WSP08608

• File Number: 8273.600
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - USDA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/18/1992
• Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Wildlife Report - Fiscal Year 1991
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE 4'5: (Wetland Imoacts\

~c9 9,. ,6C1,C:J;'i!lil. ,!=If, ..J!:~;tJ..~,nc;i~ .}./eJ;'.~. eni'lancedthlfough",l ivestock
exclusion, 'grazing 'defernent 'during critical wildlife use
periods, and habitat manipulation (such as pothole blasting)
for a l'Iet':habH;at value' gain 'of 14.. 2 wet,}and,valu.e points..

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1
2
3
4
5
6
9

Net Value Chanqe
+0.10
+1. 235
+8.97
+1.18
+1.135
+0.65
+0.93
+14.20

Acres
2.40
30.90
130.26
9.30
11. 69
12.18
11. 70
209.06

}'4'. 58"acres., of. ,new wetl.ands ..wer,e. c:J;'ea1;ll!d'~'for,;a,'.net,<habi.1tat
va'lue"gain'''of'''9;'il'9 wetland value points. This includes
10.13 acres of shallow water developments in upland sites,
4.1 acres of shallow water developments in low value
palustrine emergent (type 1,2,3 or 9) wetlands and the
creation of .35 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands
associated with shallow water developments.

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1
2
5
6

Net Value Chanqe
+0.04
+0.105
+9.08
+0.01
+9.23

Acres'
.10
;20
14.23
.05
14.58

3,6 ..64\Cacres ,.of.. existing,wetlands"were,.elimina1ied ~or,~,a",ne.t
.J.oss" of ,16..,57- .wetland..,value...pointis. This includes 4.1 acres
of low value palustrine emergent (types 1,2,3 or 9) wetlands
converted to shallow water areas and 32.54 acres of wetlands
converted to upland due to de-watering and replacement of
open ditches with buried pipelines.

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1
2
3
4
6
9

Net Value Chanqe
-0.31
-6.73
-3.37
-0.11
-5.72
-0.33
-16.57

Acres
.75
14.63
6.29
.20
14.07
.70
36.64

There was a net. loss of"22'."06"al>>res of wetlands and a net
gain of:>6.;,86"wetlaild. value' 'poin8s overall. As stated in the
McElmo Creek EIS, wetland losses will be replaced on a value
basis.