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

ill. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES. . 25
A. Hydrologic Resources ......................,........... 25
Item 13. Water Supply, Uses and Quality and Water Rights
Administration ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B. Resources of the Black Canyon, Gunnison Gorge and Curecanti . . . . . . . . . 29
Item 14. Recreational, Wilderness, Wild and Scenic River, and
Fishery Resources . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
C. Biological Resources ................................... 30
Item 15. Aquatic and Terrestrial Wildlife and Habitat . . . . . . . . . . 30
D. Physical Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Item 16. Flooding, Sedimentation, Erosion ....."......... 31
E. Social and Economic Resources . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Item 17. Hydropower Generation .................,.... 32
Item 18. Regional Economy. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 33
F. Cumulative Impacts . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Item 19. Related Projects/Proposals , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

IV. UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS AND MITIGATION. . . . . . . .. 34
Item 20. Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Item 21.
Item 22.

CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cooperating Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Public Involvement ......................... 36

CHAPTER 5. FUTURE NEPA AND PUBUC INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES ,.... 40

APPENDICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

A - Notice of Intent & Scoping Notice
B - Initial Scoping Meetings Attendees
C - Acronyms and Glossary of Tenns

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