Price-Stubbs Fish Passage: Final Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact

• Description: Colorado River Endangered Fish
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 12/1/2004
• Author: Bureau of Reclamation
• Title: Price-Stubbs Fish Passage: Final Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1— INTRODUCTION ...................................................... ............................... 1
Needfor and Purpose of Action ....................................................... ............................... 1
BackgroundInformation .................................................................. ............................... 3
Scope................................................................................................ ............................... 4
WaterResources .......................................................................... ............................... 4
Recreation Resources ................................................................... ............................... 5
PublicSafety ................................................................................ ............................... 5
Land and Facility Resources ........................................................ ...............................
5
Unique Geographic Features ........................................................ ...............................
5
Fish and Wildlife Resources ........................................................ ...............................
5
CulturalResource ......................................................................... ...............................
6
Social and Economic Resources .................................................. ...............................
6
CHAPTER 2— ALTERNATIVES ...................................................... ...............................
7
Preferred Alternative ...................................................................... ...............................
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NoAction ......................................................................................... ...............................
7
Conventional Fish Ladder ................................................................ ...............................
7
Design.......................................................................................... ...............................
8
Construction............................................................................... ...............................
10
Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Measures ................ ...............................
10
Water Supply for Fish Ladder .................................................... ...............................
11
Downstream Rock Fish Passage .................................................... ...............................
11
Design........................................................................................ ...............................
11
Construction............................................................................... ...............................
12
Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Measures ................ ...............................
15
Water Supply for Fish Passage .................................................. ...............................
15
Downstream Rock Fish Passage .................................................... ...............................
15
With Whitewater Recreation Features ........................................... ...............................
15
Design........................................................................................ ...............................
16
Construction............................................................................... ...............................
16
Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Measures ................ ...............................
18
WaterSupply for Fish Passage .................................................. ...............................
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DamRemoval ................................................................................ ...............................
19
Design........................................................................................ ...............................
19
Construction............................................................................... ...............................
21
Operation and Maintenance ....................................................... ...............................
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WaterSupply ............................................................................. ...............................
22
Environmental Commitments ........................................................ ...............................
23
CHAPTER 3— AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSEQUENCES ............................................................................ ...............................
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General ........................................................................................... ...............................
25
WaterResources ............................................................................ ...............................
26
Ute Water Conservancy District Pump Plant Intake .................. ...............................
26
WaterRights .................................................................................. ...............................
27
0 Clifton Water District — Downstream Water Quality .................... ............................... 29
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