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<br />o To mitigate for inundated elk habitat, 1900 acres of <br />potential elk winter habitat would be improved through the <br />purchase of private land and modification of grazing <br />leases on BLM lands. <br />INSTITUTIONAL <br />3.41 Several permits, easements, rights-of-way, licenses, and <br />approvals.: would be required to construct the proposed-Sandstone <br />project. These approvals would be obtained from federal, state, <br />and local agencies. Primary among these would be a permit <br />pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the Corps of <br />Engineers and a Right-of-Way Grant from the BLM. In addition, <br />valid state-issued permits may be necessary for any water <br />treatment, waste ,disposal,. mining, burning and other activities <br />associated with the construction of the project. The Carbon <br />County Road and Bridge Superintendent would have to approve road <br />improvements. Table 3-1 lists the major permits and other <br />authorizations that would be required to construct the proposed <br />Sandstone Dam and Reservoir. <br />ALTERNATIVES ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION <br />UPPER SAVERY DAM AND RESERVOIR <br />DESCRIPTION <br />3.42 The proposed Upper Savery Dam would be located on Savery <br />Creek approximately 15.0 miles north of Savery, Wyoming. The dam <br />would be located immediately downstream of the confluence of Bird <br />Gulch with Savery Creek (figure 3-1). Although some acreages of <br />federal lands would be involved, the dam and reservoir- would be <br />situated primarily on private lands. <br />3-15 <br />