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The project will have no significant physical impacts once construction is complete. The project is contained <br />within the footprint of the existing dam, so once completed there will be no additional physical impacts. <br />During construction the reservoir will need to be dewatered to the maximum extent possible. A cofferdam <br />will be built upstream of the outlet structure resulting in grading within the reservoir. Dewatering the <br />reservoir will impact the existing fish population in the reservoir with significant fish kill anticipated. <br />Downstream irrigators and municipal users of water in Milton Reservoir will be temporarily impacted by <br />dewatering the reservoir. Depending on the availability of water during the winter of 2009/2010 and the <br />spring of 2010, it is possible that the project will result in less storage in the reservoir for the 2010 water <br />run season than if the project were not completed. All FRICO shareholders will also be impacted with <br />financial liabilities associated with the loan repayment. Both water users in the Milton division and FRICO <br />shareholders overall however will receive long term benefits from this project as it remedies existing <br />improvements that are needed and allows FRICO to complete this work following a schedule that is in its <br />best interest rather than in an emergency situation. <br />The project will also have a positive economic impact of continuing to provide irrigation water to the <br />stockholders and provide for the lake surface recreational usage for area residents. <br />MILTON SPILLWAY <br />BACKGROUND <br />As part of a State wide program, the SEO evaluate the adequacy of dam spillways at a <br />majority of jurisdictional dams throughout the State. Their evaluation indicated that the <br />existing spillway at Milton Lake is not adequate to safely pass the design storm event. As a <br />result, the SEO dictated that FRICO design and construct a larger spillway so that the facility <br />would meet State standards. <br />17 <br />