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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />w. -'C b'JO "003'"'' PM l:.MAN FAX NO. 3038324465 P. 03 <br />,e ."., 0:31 "..... COLLINS COCKREL COLEnH'UN .,,- S7S 731No.096p p. 16/16 P.llt <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Dave: Gt:rhardt, Forest fisbexy biologist, ha~ the Ic:l!lllwmg comments: <br /> <br />In reference to the ~visc:d ll~PJicAlICltl responlle Number 7 (~, "'f~ app/iCJJtlr Is Ilkt:ly to h<<vc <br />conrtnud nudfor all (lr 11 pmllln of t~exuting duch to coll<<ltmd eany OmtrWllter righr..... I ~\gref: <br />r.ha; tbI" stllDmU:nr is il1con.s.lRtel1cwlrn the rat:lonw.t lJBtd Ul re~poD$Cs 17(h),(c). 31l(/ (r). <br />Ulllddltlon.. it che: origInl1l ditch. is Il1l1intained. the: 3 da byPlI$$ $tipulution .~hould.blt <br />addressed specific to the existing lacib.ties,lliltJUst the: hC:W pipeJme. <br /> <br />(n l'Cferenc:c to 1"CSpanse Nwnbtr l~(a). fA WS states that t~ plpclJ.ne "will not affer& JMl. <br />pltlllrlift, wildlife,' etc. I disagree f(ll' the folloWing R'IISOnS- It is my u~tandlng that <br />I'A WS Iw not bcCXl able routili%e d\e1r f1.tIl Water appropnlltiOM for some time. hence <br />the need for II E1e'W pipeline. ~~tly, tht conditi.oJl of the cU1:ch does 1I0t allow fur thr. <br />r;r"nlifer of P A WS's 8 c:E6 absolute Wllter right !or the deslRd durarlDn, lJlUr;h les& the JO- <br />40 0& of c.ondttlOlW rights, all 01' part aI which would be perfcered I1pcm completion oC <br />tht J:lipcl1l\t. At a !llInbnum. the: new Jlip~ Will allow for che dive:siOll of 12 cis mor= <br />water clwt what has been h1sp:m~y cllv~ed by PAWS (20 eEs conditional less the 8 <br />~f. lIbso1u~), Al.1lo. a new p!pelhui w:illl.ikely lllcrcue thli: d\lMion ofwater diversion. <br />eXtel'ld!.n~ tht t1mt the sm:am. wlU experitncc minimum blllt flowa. <br />In addition. If the (lid d1r.ch fa I'lllllqtained, it willallM'l Ior ~a~dlve:rllions ahoY\: the 20 <br />cis capacity or rhe proposed. pipclj~. <br /> <br />Current diversions likely have a nc:gative effect all. fjsh populations in l"ourmile Creek. <br />Dccrea.qing inl.ttcam !low in both extent antllor duration. will have addfrlonal negative <br />effects to the &htty. 'fhe idea ~d the byPafs atipldatioll is to define the lower limiJ <br />of the negAtivc effect so that Fort&!: Plan minim'lun habitat stalldllMs ate 1I),Ct. <br /> <br />The potrmtial effects to wild.lifc: and plant :rl:sources would also need to be invest:igat.cd. <br />A ]lCW pipeline a1ignm~nt willl1kdy requtrc tree removal. As such, issues with Canada <br />lynx and otller wildliIe species would need IX) be addressed. A survey fot U'S plan~ <br />wnuld alro be nccessary. !helle lssues would Ix explo=l as part of the a.ssocilltcd NEI~ A <br />assessment. <br /> <br />As we discussed. Becca. SOlljll, Da'\te, Qlld. I would 'bt: happy to meet with you to cliscuss these <br />omunCll~. I know you lU'e still wOtklnR ql1 f1tlal1%1ng your proposal, baser:! QU the new <br />lllfonnalion from your engineer. Those acij1.lsUllel1tS may mak~ some of the questiol15 above <br />moor. Please give ~ a call and we can l:it down and discllss your final prtlposal at your <br />convf'l1icIl\;e. . <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />JO BRJOOES, <br />Dlmllt Ranger <br /> <br />Received Time Fe~.28, 1:08PM <br />