CWCB Repayment Contract ALP

CHAPTER 4
oT1 IF_R IMPACT CON SIDEI;A 110145
Miligalion for Relined Alternative 4 Impact 13: Rednee in►1lacls iu re- Sidcnces, school, a11►1
The NNMP Corridor Would Llc: routed to minimize.. ilnd to the maximum exlCnt possible, prowent,
disturbance of- rcloca(ioll of residences. Prior to inilialing any contilruclion activities, prericct. planners
%VOUId Ineel indkiduilll)' with -Al property owners wilhill 100 Icet ol,lhc. corridor. Ifany residence's are
required to be rclocalcd, the residents and the Navajo Nation would be Compensated accordint, to the
stipulali<ms of the Unitorm Relocation Assurance.. nml Real I'rnperty Acqui,'illun Policies Act of 1970
N2 11SUA 46064651 Prtecl planncls would work to avoid any disturbance 10 the Ceilletcry. As
required under NAGPRA, cousulialioll winlld lake plaCC will) the Navajo Nation I lisloric. I'rc:scrvatioll
Dq ionima and represMadws awn an1cled Navajo Nation chapters pl'ior tie (I istilrhing any hunt in
reillail)s or funerary objects. Addilional mitigation nu:asures would be used to minimizC noise: and
vibralii►n impacts. Consh'nclioll ac6VA&S would bC Scheduled dtirinc; daylin►C hours (7:1)() a.nr. to hal0
p.m.j when within 1125 mile of a residence.. Omonlokm activities Would he scheduled dorm;, flon-
SC11001 haws when 1'eaSib1C. ,
4.6.4.3.2 Refined Alternative 6
Potential inlpacls associated with Ru wcl Ahern:i kv 6 as they MWIC to water rCSi►urccs arC listed boo + +.
Impacts that could result to land and mineral resources and hunting and fishing rights took! be similar to
Ihosc: described finder Relined Altcrnativc 4.
Inrliarl Trust Assets
Refined Alternative 6 Impact 1 - Significant: Relined Alternative 6 does not fulfill the ICrms and
cindilions of the Selllc'nleut Act fir the Colorado Ule Trihes.
\Vhile Relined Allemative 6 is meant to p,,We the sanmy amount or water as Ow Selt.kmcnt A!:,rccnlCnl
and as Relined AhemMivc 4, the COlu& Ute `frihes s Cirl unWillin-U to ai:ccpl the terms and Condition
of' Relined Alterna(ive. G. In response to the Administration Proposal, the Southern UIC Indian Tribc and
the Ute Mountain UIC TI-ibc sent a joint letter to the Secretary ofthc Inlcrinr cxprC ,sin their dCSirc fir
have lel,islati0I1 C.naCted (hill would atlIIlorirC the settlement of IhC out slanding tribal claims on the
Animas and I I)% Rivers on the Pollowing terms, among; other things:
"1.
171e consiructicur (? n reservoir uI hi(4,,w+ 811.67. . lu deliver the 1nwro e u117uul Y,
Illepleliu7 0/' 67,101-) acre fe'e'l twowed !ureter llnr I!1'eviuu.c hiologirul olrirrinu.e... ,K,
"?. ;Ire r111occaioll ref iliose uunrrul flepteliolls cuurnq; the 1 jl�xlcll /rcu•lirs I1u11 is similm, to thin u
,r7vi.ciorleel route!' ..ALP Lite c' dint the, shore r,f ile' /rlc'lic�rt,+.���r I/w herre'/il gf1he
noii- lridhiu h'r•ignior's would hislewl he clevole1l In ?loll - ggricldlrlrul local or 1,q iollul
ur;rr 110hill cnurnrrnrilp /un'pn. +'cr.e. "'
" i. The cloc=isiou whelher to huilil the resc'rvlrir curl its ultirnule -%i_e wriulcl he
1611olvilig (/rc' conrlrlrlinu q 1t1c uugoiuK cm'irollmen ul uwllrt+•is. 7 ,/1iu uuolvsis wouhl
cleler'nliue the sir of fhe bluctive pcwl. . .
Additionally, on August 24. 1999, the Southern IS Indian 'Tribe adopted a resolution (Renlnlicm No.
99-137) in support of the proposed legislation 11-mild ill H.R. 31 12. which slates:
4.6 ENVIRONMENTAL JUS I ICE AND
d _ 1 1 INDIAN CRUST ASSE rs