 flood control on a forecast basis the beaver is the best representative of the wetland value associated with the riparian woodland vegetative community the net change in habitat values with implementation of the recommended mitigation option would be 12 average annual habitat units AAHU a loss of 14 percent for the recommended plan the recor recon recommended mended and alternative mitigation options both include acquisition management and improvement of riparian habitats this loss is greater than the 8 AAHU for the 1984 FES plan A more detailed description of AAHUs is found under wildlife in this chapter the loss of streambed stream bed and associated macroinvertebrate macro invertebrate communities benthos would be relatively small 8 acres although impacts on beaver would be greater than in the FES plan due to increased flows in lower sixth water creek the reduction of the high flows in diamond fork along with planned stream rehabilitation measures would help preserve and enhance the remaining flood plain and riparian wetland values maximum effort would be made to restore the temporarily disturbed areas to as near natural conditions as possible the transmission lines and switchyards switch yards may have some impacts on flood plains and wetlands depending on designs flood plains and wetlands would be avoided wherever possible by spanning narrow canyons if project transmission facilities are designed to be constructed in a flood plain or wetland a flood plainswetlands plains wetlands assessment would be prepared which would recommend appropriate mitigation measures table 8 shows permanent impacts on flood plain and wetland values for each alternative and the 1984 FES plan because of the 110 foot seasonal fluctuation and steep slopes of monks hollow reservoir the shoreline would be mostly barren and would not promote establishment of wetland vegetation limited use of the reservoir by waterfowl shore birds and furbearers fur bearers would occur alternative A alternative A would reduce the loss of wooded riparian habitat by 1 acre from the recommended plan impacts on stream and reservoir habitats would be the same as with the 39 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/12761 |
