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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CHAPTER 4: AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ........................ 4-1
LAND FEATURES ............................... 4-1
General Setting ........................... 4-1
Geology and Soils ......................... 4-2
Mineral Resources ....................... 4-8
WATER RESOURCES ............................. 4-10
Surface Hydrology ......................... 4-10
Water Quality ............................. 4-14
Existing Water Use ............:........... 4-15
Ground Water ............ ................ 4-17
Water Rights .............................. 4-I8
AIR QUALITY ................................. 4-20
NOISE ....................................... 4-22
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................ 4-22
.,.Vegetation ................................ 4-22
Wildlife .................................. 4-~7
Fisheries ................................. 4-29
Species of Special Interest ............... 4-31
Threatened and Endangered Species ......... 4-32
SOCIOECONOMICS .............................. 4-34
Population ................................ 4-34
Land Use .................................. 4-36
Industry .................................. 4-36
Employment and Income ..................... 4-38
Housing ................................... 4-39
Community Services ... .................... 4-39
Public Facilities ......................... 4-41
Public Finances ........... .............. 4-42
CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................... 4-42
RECREATIONAL RESOURCES ...................... 4-45
VISUAL/AESTHETICS ........................... 4-46
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