WSPC02847

• File Number: 7630.500
• Description: Wild and Scenic - Rio Grande River
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 9/1/1989
• Author: DOI-BLM
• Title: San Luis Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement - Draft - Volume I - Introduction-Chapters 1-3
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pages

Historical Resources u........____________n.____....u..___un....._________u.n.._..u...uu.u.....______.u...............___'.00.... 3-7
Fire Management ______u...u.....U.u.Unu______......______............,___u___...,.uuu____...uu...___.___.,.....U___u..nu... 3-7
Economic Conditions and Social Environment U..unuu..U..Un______u...uu______.u.....______u...............uu 3- 7
Hazards Managemeot .....___unu_...u'..............u._......______u.u........______u.u....___uu.u.......____________.......... 3 - 7
Special Status Plant and Animaj Species .....___un........___.___uu..u...___u___.........n____................______.u.. 3-8
Waterpower/Storage ---...UU.......nunn___u._...u..______..........n_______........u___uu..u.._________u..........'..000000' 3 - 8
Altematives Considered But Not Analyzed ..n'............______._...........u___...u..._________u............u___..........___ 3-8
Existing Managemeot Alternative .---..........00....----............___.....000000....00___'.........______00.........00...___.___00.... 3-9
Natural Resource Enhancement Alternative ..........---..........n___.______...u....______..uu.....___.___uuu............ 3-16
Resource Production Enhancemeot Alternative uu.....___u.u........___.....,...u...u____..........______.___nu..u..u 3-22

Preferred Alternative ______............unun____.___.......n___u........___. .._......00..___000000'......______00'.....0000........___0000 3 - 28
Comparison of Alternatives .......,00,...............00.....'...._.....00........00....___.00.00..nuu...u........uun.'n..u...'.... 3-38

aJAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES

Assumptions for Analysis u.................-..------........___u............u___.___..U..n.___.....u....___u______n'.........00___.., 4-1
General Assumptions ..u,......u.u___..,.'U.......U..n..UU....nnu.....'...,..u......uu....___nu___'....u..........u..,",u.. 4-1
Minerals Management ___...................nu___...........___...........___.................___u.............___.......,........___00 4-2
Paleontological Resources ..00----00.'.................00'.........00.'...'............00___.......00____.....,......._...........".... 4- 2
Riparian Resources Management ........_________.00......___............______00...........___00.........______.___00___'......0000 4-2
Livestock Grazing Management .u.u..._.u.._,.......u.."......u_.....,...........u___.......unu___..........'....00_....... 4- 2
Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management .....___............______.00..........___...........00______00.................00.....___ 4- 2
Forest and Woodland Management .......u...............___,........u..........'....n....___...,...___.___...."""""n.... 4-2
Lands and Realty Management ...---..---.............---.-........___.................______.......n.............................. 4-3
Wilderness Management .....---........_............___.............................___..........___.........._.....______........___.. 4-3

Areas of Special Concern '............_.u.u.u,..........___.,.......u_.._.....,.....u___un..........un._,.........___n.......u 4-3
Access and Transportation Management ..___.n.......___._..............uu,........___.___...........___.___................ 4-3
Recreation Management ...............n.uu___"............,........_...u."'..........,......'......00____..........0000.......... 4 _ 4
Visual Resource Management ..un.................___.,.......___.................____...............u.,........_..n'_...u...... 4-4
Historical Resources ......._uu___..................,......'...n..u..'............u.u..........___..._.........00___."...'..___.....00 4-4
Archaeological Resources ---...,...........u_u_.,......___u.........unu................u._..........u..00...'.....___."'........ 4- 4
Economic Conditions and Social Environment .......---00............0000______00.....______.........______........._...... 4-4
Special Status Plant and Animal Species u...........---...........n___u___...........___...........______......u......uu.. 4- 7
Waterpower/Storage ...u,.........nu_.u.......,.......u.'.....n....u.........................nu.un.......'___.u....'..n...... 4 - 7

Alternatives Analysis uu...........n___u___................_.......n..u................u......._________u.........____.u...u___......... 4- 7
Existing Management Alternative ..._u_u.u.,......u..n'........_u..,."........uu..u...,.........,........______......".. 4- 7
Minerals Management "......---..'.............u....n.....___...,.........nu.u___...."..u___...........00..'..............00. 4-7
Paleontological Resources '.......-..----.u.............___........._..___...,....,.'....un.........u.u_..........,.....___.... 4 - 9
Ripariao Resources Management .,............00..........0000'.........0000..................00................un.......u. 4-9
Livestock Grazing Management ...n---.............___.........n___..............u______.........nn......___.......___.. 4-10
Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management .---............_...............______........______............____....00....0000 4-10
Forest and Woodland Management un........___.........__________..........uu...........___u___.....___....___...... 4-11
Laods and Realty Management _............__...........u___..........___..n.............n___.................______....... 4-12
Areas of Special Concern ......u___...n............___.............................___u..........___._.......___u....._...... 4-12

Recreation Management ...-..'..'.___nn____..............___........uu..............u.u..u...._...00_............__...00" 4-12
Visual Resource Management u................n___.....__....n............___u........u.u..u.."...........'..00......._ 4-12
Historical Resources ---..---........_.00...00.............00..".........._...........__00.00._...''...n.u.........___.......,.... 4-13
Archaeological Resources ..u".............un___........___..._.......u....___,_.,...,._.uu_.......unu......u.,',..u.. 4 -13
Economic Conditions and Social Environment .....---.---..............___n..._......___u........u......u..,..... 4-13
Special Status Plant and Animal Species .........n...........u___.__............______.......___.......u___....,....... 4-14
Waterpower/Storage .......---...............------.........u.u.......n______.___,.........___u._....u___u.............___.. 4 -14

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