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<br />D017d2 <br /> <br />Revised Supplemental Draft Environmental Assessment-Chapter 3-Affected <br />Environment and Environmental Consequences <br /> <br />Existing Conditions: For purposes ofthis project, Reclamation considered two separate <br />ownership issues: 1) ownership of the land that could be affected, and 2) ownership of <br />the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam. Land owners that may be affected by the project include <br />(Figure 13): <br /> <br />· Colorado Department of Transportation-lands downstream of the dam for <br />construction, access to the site for construction, long-term operations, and maintenance. <br /> <br />· Palisade Irrigation District-land under the Interstate 70 side (river left) ofthe dam. . <br /> <br />· E.R. Jacobson (Jacobson Hydro No. 1 Project)-land owned along the railr~ad side <br />(river right) of the dam and downstream. <br /> <br />· Union Pacific Railroad-right-of-way next to the dam site; access to the site is within <br />this right-of-way. <br /> <br />The Palisade and Mesa County Irrigation Districts built the actual dam structure. <br />Minutes of their board meetings clearly show both Districts consider themselves the joint <br />owners of the dam. <br /> <br />Impacts <br /> <br />No Action: Since no fish passage or dam removal is considered in this <br />alternative, no land or facility ownership rights would be changed. Current land owners <br />have to resolve any questions regarding dam ownership. <br /> <br />Conventional Fish Ladde~: Access agreements and temporary easements would <br />be necessary from all of the land owners identified above. Temporary construction <br />access would be required from CDOT, Union Pacific Railroad, and E.R. Jacobson. <br />Reaching an agreement with Palisade and Mesa County Irrigation Districts to modify the <br />d~ would also be necessary. The Jacobson Hydro No.1 Project FERC license <br />amendment granted access to the site on the Jacobson property. Permanent access <br />agreements would also be needed from E.R. Jacobson, CDOT and the Union Pacific <br />Railroad for long-term operations and maintenance of the fish ladder. <br /> <br />Downstream Rock Fish Passage: Access agreements and temporary easements <br />would be necessary from all land owners. Temporary construction access would be <br />required from E.R. Jacobson, CDOT, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Palisade and Mesa <br />County Irrigation Districts would also have to consent to modify the dam. A permanent <br />easement for the fish passage structure would be needed from CDOT and Palisade and <br />Mesa County Irrigation Districts. Reclamation would request temporary access to <br />provide maintenance of the fish passage as needed. <br /> <br />Downstream Rock Fish Passage with Whitewater Recreation Features: This <br />alternative would require additional authorization from CDOT for the construction of the <br />whitewater features. To develop a whitewater park in the future as envisioned by <br /> <br />43 <br />