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Loan Projects
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CT2015-040
C150237
Contractor Name
Penrose Water District
Contract Type
Loan
County
Fremont
Bill Number
SB 07-122
Loan Projects - Doc Type
Feasibility Study
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Loan Feasibility Study for <br />Raw Water Acquisition and Utilization <br />Page 30 <br />6.6 IMPACTS <br />Impacts identified for the selected project were evaluated and are discussed below. Areas evaluated <br />for impacts included water resources, land use (including prime farmland), water quality (including <br />floodplains and wetlands), recreation, biological resources (threatened and endangered species), and <br />socioeconomic impacts (including economic development). <br />The following impacts were identified. There potentially could be minor impacts to existing <br />farmlands, depending on the final location of the wells, control building, and pipeline route. There <br />should be no significant impacts to the floodplain, assuming the control building is located outside <br />of the floodplain, and any facilities built within the floodplain (wells and associated piping) are <br />properly designed and flood - proofed. Impacts to wetlands and other jurisdictional waters of the <br />United States will be minimized through compliance with requirements imposed by a section 404 <br />permit, if one is required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. All attempts will be first made to <br />locate the project components so as to avoid the need for a section 404 permit, thus avoiding the <br />impacts in the first place. For example, the pipeline will be routed along existing roadways and <br />cross water courses at existing bridges wherever feasible or directional drilling will be used to avoid <br />any new impacts to waters and wetlands. <br />One endangered specie (black- footed ferret) and three threatened species (bald eagle, Canada lynx, <br />and Mexican spotted owl) are known to reside in Fremont County. In addition, a candidate specie, <br />the Arkansas darter, is also found in the county. A natural resources assessment should be <br />completed to determine whether any of these species reside in the project impact area. If species are <br />located in the proposed project area, impacts will be avoided by rerouting or relocating the project <br />components to the extent possible. Otherwise, impacts will be minimized through compliance with <br />any applicable Endangered Species Act requirements. <br />Potential water quality impacts are possible, due to the addition of differing quality water (from the <br />Arkansas River alluvium) to Brush Hollow Reservoir. To minimize these impacts, consideration <br />should be given to the location of the well field with respect to the Fremont Sanitation District's <br />wastewater treatment plant discharge and sludge drying facility. Socioeconomic impacts from the <br />projected increased growth will occur, in part made possible by the new water supply. Positive <br />economic impacts due to the construction are also expected to occur. No impacts are expected to <br />recreation in the area. <br />6.7 INSTITUTIONAL FEASIBILITY <br />Institutional considerations associated with the selected alternative, Alternative 3, include <br />coordination with BLM for access and use of property adjacent to the Great Blue Heron gravel pits <br />and coordination with county and state entities for leases or permits for access to publicly owned <br />land including a limited amount of public right -of -way. Discussions with BLM have been initiated. <br />The land adjacent to the Great Blue Heron gravel pit has been preliminarily identified as the <br />preferred well field location. However, there are various alternative locations within close proximity <br />to the proposed location that may be used, if cooperation with BLM is not possible. The alternative <br />Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. August 2006 — 1018PEN05 <br />GMS, Inc. <br />
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