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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />III. <br /> <br />001015 <br /> <br />POTENTIAL ENVIRONMt~ IMPACTS <br /> <br />A. Pro'ect Ooeration <br />License applications (including this application) have been <br />filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) <br />for six projects within the Uncompahgre Valley Irrigation <br />Project. Five of these projects are located on the South <br />Canal. The sixth is located at Shavano Falls on the <br />Montrose and Delta Canal (M&D Canal). Each of the six <br />projects is located at existing drops in the canal system, <br />and will consist of temporary diversion of the flow from the <br />canal through a turbine in a new powerhouse, with the water <br /> <br />returned to the canal a short distance downstream. <br /> <br />Photographs of the project site are given in Appendix I. <br /> <br />At the present time, flow is diverted from the Gunnison <br />River through the Gunnison Tunnel and into the South Canal <br />only during the 7 month irrigation season. Under the pro- <br />posed hydroelectric developments, flow will be diverted from <br />the Gunnison River for up to 12 months per year, depending <br />on canal maintenance requirements. <br /> <br />B. Imoacts ~ ~ Gunnison Bj~ <br /> <br /> <br />During the 7 month irrigation season, the proposed <br /> <br /> <br />electric projects will have no incremental impact <br /> <br />hydro- <br />on the <br /> <br />E-29 <br />