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<br /> <br />DavidNICIaun <br />E=miYeDiRcto< <br />Colorado TI'UDt Unlimited <br /> <br />O~~~S!'Y ! <br />lIAR 1/2001I . <br />O:l'~____...___~ _"_ <br /> <br />March 15, 2000 <br /> <br />-~-~--- <br /> <br />)(~~ i(~ <br />Yi.-fGr:.~\;~'-I~ <br />\3~V;~ I <br />17'11 .: <br /> <br />GornIdK&o,Aaiog"""""""" <br />Bareaaol~ <br />BasIcm. Colorado hea 0fIi0e <br />VI8.FAX: 97O-fJ6l..3212(hardOOPYlofollow) <br />11056 WcstCoaDyRd ISE <br />Lavt:laDd.CO SOS37-9711 <br />A.TIN; EC-1350 <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />o <br />~ <br />(;:J <br />.i:>> <br /> <br />Subject: Dnlft EAIFONSl- CoaD<<tiora to South Oullct Worts aDd PipctiDc. CoaveyaQc:c ~ <br />IDd. -rr m:l Whc:D." Storqc at Pueblo Da:IIlBld Reservoir - Pryingpm-Adalasas Projc:Q. ro <br /> <br />De:u::Mr.Kdso: <br /> <br />On bebaJf or Cob3do Troul UDJiJDital8bd our ova 6"soo rncmbeIs. I 'WOI;IId like 10 cxprss our CIccp <br />CODC:Cm wiIh the daB: Ea....i, _I As:gessa:r:ar: aud FJDdiac ofHo Sigaificald. Impact for this project. <br />MdiscusIledbdow, tbcdraflEACOIIIlIiDsu iDadcqo2leaaalysisafdcarfisbclyimpKts in the A.JfI:aDas <br />RNttbdow I'udM Dam aDd does DOt puvidefDr ~ d:1ow-ftaw Impac:Is. As SId. we ~ the <br />pmposcd FONSI as mnmlly wtittca wordd be Jcr;aI!y swpc:cl and ~ to cbaDcDge. <br /> <br />AMlysi.t of jUlury ~ The Ad:aosas River bcIaw Puc:blo Dam mpparIs a tqiI;maIly-i:rIIpoItm1" <br />fisbc2y. Creel smveyI from 1hc DiriEioa ofWildli.fc (1911) is '.co,m ;mcbhcms(l["2.,Sl1 <br />3D8lertripspumilc_~river. 'Ikri\ahasbetn idadificdUODeollwo U.s. AmryCmps af&giDccrs- <br />AD -,...a..~ Dimid.fisbmcs ~poj:d.siIcs dariagthe DCd: two)GtS. Tbctivel' is also lbc <br />Sllbjcct of a Grear. Ouldoars Colorado propos:a1 1m the "'PucbJo AtbDQs RiYc:r Conidar Legacy Projea.... <br /> <br />~EA 1IOles that wiDk:r"fIows hi !he 5tn:am n:ad1 bdow PacbIo DaDl COQId. dropz; low as 20 as -.60% <br />rcductidlfrom. thcSOcfs'IIIiDiInmDa:rd:rtbc"NoN:JiDa-ahrntaIi'rt.. Tbc"~. wiaIr.r:Dowswoald <br />be tt:dDa:d by 12-19%. TIw:: mi:bimmD flow is Iikdy to podaa: a "'boI;Ik:Qcck' dICct aDd lftI13IIbj; spc:dfic <br />"';"';;;~"'-mitlii6GD.tDc::hIm8csia~ ~. -RccIIDiaDsiawilllcl:lkM'sarc.1ikdy10 <br />acgaUydyiqg:tthcfisht:ry. lhcEADICdioossumelildyimpads:: rcdactiOllia.wctlcdsl:rC8lb.c:IIIriod.l <br />--..._-...._r...................._-................. <br />JRJ.ad baI:Iiaf. ~ mess. mid wiDI!:l" fish mooaIily. ~.1:III:IiW: aaJysis aDd modc1iDg 'IJCIe" 12. <br />... prtMdcd in 1lIeEA 10 dcscnDe it!. aa:y 9I3Y die litcIy r::aemofthese m,p.u. <br /> <br />1be EAabo refers 10 * fisb5y as "pul..ad-tabf' (p. lS). However, tbcfidlcry also includes aIaidc:at <br />CXIIDJIOIImIllDd"ia1mll5oltnlllt,.aJllll:-grow-ad-takc: li5!lt:lyasweD.. SpccificaIIy. brow:a.tmalarc <br />:stoda::d... .~...-IiizcWh1heil:dcdofaOmriDgthemtoBfOWto..~-SlablsiD.tbcriw:r <br />it9::I( ThislD3b:stbcavailabilityof'llriblcrbabitllforsarmaJmtbesc6shCSiCDtialto1he..........---ar <br />thefislay. ~.tbc:S3IIICistroerorlhccompoueatofthefisbcrylhal:isresickDt. <br /> <br />FuaIIy. Ibc EA fails to kd.al1herd:ldambipolthis pojc:c:t to * u.s. Amrr CarpI ~EngiDct:rspog:l2lD I <br />forfisbericshabilain::smr.b:a.a1oIlca9_.tmilc&eglDQllofIhcAIbasasRivtr. ThisIll:dti~doII:ar 13_ <br />prn;ec:t is intmSc:d. to R:SIDft: fisbt:rics habiw tbrooghplal:lcmeat dllr'lJ:tDres. d:Ia8Ed .w1:l.....b..~ aDd <br />_-... no-p""'_""'_RM<.....,.""""bo__ <br />""......""-...-.... ---.-....,....."""- <br />---.- <br /> <br />12_ Early consultation with the COQW (Melby, 2000) indieated that aquatic impacts <br />associated with the proposed action would be simllar to those associated with the no <br />action alternative. ft was detennined that the time and cost associated with habitat <br />modeling coukl not be justified tor aquatic impacts that were considered to be minor. <br />Hydrologic modeling for downstream flows was provided by the Board. With the low <br />flow mitigation proposed by the Board. the anticipated low flow during the Winter Water <br />Storage Program would be increased from 20 cfs to ':!l cfs_ <br /> <br />13. A section has been added to the Fisheries section of the EA to explain the Corps of <br />Engineers's project, it purpose and ob;ectiVBS, and its status_ <br /> <br />TtfIfII~.AaMric:r.~~r~~ _MO.. .........- <br />CDkndD<:xfice: 196613 Stred.SuitcU60.Boalda'.CO 80302 <br />moNE:(303)440-1937 FAX: (303)440-7933 EMAlL:'.' @" 011 <br /> <br />\ <br />