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 5i ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES .................. 5-1
LAND FEATURES ............................... 5-1
General Setting .....,...•••••••••••••••••• 5-1
Geolpgy and Soils ......................... 5-2
Mineral Resources ..........••••••••••••••• 5-8
WATER RESOURCES ............................. 5-9
Surface Hydrology ......................... 5-9
Water Quality ............................. 5-14
Water Use ................................. 5-19
Ground Water .............................. 5-21
Water Rights .............................. 5-22
AIR QUALITY ................................. 5-23
NOISE ....................................... 5-25
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ..................•••••• 5-26
Vegetation ................................ 5-26
Wildlife .................................. 5-30
Fisheries ................................. 5-33
Species of Special Interest ............... 5-34
Threatened and Endangered Species ....,.... 5-36
SOCIOECONOMICS .............................. 5-38
Population ................................ 5-38
Land Use .................................. 5-40
Industry .................................. 5-41
Employment and Income ..................... 5-43
Housing ................................... 5-45
Community Services ........................ 5-46
Public Facilities ......................... 5-47
Public Finance ............................ 5-48
CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................... 5-49
RECREATIONAL RESOURCES ...................... 5-51
VISUAL/AESTHETICS .......................•••• 5-52
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