CWCB Repayment Contract ALP

FAIRPOSIT AND NEED, RECOMMENDATIONS AND (:OMMITMENTS
level of imlpact. The tniligaliou illeasures Cor each 1- csoill-ec Impact were rliscus�:Cd in Chapicl- . 11.1
addition to the specific mith'alil:)m measures idenlilicd in Chapter 3. other management practices will be
employed (luring construction activities to nlininliic cnvirm n eivial enhos and hill be included in
construction Specifications. Many of these measures are requirml is order to c(lmply with Icdcral, stale.
or local laws and rc-,ulations, regardless of,whethcr Illey are 'pecilically identified in the reporl.
Reclamation will comply with all relevant Iederal, slate and local laws, ordinances, and
standards during the hnplcn wartion of the. Prelcrred Allernat.ive. Reclamation will Iwisi are ,lad
implement all 1?nvironlllcntal Conlnlitnlcalt Hall for tile. proicCI to d0C11111Cnt and uOCk the u)nlplctilin oI
u+
the environmental Coll) lnilnlenls. `0
5.4.2 Water Resources and Hyclrology Commitments
Reclamation gill dcvclop an operations plan Ior the RiWgcs Basin Pumping I "brit that will schedule
pnmpin!; From the Animlas River in :I manner to limit impacts to nirn-t -' domdo Ihe.'I ?Hml cWhics' ability
to Wain water Irons the tiara .loan River as do cribe(I under Mityalinn Vol' Ihe. Rclincd !UCIlrativc id
I lych-olory Illlpae( ,"_. ill Nection 3.2.
Reclamation will wort: with all apprtOprialc State. and Icdcral agencies II;I pursue a method tO protccl ALP
Prnjcct water return Il(nvti ill the I.a Plata River draimagc as a w:ilcl- supply for endamgcrcd lish as
described Milder Mill alioll 101. RClllled Alternative `I llydrol), ;y Iml) Ict. 3 in Section 3.2.
Rcclaolation will (lesign and devclup Ri( g" nasin Reservoir will it nlinililum PmA 01 =01 at*.
5.4.3 Water Quality Commitments
Rcc.lanlatil:nl will develop and implenmo a pl•cigmm to re(IIICc. I111II1mhc Or elllll)Ilall' temporary. churl
lcrnl increases in suspended scdinwnt loading or other Water (Inahty COIINIit(lelllti. I)o1el1lla11w CaLISC(I bl'
project construction, through the hlcomomlion ol'pernlits, Lies) Management Practices (13141Ps" and
sedirllent control structures as described Tinder Mitigation Im- Relined Alternalive 4 Water Quality
lnlpacts 1 -3 in Section 3.3.
Rcclannation will develop and inlplenlcnl a program designed to rc(lucc, minimize or eliminate the
leluliorary. short -term increases ill suspeluled sediment loading, (hat clay potentially occur during
construction ol'the non - binding end 11Scs :111(1 water cUI10,wrice Sy5lens Ihrongh retpdring developers
and consirliction contractors to lllcoI'llorate 13MPs and Sediment COIl(rol devices as described under
Mitigation kw ReMled Alternative -1 Wafer Oriality Impact 6 in Section 3.3.
IZCCI:11118tIC)Il 1vill
develop. wl(h tllc Southern the Inditm Ubc ml (Ill' !States nl Coh-l'ado
and New 0,
Mexico, and implement
a program to monitor water gtlalily in file Animas River
fi-Mll 1110.
Durango %
Ptllllping Plant to
die cmMunwe. will the Sills .limn IZIv(n' t()1' I Ive yems inlet' t o
Dlll'allpo
IN"lplllg Pkml %
'%.
begins opemliom
Ile Ile pAm will be dnTlop(xl lO IIIiI"hor compliance with Tribal
and
stale 1v:uer
quality standards
and criteria. 'Me plan shoul(I include: nhjec.tives, quality assurara:
and
c,nlin-.1i plans. '%)
and nimconlpfiancc measure~.
5.4.4 Vegetation Commitments
Rcclanrllion will cuxure that construction conlrac(ors limit around disturbance to the smallest icasihle. ';4)
areas, and will ensure that consuvction contraclols implement 13MPs, alone, Willi (Ile planlillk or re.-
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