PRRIP Draft Environmental Impact Statement Summary

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Summary Summary of Impacts of Each Alternative Compared to the Present Condition (Impacts are quantified on an annual basis, unless otherwise noted) Alternatives Resources, Governance Governance Water Wet Water Significant Indicators, and Geographic Areas Committee Committee , Leasing Meadow Emphasis Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Sandhill Cranes Roosting Habitat Roosting depth availability Reduce somewhat Increase in managed areas; reduce elsewhere Unobstructed channel width Increase in management areas Acres of wet meadow forage Increase in managed areas area near river North Platte Fisheries Reservoir Volume11 Seminoe Reservoir (less than 40 additional 40 additional 34 additional 52 additional 49 additional 200,000 acre -feet) months 12 months months months months Pathfinder Reservoir (less than 34 additional 70 additional 63 additional 200,000 acre -feet) 44 additional months months months months Glendo Reservoir (less than 11 additional months 5 additional months 100,000 acre -feet) Fish Production Index (MEI) Seminoe Reservoir -2 percent -4 percent -6 percent -4 percent Pathfinder Reservoir -5 percent -6 percent -4 percent Alcova and Glendo Reservoir Changes less than +/- 2 percent Lake McConaughy Sport Fishery Lake McConaughy Conditions Conducive for Reproduction (Percent of Years) Reduced from Reduced from Walleye Reduced from 73 to 44 percent of years 73 to 40 percent 73 to 44 percent of years of years White bass Rise from 8 to 12 percent No change Smallmouth bass Reduced from 79 to 33 -38 percent of years Reduced from Gizzard shad 90 -94 to 52 -75 Reduced from 90 to 52 -60 percent of years percent of years Rainbow trout loss of habitat resulting from elevations lower Elevation <3,240 feet 14.6 percent more years than 3,240 feet "The impact to the fisheries would be significant for any period of time that reservoir volumes fall below the specified critical elevation levels. 120ut of the 48 years used in the hydrologic analysis.