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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />CHAPTER I - Introduction." ,..".." ,., ,.,......, ..........,.. ,...'.. .,......, '......''' ,.." ,.......,.. '.'" ..,...., ,...........,..'.' '.....,... I
<br />Proposed Action, ,."....,..,.. ......, ...,.. ,....,.....,..,.., '...,..,.. ,.'. ,.,..,..,.., ," ,.....", ,....."",.. ....".. ....,......".. '..,.. I
<br />Need For and Purpose of Action ..,................'..,.......,__'.....,...,....,....,........,.............,.............'....,..... I
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<br />Background Information" '..,......,.., ...... ".... ,....,..,..,....".. .'..."".. .....,........,..', ,.,.., ,.." ...,...,.,. ....,..,., ,." 2
<br />Publ ic Scoping"...." __.....,.., '.,... ,..,..' ,.... __...,..,'''''' .'...., ,.,..,'.. ......" '.'.....",.., ,.." __,....,..'.., ...,..'"..,.. ,.,'.. 4
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<br />CHAPTER II - ALTERNATIVES ,.......__........,....,............,__....,....__...,..,......,..,........,...............................,.., 6
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<br />Altemal i ves""""""""""""" '.., ""'," ,." ". ,.""""" .'..,.", ,.""""""""""""""'.'"""",, ,"" ,." ,., '.'""", ,'. 6
<br />Reservoir Draw Down and Trash Rack C1eaning..".,'.........__...,......"'.....,....,__,..."..................,..,".. 6
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<br />Aspi nail Operations,......" ,."..,.... ,.......,..,.. ......'..""..""".""",'..""".... ,. '.,.."'" ''''''.. __""""""'" ....".. 7
<br />Other Altemative Considered but Eliminared from Detailed Analysis __.......,..,..__.......,.............,..., 7
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<br />CHAPTER III - AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES __....__..,..,.......8
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<br />Genera I "" __"""",.. ".,., ,.","" ,."""", ....., "...""",..,'....,..,.. ,__".".."" '....."",..,. '"",..","" __ __ ,.,....,""'" 8
<br />Aspinall Unit and Morrow Point Reservoir.........__...,...."...,........,__,....,....,__,..,......,,__.,...,__,..,.......... 8
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<br />Recreation R~snurces .....................".. ....... ........................".........."...,............ __.........."... ................... 9
<br />Land Use and Vegetation ......"..__..,..,..,...,..__,..............,..,..__...'........______'..,....,__,__,..,....,..,__'.'.'......, 10
<br />Geology and Landslides ..,..,__.................__.__....,.."'.......,....,.""..,....,,,......,...__,__.....,..,....'.............., I I
<br />Fish and Wildlife Resources ",__,__."...",..,......."",..,__,..,..'""",'..""..__.."""""........,..'"""__.'..'..',,.. 13
<br />Threalened and Endangered Species ..__'......."....,..,..,......,__....,......"..........,..,,__,..,....."....,..,....,..,.. 16
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<br />Water Qual ity ",""'" ,__"",.'", __, '...,..,...."", __",'"'''''' __...,,".."""'..,",' __,.."",," __""....,.. __.., ...""..," '.' 16
<br />Historical and Cultural Resource Properties.....,__,....,....__"..........__..........""..,..,..,....____,....,...."...., 17
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<br />Indian Trust Assets "",..,__"""""",..,..,..", ..,..,.__,..,..", .."'...",, ",__,.."""",__",.""""__.,..",..",..,__"",, 18
<br />Environmental] usl ice",., '."""""" ,., '..",..,..,..'" __,.".., ,..""""" ,..."..,..""."""""""..",'..,..,..,..,..'".. 18
<br />Soc ioeconomic ,."""""'" __,"'''''' ,....' ,"'''''''''' ....,...""""""""",'.. ,....... ,.__."',"".." .....""".." ,.""..,.., 18
<br />Cumu lati ve Impacts""..,..".."""..,.. ,.....,....... ,. ,.. __,..,..,.........",.""..,.."..",'.".""".. __",..."....",..".... 20
<br />Summary and En vi ronmental Commitments",.."., ,."" ,.'" ",.."...., '.' ,..""".. __'......",,'.. __,....",.."..'" 20
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<br />CHAPTER IV - CONSULT AnON AND COORDINA TION..,..",..,.,......,...........,.,....,..........,..........__,... 22
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<br />General ".., __."..,..'....,..,...., ,'....,..,..,.. ....".., ,....".. ....'...., ,.,' ,."""" ,..,........",.. ,. .....""....,...".., '.' ....' ,.. 22
<br />Consu Italian with Other Agencies"".. ,.. ....,.,...., ,.......,.."", '.'""..., ,..,.."....,..' ....,... ..... ,........,..,.. ,.,.. 22
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<br />Distribution List.,..""....,...,..,..,..", ...'"'''' ..." ......"".. '........".., "".,," ......,'..., ,...,..,..""...., ,...........,.., 22
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<br />REFERENCES CITED"....,.., ........',.. ,..,.' ,.,...., ....",.. '.....",....,..'"".."", .......... ..,...' ,.'" ,..... '.'..,.. ,.....,....., '." 23
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<br />FIGURES
<br />Frontispiece Map-Morrow Point Dam Trash Rack Cleaning Project Area
<br />Figure I-Morrow Point Power Intake Trash Racks..".,..,....................,.."...........,.....,........,............ I
<br />Figure 2-Reservoirs of Ihe Aspinall Unit..,.."",..,..,..,..".",..,.."...."..,..,...".."".......,....".........,..,.....9
<br />Figure 3-Morrow Point Landslide Areas ............,..,..........,....,...,..,.....,..........................,.'.....,.,..... 12
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<br />TABLES - Table I-Reservoir Elevation Frequency .....'.......,....,............'....,..,..,..,..,.....,..,................,......, 14
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<br />APPENDIX A. - Distribution Mailing List
<br />APPENDIX B - Water Quality Data
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