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<br />Ofj27~2 <br /> <br />. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT <br />FOR THE PROPOSED FISH CREEK J:tESERVOIR EXPANSION <br />ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />Lead Agency: <br /> <br />Reviewing Agencies: <br /> <br />Responsible Official: <br /> <br />Further Information: <br /> <br />USDA - Forest Service <br />Routt National Forest, Steamboat Springs, Colorado <br /> <br />U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />Colorado Department of Health - Water Quality Control Division <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Colorado State Historic Preservation Office <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />Routt County <br /> <br />Jerry E. Schmidt, Forest Supervisor <br />Routt National Forest <br /> <br />Wendy Schmitzer <br />Routt National Forest <br />29587 West U.S. 40, #20 <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 <br />(303) 879-1722 <br /> <br />Sherry Reed, District Ranger <br />Hahns Peak District <br />57 10th Screet, Box 771212 <br />Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477 <br />(303) 879-1870 <br /> <br />ABSTRACT: The City of Steamboat Springs, in partnership with the Mt. Werner Water and <br />Sanitation District, is proposing to enlarge the existing Fish Creek Reservoir, located on the Routt <br />National Forest in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Fish Creek Reservoir is a municipal water supply <br />and is operated by the City under a Forest Service Special Use Permit. The Proposed Action, <br />Alternative B, includes enlargement of the reservoir's water storage capacity from 1,842 acre-feet <br />(AF) to 4,122 AF by raising the level of the main dam approximately 20 feet and reconstructing the <br />saddle dam and spillway. Also proposed are the installation of an early warning system on both <br />dams, and an underground powerline as the principal power source for the early warning system and <br />remote off-site operations control. Two other alternatives were analyzed in detail: No Action <br />(Alternative A), and a smaller reservoir expansion (Alternative C). In addition, three other <br />alternatives that would be available to the City and Mt. Werner are displayed: Water Conservation, <br />Infiltration Gallery Expansion, and a Combination Alternative consisting of Water Conservation, <br />Infiltration G2.llery Expansion and Fish Creek Reservoir Modernization. At this time, considering <br />the environmental impacts to public lands and the opportunities for use of those lands which would <br />benefit the most people over the longest term, the Forest Supervisor prefers Alternative B. The U.S. <br />Army Corps of Engineers will also make a decision concerning the issuance of a permit as is required <br />under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 1977. <br />