WSP11798

• File Number: 7630.050
• Description: Wild and Scenic-Cache La Poudre River
• State: CO
• Date: 3/5/1981
• Title: Wild and Scenic Rivers-Cache La Poudre River-Corres Reports etc 1981-84-Alternative Formulation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Proposed Alternatives
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Alternati ve 0:

Without Plans condition; no action alternative.

No segments are recomTlended for desi gnati on. (Change from OEIS/SR:
unchanged except for new Segment 8, however the area remains unrecom-
mended for designation.)
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Management Oi recti on -- Provi de integrated, multi-resource management.
1. Land Acquisition -- only minor adjustments to facilitate efficient management
outside developed enclaves: L&WCF composite.
2. Water Resources Development -- no major developments anticipated beyond
Sheep Creek and Rockwell Reservoirs: some modification of waten~ay to allow
improvements to Highway 14 and new fish management by state.
3. Rights-of-Way -- requests considered on case basis by Environmental Analysis
4. Mining -- subject to valid, existing rights: some sand/gravel operations (with
safeguards) within river course.
5. Recreation -- emphasis on developing facilities to absorb use and protect basis resour
a. Use & Access: River administered under County permit, no limitations to
other recreation use.
b. Facilities -- 2 campgrounds of 100 units, in Segments 2 & 3: some closure
of smaller facil i ti es in Segment 2
6. Resource Management -- some vegetative manipulation in Segments 1, 2, & 3 to
benefit wildlife, management for consumptive uses
a. Scenic, Air, Water -- no degredation below state standards and V.Q.O.,
safeguards required for development
b. Hunting/Fishing -- present management projected into future

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A lterna ti ve E:

National Economic Development alternative; non-federal alternative.

No segments a~e.recommended for designation, but development poten-
t1als are.max1m1zed through the Gray Mountain-Idylwilde project, as
proposed 1n the 1980 report by International Engineering Co., Inc.
(Change from DEIS/SR: totally new alternative to study process.)

Management Direction -- consistent with law and regulation, contributions to
National Economic Development maximized.
1. Land Acqui s iti on -- none
2. Water Resources Development -- assume completion of GM/I oroject as proposed
in IECO report of 1980
a. Impoundments -- GM/l and supporti ng facil i ti es
b. Modifications of Waterway -- extensive, particularly in areas of project
and highway improvement/relocation
3. Rights-of-Way -- substantial; project develooment, new recreational access, and
highway relocation
4. Mining -- inundated areas withdrawn from mineral entry
5. Recreation -- substantial construction of improvements and new facilities
a. Use & Access -- unlimited access to reservoir facilities; potential
limitations to unaffected river segments based on demand
b. Facilities -- 2 campgrounds of 100 units in Segments 2 & 3; at least one
major marina facility; boat launching ramps; new campground
of 100 units in Segment 4 near I feature
6. Resource Management -- no limitations beyond present law and regulation;
mitigation of impacts of project construction
a. Scenic, Air, Water -- significant modifications to existing V.Q.O. in
project areas; state law levels for air & water
quality to be maintained
b. Agriculture -- no limitations within law and regulation
c. Wildlife Habitat -- provide alternative winter range for affected big
game populations disrupted by impoundments (may
entail some limitations to development elsewhere in
migratory patterns to assure habitat)