9659

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9659
• Author: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
• Title: Price Stubb Fish Passage - Revised Supplemental Draft Environmental Assessment.
• USFW Year: 2004.
• USFW - Doc Type: Grand Junction, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

Ownership of Dam and Lands ............................................................................................. ......41

Un ique Geographic Features.................................. ............... .................................................... 44
Floodplain and Wetland Protection ... ....................................... ............. ................................44
Fish and Wildlife Resources......... ........... ..... ...... .... ....................... ...... .................... ..................46
Effects on Endangered Colorado River Fishes .................. ........................................................46

Cultural Resources......... ........... ....................... ...... ................................... .......... ............. ......... 49

Protect Historic Dam......................................................... .................................................... 50

Indian Trust Assets... ............... ............................... ................................................................... 52

Environmental Justice........... .... .......................................................................... ...................... 52

Social and Economic Factors ............................................................................................... ..... 52

Hydropower .......................................................................................................................... 53

Costs and Benefits.................................................................................................... ............. 54

Cumulative Impacts.. ............. .... ...... ............ ........... ......... ........ .................. ................................ 56

Summary and Mitigation Measures............................................... .................................. .......... 57
CHAPTER 4-CONSUL T A nON AND COORDINA nON ...................................................... 60
Plan Formulation and Public Scoping Activities.......................................................................60
Consultation with other Agencies .... .................. ....................................................................... 62

Distribution List......... .................. ......... ................................ ~............. ................. ............. ........ 63

REFERENCES CITED..................................................................................................................64

List of Figures

Figure I-Price-Stubb Diversion Dam on the Colorado River near Palisade, Colorado................... I
Figure 2-Redlands Conventional Fish Ladder on the Gunnison River, Colorado ........................... 9
Figure 3-Conceptual Design for Conventional Fish Ladder .......................................................... 10
Figure 4-Hogback Diversion Dam Rock Fish Passage on the San Juan River, New Mexico ....... 13
Figure 5-Public Service Company of New Mexico Diversion Dam Rock Fish Passage on the San

Juan River, New Mexico.......................................... ....... .......... ............ .............. ............. ..... 13

Figure 6-Downstream Rock Fish Passage Conceptual Drawing ................................................... 15
Figure 7-Downstream Rock Fish Passage with Whitewater Features Conceptual Drawing ......... 18
Figure 8-Dam Removal Conceptual Design Drawing ................................................................... 20
Figure 9-Potential Boating "Put-in" & "Take Out" Sites Near the Price Stubb Diversion Dam... 32
Figure 10-River Velocities at 100--year flood (44,500 cfs) .......................................................... 38
Figure II-River Velocities at 10,500 cfs.. ....... .... ..... ....... ....... ........... .................. ......:............. ...... 38
Figure 12-Landslide Location Map. ......................... ....................................... ......... ....... ...... ........ 39
Figure 13-Land OWnership Below the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam ............................................. 42

List of Tables
Table I-River Difficulty Classes .... ..... .................. .... .................................................... ................ 30
Table 2-Summary Comparison of Altemtives ............................................................................;.. 59

Appendix A-Distribution List
Appendix B-Comment Letters
Appendix C-Biological Opinion

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