9587

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9587
• Author: Ayres Associates.
• Title: Environmental Permitting Services - Elkhead Reservoir and Yampa River Basin, Colorado.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: Ft. Collins, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Central Valley Water Reuse Project

Central Utah Water Conservancy District
Department of the Interior
Orem, Utah

In 1994, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District awarded PIONEER a third-party contract
to complete an EIS on a proposal by Salt Lake County's Central Valley Water Reclamation
Facility to reuse 40,000 acre-feet of treated effluent annually and thereby qualify for Central
Utah Project funding of improvements to the facility. The treated effluent would be used for
irrigation and secondary residential systems, making water previously allocated to these used
available for environmental, municipal and industrial applications. The primary issues
addressed in the analysis are: water resources, wetlands, T&E species, recreation, and land
use.

Noteworthy Features of this Job

· Comprises all aspects of NEPA to produce an EIS and supporting documentation
· Completed by interdisciplinary consultant team
· Involves comprehensive hydraulic and water-quality analysis then assessment of indirect
effects

Why is this Job Relevant?

· Also a major, federal, water project
· Involves many of the same issues
· Requires coordination of many diverse public, municipal and agency interests