Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 38 Final supplement to the final environmental impact statement : Diamond Fork System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, page 38 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 38 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 iu i D environmental consequences the riparian woodland community community1 1 which is the only vegetation type having wetland value in the diamond fork area occurs infrequently 05 0.5 05 percent of the area and is associated with canyon bottoms in conjunction with permanent streams and seeps within the riparian community are scattered small sites of emergent wetlands characterized by growth of sedges rushes willows and grasses these areas have value far beyond their frequency of occurrence and provide a diversity of habitat for birds bearers furbearers fur other small mammals and big game the specific habitat unit values of the riparian habitat and associated emergent wetlands to wildlife species have been incorporated into the wildlife analysis in the spanish fork area various wetland types are found within and adjacent to the agricultural lands none of the project alternatives would have adverse impacts on wetlands in this area the use of more irrigation water could help sustain irrigation dependent wetlands through the dry season environmental impacts recommended plan the construction of monks hollow reservoir would inundate flood plains and along with construction of other project features would result in a loss of 45 acres of existing stream and associated riparian vegetation including less thai that 1 acre of emergent wetlands this total loss is 1 acre less than in the 1984 FES plan because of the elimination of sixth water reservoir monks hollow reservoir would provide 352 acres of aquatic habitat in exchange 41 acres fewer than in the FES plan in addition 14 acres of riparian vegetation would be temporarily disturbed including about 5 acres of emergent wetlands as a result of construction of the diamond fork pipeline the same as in the FES plan executive orders imd 11918 floodplains Flood plains management and 11990 protection of wetlands were written with the intent of discouraging development in flood plains thus minimizing flood damages and preserving the natural value of wetlands the executive orders require that development sites and alternatives be evaluated with respect to flood plain and wetland impacts this report in conjunction with the 1984 FES and the 1973 bonneville unit FES has evaluated several dam and reservoir sites and alternative plans for the system the alternatives 1 wooded riparian habitat is sustained by a high ground water table along stream bottoms and as such could be classified as palustrine broad leaved deciduous forested wetlands vish pish fish and wildlife service 1979 6 38 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/12800 |
