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<br />'- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. 1 .._~ <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />- 58 - <br /> <br />go. He should be referred to Chapter 1 of the DEIS in <br /> <br />which the purpose and need of the project. is stated. <br /> <br /> <br />Table 1-1 (DEIS at 16) and Figure 1-1 (DEIS at 17) de- <br /> <br />scribe 24,945 existing customers of Deseret who will <br /> <br />benefit from this project, the majority being citizens <br /> <br />of the State of Utah. Therefore, REA and BLM should <br /> <br />not rule out the possibility of transferring Green River <br /> <br />water to Rangely. But we continue to believe that the <br /> <br />Rangely White River alternative will give Deseret every- <br /> <br />thing it requires. <br /> <br />3. Use of Green River Water for <br />Bonanza Site. <br /> <br />As the DEIS overstates problems with the use of <br /> <br />White River water for the Rangely site, so it understates <br /> <br />problems with use of Green River water for the Bonanza <br /> <br />site. <br /> <br />First, as the DEIS discloses (DEIS at 180), there <br /> <br />are endangered species inhabiting the Green River, in- <br />cluding the Colorado squawfish, humpback chub and bony- <br />tail chub. What the DEIS does not disclose is that En- <br /> <br />dangered Species Act considerations are much more impor- <br /> <br />tant in connection with the Green River alternative than <br /> <br />with the White River alternative, since the Green River <br /> <br />0374 <br />