WSPC02244

• File Number: 8210.761.09.C
• Description: Colorado River-Federal Agencies-US NPS-Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/1/1993
• Author: BOR-NPS
• Title: Legislation to Make BC a National Park-Scoping Report for the Gunnison River Contract
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

SCOPING REPORT
GUNNISON RIVER CONTRACT

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1

A. Background . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
B. Historic Operation of the Aspinall Unit . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . .. 2
C. Proposed Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . ,. 4
D. Goals of the Proposed Contract. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
E. Lead and Cooperating Agencies ............................ 5,

CHAPTER 2. INITIAL SCOPING PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . ., 6
A. Purpose of Scoping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 6
B. Initial Informational and Scoping Meetings ..................... 6
C. Letters of Comment. . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 7
D. Analysis of Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8

E. Newsletter.. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .. 8

CHAPTER 3. SCOPE OF NEPA ANALYSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
Preliminary Outline for a NEP A Document . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .. 9

CHAPTER 4. SCOPE OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

I. INTRODUCTION .................., 11

A. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Item 1. Historic! Current Operation of the Aspinall Unit . . . . . . .. 11
Item 2. Aspinall Unit Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Item 3. Black Canyon and Curecanti Purposes and Resources .... 14
Item 4. Gunnison Gorge Resources ......,............. 15
Item 5. Colorado's Interests. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Item 6. Endangered Fish. . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B. Need for and Purpose of Action .............,.............. 18

II. ALTERNATIVES . . 18
A. Formulation of Alternatives . . 18
Item 7. Compatibility with Federal and State Laws 18
Item 8. Accountability: Meet and Balance Goals 20
Item 9. Release Priorities, Quantities, and Patterns 20
Item 10. Colorado's Compact Entitlement . . 21
B. Alternatives Considered . . . . 22
Item 11. Alternatives to Consider . . . . 22
C. Comparative Analysis . . . . . 24
Item 12. Evaluation Criteria/Methods . . , . 24

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