7281 ‎(2)‎

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7281
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Environmental Assessment, November 1987.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

Table II-2 (Continued)
Impact Findings of Environmental Assessmentl/
Impacts of the
Potentially Affected Resource Impacts of the Proposed Action "No Action" Alternative
J. Electrical Power Generation The assumed flow regimes would result in Same as the Proposed Action.
unavailable generating capacity and/or
rescheduled generation at Flaming Gorge and
Aspinall, causing a short-term financial
loss to Western of $858,451/year. Western
would respond by increasing the SLCA-IP
rate by 1.1 percent after 1999.
Since the region is presently experiencing Same as the Proposed Action.
excess capacity, there will be no need to
replace the unavailable generating capability
until after the turn of the century. If a
thermal facility were built as a replacement
measure, its annual cost is estimated as
$5.8 million, and could cause retail rates to
increase as much as 4 percent. However, there
may be less costly means to replace the un-
available capacity.
In addition, if sufficient operational flexi- Same as the Proposed Action.
bility can be accommodated in the flow regime
for Flaming Gorge without causing significant
adverse impacts elsewhere, capacity impacts
would be eliminated, causing the future retail
rate impact to drop below 0.2 percent.
K. Social Concerns The Recovery Implementation Program would There would be increasing conflict and litiga-
reduce conflict and litigation between tion over endangered species preservation and
endangered species preservation and water water development.
development.
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