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<br />... <br /> <br />1538 DRAFf SUMMARY <br />PRELIMINARY ENVffiONMENTAL ANALYSIS OFW ATER STORAGE ALTERNATIVES <br /> <br />The preliminary environmental analysis of the 6 storage alternatives concluded: <br /> <br />Pueblo Reservoir enlargement will require an EIS and effects to wetlands, the wildlife <br />inhabiting those wetlands, and bald eagles will be significant issues. Wetland permitting <br />and mitigation likely will be challenging but feasible. <br /> <br />Turquoise Reservoir enlargement should not have significant environmental issues <br />provided there are no significant changes in flows that affect aquatic resources or water <br />quality downstream. <br /> <br />Meredith Reservoir enlargement faces a significant wetland permitting hurdle that will be <br />difficult to overcome. It will be difficult to gain approval for the inundation of 930 acres <br />of wetlands and develop successful compensatory mitigation for this loss. <br /> <br />Williams Creek Reservoir will need to address species of concern (mountain plover and <br />prairie dog) and wetland impacts (14to 32 acres). These impacts likely can be mitigated <br />and the needed authorizations gained. <br /> <br />Project Reoperation Impacts are not likely to be significant unless there are major <br />changes to flows that potentially cause significant effects to aquatic resources and water <br />quality. <br /> <br />Gravel Lakes Storage should not have significant environmental issues, and <br />environmental authorizations can be addressed as part of gravel pit reclamation. <br /> <br />ERG Resources Corporation <br />