Specific Comments on Platte River Draft EIS

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P. 2-37 Indicates that negative trends could result in a channel width of 800 feet. Species data indicate that at these widths the Platte would still rovide suitable habitat. The standard should not be increased because of the preferences of federal agencies. The DEIS indicates that Buffalo and fire kept the water development did not directly affect these pi with few trees. It should be recognized that The DEIS estimates that bridges and bank stabili2 should be recognized that these 5`impacts" are not P. 2-47 Unsubstantiated opinions and beliefs species. There are no habitat models or data Platte. What is the source of the data for the Whooping since water development. The DEIS must recog mortality for this species is the result of physical P. 2-48 The DEIS should make it clear that the ti The riverine data should be presented separately fledging. P. 2-49 The DEIS should be revised to reflect wh Throughout the document references are made to is discussed leaving the reader to believe the data Platte when that is not the case. P. 2-49 Please clarify that NO Pallid Sturgeon lai reference to other sturgeon larvae in a section on Discussion of the Missouri River should be sepai confuse where Pallid Sturgeon occur and where t P. 2-49 The DIES makes selective use of statistic: cannot be regarded as confirmed sighting due to t] sturgeon (even experts have difficulty distinguish: possible Pallid use data is from the Platte when cc period, what is the observation effort and the area range is being referenced and how much of the rai River. n have affected 28.5 percent of the channel. It attributable to water development. be removed from this DEIS regarding the ng the alleged diminished habitat in the lower ie? The population has increase almost 10 fold that during migration the principle threat and ma, not water development in the central Platte. data is not for riverine nesting but for sandpits. -h would indicate not riverine nesting or is occurring on the Central Platte River. her geographic areas and then the Central Platte reflective of species conditions on the Central : have been found in the Platte. Inserting Pallid Sturgeon is misleading and inappropriate. from the Platte River as it leads the reader to do not. and is misleading. Data from angler accounts e similarity in appearance with the shovelnose ig the two species). In addition, less than 2% of isidering a more complete data set. For the cited >f study? The DEIS should state how much of the ge is inundated by reservoirs on the Missouri CHAPTER 3 The description of Alternatives affords inconsistet No Action, the DEIS authors state that one cannot under the Governance Committee Alternative and they wish to capture the scope and scale of possib] addition, the DEIS authors did not develop a rangE Emphasis Alternatives. treatment of Alternatives. For example, under ;peculate on the outcome of consultations. Yet ither Action Alternatives, the authors indicate that outcomes, which is also speculative. In of possible outcomes for the Land and Water Flood Protection • Water Project Water Supply I and Finance • Stream and Lake Protection • Conservation Planning