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<br />001537 <br /> <br />Chapter 1 - Introduction <br /> <br />Scope <br /> <br />Reclamation developed fish passage alternatives and identified issues or concerns with <br />participation from many individuals, agencies, and organizations who may be affected by the <br />project. Alternatives discussed in Chapter 2 are: No Action, Fish Ladder with Hydropower <br />Plant, Fish Ladder without Hydropower Plant, and Dam Removal. <br /> <br />Each issue and concern described below is examined in Chapter 3. More information on scoping <br />activities is included in Chapter 4. <br /> <br />Water Resources <br /> <br />Ute Water Pump Plant Intake - Ute Water provides domestic water to over 60,000 Grand <br />Valley residents via a pipeline from storage reservoirs. Their emergency backup water supply is <br />pumped from the Colorado River out of the pool formed by the dam. Ute Water is replacing <br />their pipeline during the next 3 years and is using their pump plant in the meantime. Dam <br />removal would adversely affect their ability to pump water from the river. <br /> <br />Water Rights - Owners of existing water rights with points of diversion at the Price-Stubb <br />Diversion Dam have raised issues regarding potential impacts and the future utilization of their <br />water rights under the Dam Removal alternative. <br /> <br />Clifton Water District - Downstream Water Quality - Changes in water quality downstream <br />from the dam may affect the ability of Clifton Water to meet drinking water standards and <br />provide domestic water to approximately 30,000 people. <br /> <br />Ute Water Pump Plant - Spring Flooding - The fish passage alternatives may affect spring <br />flooding of the Ute Water pump plant. <br /> <br />Recreation Resources <br /> <br />River Boating - Historically, the dam has been a barrier to recreational boating. The fish passage <br />project would affect future recreational boating along the Colorado River in the vicinity of the <br />Price-Stubb Diversion Dam. <br /> <br />Public Safety - The dam poses a significant safety threat to all forms of water recreation in the <br />vicinity of the dam. <br /> <br />4 <br />