WSP10074

• File Number: 8509
• Description: San Luis Valley
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 9/1/1991
• Title: San Luis Resource Area - Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Impact Statement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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Economic Conditions and Social Environment . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-49

Hazards Management. . . . . , . . . . . . , . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

Special Status Plant and Animal Values. . . . . . , . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . . , .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . 2-50

Other Comments. , . . .. . . . . . .. . . . , . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. 2-97

CHAPTER 3 THE PROPOSED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN ........... 3-1

Management Guidance Common to All Areas. . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . , , . . . . .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 3-1

Decisions .,..,...................,...................,............................ 3-6

San Luis Area #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .. 3-6

Management Areas #2 through #10 .. . . . . . .. .. . .. , . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . . .. , . . .. " . . . 3-12
Activity Plans by Resource/Resource Use ...........,............ ,. . .. .. . , . . . .. . . . ... .. 3-22

CHAPTER 4 CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED PLAN ........... . . . . . .4-1

Assumptions for Analysis............................................................. 4-1

Consequences. . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. , . .. . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . 4-6

Minerals Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .. 4-6

Paleontological Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .4-8

Riparian Resources . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Livestock Grazing Management. . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-9
WlldlWe and Fish Habitat Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Forest and Woodland Management. . . . . . . .. .. . . . , . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . .. .. . .. . . . . 4-10
Lands and Realty Management ,.................................................... 4-11
Areas of Crnical Environmental Concern .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. 4-11

Recreation Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Wild and Scenic River...,............................. ............... ,........... . 4-13

Visual Resource Management .....,................................................ 4-13

Historical Resources. . , . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Archaeological Resources .................,..,.................................... 4-14

Fire. , . . . . , . . , . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 4-14

Economic Condnlons and Social Environment. . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Special Status Plant and Animal Values..... ....... ,..., .. '.. ............ ....... ,. ... . 4-15

Waterpower/Storage.. "......, ,........... .. .., ........................ ......... .14-15

Cumulative Impacts. . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-15