7414

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7414
• Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Title: Sandstone Dam and Reservoir, Municipal, Agricultural and Industrial Water Supply Project Carbon County, Wyoming
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1: SUMMARY ..................................... 1-1
CHAPTER 2: PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION ................. 2-1
APPLICANT'S PURPOSE .....:...•••••••••••••••• 2-1
PUBLIC PURPOSE AND NEED ..................... 2-3
NEED FOR WATER .............................. 2-4
Water Supply and Use ...................... 2-4
Projections of Water Demand ............... 2-fi
Other Water Needs ......................... 2-9
NEED FOR FLOOR CONTROL ...................... 2-10
CHAPTER 3: ALTERNATIVES ................................ 3-1
ALTERNATIVES WITHIN THE CAPABILITY OF THE
APPLICANT AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE
CORPS ...................................... 3-2
Sandstone Dam and Reservoir ............... 3-2
ALTERNATIVES ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER
CONSIDERATION ................•••••.•••••••. 3-15
Upper Savery Dam and Reservoir .......,.... 3-15
Pot Hook Dam and Reservoir ................ 3-17
Fish Creek Dam and Reservoir .............. 3-18
ALTERNATIVES WITHIN THE CAPABILITY OF THE
APPLICANT BUT OUTSIDE OF THE JURISDICTION
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OF THE CORPS ............................... 3-20
Ground Water Development Alternative ...... 3-20
Water Conservation Alternative ............ 3-22
No Action Alternative ..................... 3-23
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