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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
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<br />3.4
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<br />3.3.3 Affected Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 3-39
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<br />3.3.3.1 Animas River .................,..............,.....,.. 3-39
<br />3.3.3.2 San Juan River .................................,...... 3-40
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<br />3.3.3.3 Pine River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 3-40
<br />3.3.3.4 Mancos River ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
<br />3.3.3.5 La Plata River.. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . .. .. .. 3-41
<br />3.3.3.6 Florida River. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . , . . .. . . . , . 3-41
<br />3.3.4 Environmental Consequences and Mitigation ..................,..... 3-41
<br />3.3.4.1 RefinedAlternative4................................... 3-41
<br />3.3.4.1.1 Structural Component with Delivery to
<br />Non-Binding Uses .......................... 3-42
<br />3.3.4.1.2 Non-Binding End Uses and Water Conveyance
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<br />Systems ,..........................,...... 3-51
<br />3.3.4.2 Refined Alternative 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
<br />3.3.4.2.1 Structural Component........... ............3-56
<br />3.3.4.2.2 Non-Structural Component .... , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
<br />3.3.4.2.3 Non-Binding End Uses............,......... 3-57
<br />3.3.4.3 No Action Alternative .............................,.... 3-58
<br />VEGETATION RESOURCES ................................,.........3-59
<br />3.4.1 Introduction. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . , . .. .. . . . . . . .. , .. . , .. .. . 3-59
<br />3.4.2 Evaluation Methodology. , . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . , . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . 3-59
<br />3.4.2.1 Methodology. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . . .. . 3-59
<br />3.4.2.1.1 Structural Components ...................,.. 3-59
<br />3.4.2,1.2 Non-Structural Components .................. 3-59
<br />3.4.2.1.3 Non-Binding M&I Water End Uses and
<br />Distribution Systems .......,................ 3-60
<br />3.4.2.2 Significance Criteria. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
<br />3.4.3 Affected Environment. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . , . . . .. .. . . 3-60
<br />3.4.3.1 Structural Components. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
<br />3.4.3.1.1 Ridges Basin ...........................,.. 3.{i1
<br />3.4.3.1.2 Basin Creek................,.............. 3.{i3
<br />3.4.3.1.3 Animas River. . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. .. , . . . . .. . . . 3-64
<br />3.4.3.1.4 San Juan River .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . , . . .. . .. . . 3-64
<br />3.4.3.1.5 Lemon Reservoir . . . . . , . . . , . . . , . . . , . . . . . . , , . 3.{i5
<br />3.4.3.2 Non-Structural Component .,...,........,............... 3.{i5
<br />3.4.3.2.1 Mancos River, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
<br />3.4.3.2.2 Pine River ........................,....... 3-66
<br />3.4.3.2.3 McElmo Creek. .. . .. , .. . . . , . .. .. . . . . . . , . . . . 3.{i7
<br />3.4.3.3 Non-Binding Water End Uses and Conveyance Systems ..,.... 3-67
<br />3.4.3.3.1 La Plata River ..........,..................3-67
<br />3.4.4 Environmental Consequences and Mitigation ...,.................... 3.{i8
<br />3.4.4.1 Refined Alternative 4 '" . , . . . , .. . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . , . . . 3.{iS
<br />3.4.4.1.1 Structural Component ....,.................. 3.{iS
<br />3.4.4.1.2 Non-Binding Water End Uses and Conveyance
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<br />Systems .................................. 3-74
<br />3.4.4.2 Refmed Alternative 6 . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . .. . . . 3-76
<br />3.4.4.2.1 Structural Component. . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
<br />3.4.4.2.2 Non-Structural Component ................... 3-76
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