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<br />1 C\J <br />I OJ <br /> r- <br /> N <br /> <br />FINAL <br /> <br />.". t.....'... <br /> <br />Environmental Impact Statement <br /> <br />i.. <br /> <br />(' <br /> <br />Water Allocations and Water Service Contracting <br />Central Arizona Project <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />Lower Colorado Region <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />in Cooperation with Bureau of Indian Affairs <br />U. S. Department of Interior <br /> <br />!:.- <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br /> <br />1-., <br />I, <br /> <br />This Environmental Impact Statement analyzes the environmental consequences of <br />the allocation of waters and water service contracting for supplies developed <br />by the Central Arizona Project (CAP), a multipurpose water project which will <br />deliver water for irrigation and municipal and industrial uses in central and <br />southern Arizona, and by exchange to users in western New Mexico. Through a <br />system of pumping plants, canals, dams, and reservoirs, the CAP will deliver <br />Arizona's remaining entitlement of Colorado River water. The Secretary of the <br />Interior has the sole and legal responsibility for allocating CAP waters. One <br />hundred and thirty-four potential users in three categories have been <br />identified: 87 municipal and industrial water users; 35 non-Indian <br />agricultural users; and 12 Indian tribes. The CAP was originally conceived of <br />as basically an agricultural project, but project purposes have evolved to <br />reflect rapid urban growth in central Arizona as well as an increased <br />awareness of Indian needs. Six alternative allocations have been developed <br />which reflect these needs in various degrees: 1) the No Action Alternative, <br />which would allocate water based on the philosophy in place at the time of the <br />authorizing act in 1968; 2) the Kleppe Allocation with the 1981 State <br />Recommendations; 3) the Andrus Allocation with the 1981 State Recommendations; <br />4) the Andrus l~odified for t~&I Use; 5) the Andrus Modified for Indian Use; and <br />6) the Agency Proposed Action with 1982 State Recommendations. This <br />Envi ronmenta 1 Impact Statement descri bes the affected envi ronment and the <br />impacts of the six alternative allocations. <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />For further information on the processing or content of this document, please <br />contact Mr. K. M. Trompeter, P.O. Box 427, Boulder City, Nevada 89005 or <br />702-293-8560. <br /> <br />Statement Number: I NT FES 82 - 7 <br /> <br />Filing Date: <br /> <br />MAR 1 9 1982 <br /> <br />(:~:;:;; <br />