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<br />Fish Creek Reservoir Expansion EIS
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<br />A small Forest Service campground, Granite Campground, is located on the perimeter of the
<br />reservoir, and is a non-fee, walk-in campground with four campsites. Generally, use of this
<br />campground is limited to day use, although some overnight camping occurs. The existing facilities
<br />consist of several fire pits, a few tables, and a vault toilet that presently is not operational. A small
<br />boat ramp and parking lot are also present. Only non-motorized boats are allowed on the reservoir.
<br />Granite Campground experiences approximately 1,000 recreation visitor days per year.
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<br />SeOPING ISSUES
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<br />Public and interagency scoping for issues were accomplished early in the analysis process through
<br />public meetings, scoping documents, interagency meetings, and internal Forest Service
<br />Interdisciplinary Team (ID Team) meetings. Other issues that emerged during the analysis process
<br />were also considered in formulating the scope of work and the alternatives. The issues that were
<br />considered to be significant and are addressed in detail include:
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<br />. Dam Safety/Flood Hazard
<br />. Water Storage Needs
<br />. Hydrology/Fisheries
<br />. Socioeconomics
<br />. Wetlands
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<br />Other issues that were not considered as .significant", but were identified as providing important
<br />information to the analysis are:
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<br />. Vegetation
<br />. Wildlife
<br />. Water Rights
<br />. Water Quality
<br />. Recreation
<br />. Transportation
<br />. Visual Resources
<br />. Cultural Resources
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<br />ALTERNATIVES
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<br />At the beginning of this analysis, a number of alternatives were formulated as a result of public input
<br />on issues identified and developed during scoping, and by specialist recommendations. As the
<br />analysis developed, many of the alternatives originally considered for detailed study were eliminated
<br />by the Forest Service, based on technical, environmental, economic, legal, and/or regulatory factors.
<br />Alternatives considered, but eliminated from detailed study, include the following:
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<br />. Larger Fish Creek Reservoir Expansion
<br />. Fish Creek Reservoir Deepening
<br />. Long Lake Reservoir Expansion
<br />. Wren Reservoir Construction
<br />. Nash Reservoir Construction
<br />. Stagecoach Reservoir Expansion
<br />. Lake Catamount Expansion
<br />. Other Basin Reservoir Alternatives
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<br />The rationale for elimination of each of the above alternatives is discussed in detail in Section 2.2.
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<br />September 1993
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