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<br />002890 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 4 . ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES <br />~:::;"-:::;:::~?";:;:;::':.;<x:;I::{..$?':<<,~:..:~:;;:';::;..;~m::<o::::::.~;:::m;.:;:;;;,:,;..:;">>:::::':::m:0':;:;::<<:;"'::r:<<::l:;?:~l:;::<<:::::;':::.:::<<:;:;::':;~;"~,:.:*33::;<<:::::';;;'>''<,::::'::::::~W:=>>.::;:~~:::<<<:::::;:.;..:::,<::.::m~:?::>>::::;:'-0~~'?.3%:;:~,<=:&:::;:~~,:;:.:~"<;.::S-.3S':w.S;::U:::..>>::>" <br /> <br />4.11.7 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts <br /> <br />Under Alternative A, current visual conditions at the reservoir and low flow in Fish Creek would <br />not be improved. Assuming effective mitigation as descried above, all facilities would be designed <br />to meet visual quality objectives under Alternatives B and C. One unavoidable adverse impact <br />would be reservoir draw down during late fall. <br /> <br />4.12 CULTURAL RESOURCES <br /> <br />4.12.1 Introduction <br /> <br />Cultural resources which could potentially be impacted by the proposed project were identified <br />during the Class ill Cultural Resources Inventory discussed in Section 3.12, Cultural Resources. <br />According to this inventory, none of the five sites surveyed represent significant cultural resources. <br /> <br />4.12.2 Direct and Indirect Impacts <br /> <br />4.12.2.1 Allernelive A - No A~lion <br /> <br />Under the Alternative A, the sites would be subjected to soil heaving and impacts caused by natural <br />and human activities in the area. <br /> <br />4.12.2.2 Allernelive B . Proposed RlISetvoir Expenaiun <br /> <br />As documented in the Class ill Cultural Resources Inventory (MAC, 1992), it has been <br />recommended that cultural resource clearance be granted for the proposed Fish Creek Reservoir <br />expansion. Three aboriginal sites and two recent historical sites are within the project area, but all <br />cultural resources have been evaluated as not significant and it has been recommended that they be <br />considered not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. It has additionally been recommended that no <br />further archaeological investigations are necessary at these sites. <br /> <br />Survey strategies employed during the Class ill inventory and limited testing (MAC, 1992) were <br />adequate to discover all expected culrural resources. As a result, further work such as construction <br />monitoring is not recommended. The State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) has recently <br />concurred with this recommendation. <br /> <br />4.12.2.3 Allernelive C - Smeller RlIServoir Expension <br /> <br />As aforementioned, it has been recommended that culrural resource clearance be granted for an <br />expansion of Fish Creek Reservoir, if selected by the Forest Service. <br /> <br />4.12.3 Cumulative Impacts <br /> <br />No cumulative impacts would be associated with any of the three project alternatives. <br /> <br />4.12.4 Mitigation and Enhancements Summary <br /> <br />There would not be any mitigation necessary if Fish Creek Reservoir is expanded because none of <br />the aboriginal or recent historical sites located within the project area represent significant cultural <br />resources. <br /> <br />~~.~:~::x,,,:::~:<<;.:;..~;::,~"W....<:,<<,~_~~~{:::::>":"~:::;:...~~...-m-.~::;:>>m:::::::;:;'";;:>>."'..:.Y,.;~::;"'%';'J,.o/.';:::;:l<:'::,-::.:="'{{o:~>::!.<:'~~;:;{-;;:;':'::::l'(.:"'$:;:;:I:';';';..;0::::w.<<:::>;<-;:,::-:'..:::.':'H'....'<:';::':;:;.;.~,:::::,,,:::...~.,.":::::.:':~:::':'::;;:::'m <br /> <br />Seplt1nbtr 1993 <br /> <br />P4g< 4.53 <br />