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<br />and~(j)O~,. t~ ,d'evelbpamastf:Jrplanfor steW'lil!d~l'Jiip ci.rtl,l'e riYerl1lJ,d.tO;lte.~t'ect.d'evl$!@p*eIttiMl,l'$lii~el1?_dor
<br />to')ilF(;Jteeta3(j)O-400ftJl00dplail1,c0fuiid0:r,throu~l1thet0wn:. 'Tlile!le.,!ans\']!l'O)1:reies'dr~11l\ii01tS; ,.'l!E '" '
<br />Ml\I1cial,cQmmitrnents are describedinm12!redetaH15e16w. '
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<br />a:riea:of,the,prol'osedproject is''Il1PPr0~dm!tt'ellf''4&.a'Gte:s,in~1udl11,~'apipi'ogimlltely. 7;000'iitoi1,~}\.~~tJel.'
<br />(average wiath of roo ft) aJ;1dtj:Nan:an areas'(average:wi;4l:th.O'fl'~o.Et efneallliba.nk). Thfl v:ar]:1.~~t;1flI1.'e 48
<br />aeresdfrealestatethat WQuf~t&e: inelll!fed' intlTe' prepl!lSfJ'!lPp:rcill:e:etiscstJ,matedat$oi62,m!iJof:ililii\i. '
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<br />and rligiQlfal'or, wat~"~:hed'pI3)1.S;,, 'I'lte'.ptbpO$ea'Ptojl'i9t1'1\'ii1la~1lP\'lh's~V6tltlrec'eht.asses~etl.tatiw.;iHJit\jj'jJJi~g "
<br />eHorfs~yEederalageneies, theStatebfColorado,an:d theTl\i~o~~jSl!I~' Wl!:eC010'{llj,t'l.\'l.Wa'~r'cPlits~~~~'Qn
<br />Bbarcl eCWCB), andRtiedl:Wateratid Power Atitl1ptity(R~~j~o~le'ted~co.m~:@ltel\j$i:V(lstlli~~~tc1)rtcal
<br />jiJoocl 'con~tions 'l\I1cli(j.entified ctlrtertt'bll1ik, artdcb:lUiite:linsta'bi!1tties'ana'at~ff$k,iJrlFasttUctuJie mm:ll:~lil~~'g ,
<br />F0rka:ticlFi:~gpan Rivers (C'WCB a:tiu:R;WPA !99<;!);Tl1e"ROWiilbf131rsa:lt'eo1'l;i'pieteI:Fatown:rtii'liste1t'}?JIDl/In
<br />1999 (TowndfBasalt 1999), whicIiaddtessedanum:beraEissltes; includillgenvit0hn1ental\1uil'ltty,ati~l,. .
<br />.' commended the development of am aster plan fo'r tlte river. Aw1ot1ter o'uteo'tfl'eo'ft'li:e.town'smasterilll~<\lJ.lll;ihg
<br />ocess was the.ad@ption of Town o.fRasalt Otdinance No. 15iFJ,20l'll'l, wlllehset azerp.ri:seorlterlo.rJ;.f@:l'
<br />floodplain development and established the goalofproteGting a 3l'lO"footriverfront cofuiidor. , Afterell\f,li\ffsive
<br />hydrologiPa) work" thet0wn updated thef1MdplaindelirteatioIl'afidhydtologicaI mOd'lll'lng forseve:r.!a$T;eaiIies
<br />of the river (Town of Basalt 2001). The ewes adopted ThiskearingFotk~vet.Floodplain Inf'ElFJ!11'atTlllll
<br />Report in2l'lOO. Its adoption by the Federal Emergency MiIrl.agementAgi:Jhcy(FEMA) is pending,tsu:$mitted
<br />November 100l).
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<br />Per a recommendation in the town masterplan(ToWh ofBasalt1999), the town: developed ariverstewardship
<br />master pll\l1 (Town of Basalt 20l'l2). A number of recotrnnendatibnshave 'been implemented to date" and several
<br />others are underway (described below).
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<br />Alter:nativesconsidered.
<br />AlteniatiVe 1 - No action: Under this alternative, no restoration activities would occur, and theliipar.IllID.
<br />coll'idor would continu.e t0be impacted by the effects bfhuman aetivi'ties on the rtlifilral chlUiitel
<br />geomorphology. Aquatic and riparian habitat would continl:ie to degrade due to the ongbitlg et0sionlind
<br />damage from high-energy flood 'events, resulting in diminishedsuecess ' offlsltmigtationand spawni1!ig!lJid. ,
<br />decreased extent and quality of floodplain plant and ,animal communities. The recreatiomtl valueofflt0,~vet
<br />reach will d:ecreasi:J over time,andthe Town of Basalt may experience eeondniic lo'sses to its co11Jfuet<>t;;tl
<br />activities based on fishing and boating.
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<br />Alternative 2 - In-channel restoration only: Under this alternative, thefl190dplain between the Upper BJ'pass
<br />~dge and theWastewaterTreatrnertt Plant would be expanded and regraded. Areas ofbankinstabilitYW19uld
<br />. stabilized with bioengineering and conventionaltrelltmentstoensure thatffoodpliiiu, dbesnotcontiil1ue ttil
<br />erode into the channel. The three existing levees that are currently non"complil\l1t with FEMA. stl\l1dards would
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