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<br />Ownership of Dam and Lands.. ..................... .......... ........ .............. ................. ................. ..........41
<br />Unique Geographic Features................................ .........,......................,.................................,.. 44
<br />Floodplain and Wetland Protection..... ..... ,....... ......, ....... ........... ..... ......, .............. ....,... ..........44
<br />F ish and Wildlife Resources,...................................................................,................................. 46
<br />Effects on Endangered Colorado River Fishes.......................................................................... 46
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<br />Cultural Resources..........,......................,.......,..........,..........................................".........,......... 49
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<br />Protect Historic Dam...................,.....,.......,.................................................,...,..."......,......... 50
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<br />Indian Trust Assets... ...... .... .......,........ ... ...... ..... ..... .................... ...,. ........... .,. .............. ............... 52
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<br />Environmental Justice.............,......"...,.............,......................................,................................ 52
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<br />Social and Economic Factors.................................................................................................... 52
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<br />Hydropower.............................,...........,...,........."......................,............ .-...,....................,.... 53
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<br />Costs and Benefits........................,...................,.,............,.,................................................... 54
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<br />Cumulative Impacts..,....................,.....,.........,........................................................................... 56
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<br />Summary and Mitigation Measures........ .......... ....... .................... .............................................. 57
<br />CHAPTER 4-CONSUL T A nON AND COORDINA nON ......................................................60
<br />Plan Formulation and Public Scoping Activities....................................................................... 60
<br />Consultation with other Agencies ........................................................................... .................. 62
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<br />Distribution List..........................................,.............,........... ~.....,........,.............................. ...... 63
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<br />REFERENCES CITED..............,....,...,....,...........,......................................................................... 64
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<br />List of Figures
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<br />Figure I-Price-Stubb Diversion Dam on the Colorado River near Palisade, Colorado..;................ 1
<br />Figure 2-Redlands Conventional Fish Ladder on the Gunnison River, Colorado ........................... 9
<br />Figure 3-Conceptual Design for Conventional Fish Ladder........................................................., 10
<br />Figure 4-Hogback Diversion Dam Rock Fish Passage on the San Juan River, New Mexico .......13
<br />Figure 5-Public Service Company of New Mexico Diversion Dam Rock Fish Passage on the San
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<br />Juan River, New Mexico... .,.., ,.... ..... ..... .......",....,............,....... ..... ..,......,..........,......,.. .... ...... 13
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<br />Figure 6-Downstream Rock Fish Passage Conceptual Drawing ................................................... 15
<br />Figure 7-Downstream Rock Fish Passage with Whitewater Features Conceptual Drawing ....~.... 18
<br />Figure 8-Dam Removal Conceptual Design Drawing ...................................................................20
<br />Figure 9-Potential Boating "Put-in" & "Take Out" Sites Near the Price Stubb Diversion Dam. .. 32
<br />Figure 10-River Velocities at 100-year flood (44,500 cfs) .......................................................... 38
<br />Figure II-River Velocities at 10,500 cfs............ ....... ................ ....... .........................:........ ........... 38
<br />Figure 12-Landslide Location Map, .............................................................................................. 39
<br />Figure 13-Land Ownership Below the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam .....,.......................................42
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<br />List of Tables
<br />Table I-River Difficulty Classes ...... ...,.,.....,....................,..... .....................,................................. 30
<br />Table 2-Summary Comparison of Alterntives. ...........................................................................;.. 59
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<br />Appendix A-Distribution List
<br />Appendix B-Comment Letters
<br />Appendix C-Biological Opinion
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