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Loan Projects
Contract/PO #
FS0017X
Contractor Name
Ouray, City of
Contract Type
Loan
Water District
0
County
Ouray
Loan Projects - Doc Type
Feasibility Study
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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />;ouration of the project, there would no affect to the bald eagle. The American <br />peregrine falcon has nested in the project area. However, construction would take <br />place during the time in which the falcon would not be nesting, causing only <br />temporary displacement of adult peregrine falcons. As a result, the effect of the <br />project on the American peregrine falcon would be minimal. A stray whooping <br />crane may migrate through the study area during either the spring or fall migration. <br />However, since construction would occur outside of their migration, no whooping <br />cranes would be affected by the proposed project. Individuals of the North <br />American lynx may travel through the study area. However, the project area is <br />small, and construction would only last for a maximum of 3 weeks. Any lynx in <br />the area would avoid the diversion site during construction due to construction <br />noise and human activity (Buell, 1998). As a result, any effect of the project on <br />the North American lynx would be minimal. <br /> <br />3.4.3 Mitigation. Any disturbance to the American peregrine falcon nest <br />would be avoided by restricting any work on the project to between August 1 <br />through March 14. This would protect the American peregrine falcon when it is <br />most susceptible to disturbance, that is, during the courtship and nest <br />establishment period. Since there would be no significant adverse effects on any <br />special status species, no mitigation would be required. A biological assessment <br />will be prepared and sent to the FWS requesting concurrence with these findings. <br /> <br />3.5 Cultural Resources <br /> <br />3.5.1 Existing Conditions. The Ute Indians in Colorado can be traced to <br />about 1400 A.D. (Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, 1999). The Ute were hunters and <br />gatherers who lived in the mountain valleys in the summers and the lower <br />elevation mesas and valleys in the winters (Southwestern Colorado Data Center, <br />1997). The Ute spoke one of two languages of the Southern Numic branch of <br />Uto-Aztecan. In the 1830's, the Ute bands occupied over 130,000 square miles <br />of land in Colorado and Utah (Azevedo, 1986). <br /> <br />Traders, trappers, and miners began populating the area in the late 1800's <br />(Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, 1999). The city of Ouray, founded in 1876, started as a <br />mining town. The population grew rapidly, up to 2,600 by 1880, and Ouray <br />became the shipping point and center of the region. Most of the buildings built <br />during that time still exist, and the entire town is listed on the National Register of <br />Historic Districts (Clark, 1998). Ouray appeared in travel books as early as 1877 <br />and became a popular tourist destination because of its scenic mountain views and <br />hot springs (Southwestern Colorado Data Center, 1997). <br /> <br />The diversion structure's significance was assessed by Alpine <br />Archaeological Consultants, Inc., in 1998. The diversion was not recommended <br /> <br />15 <br />
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