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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TITLE TRANSFER OF SELECTED COLORADO-BIG THOMPSON PROJECT WATER FACILITIES TO THE NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT Proposed Action and Alternatives Two alternatives are evaluated in this EA: the Proposed Action, which is to transfer title to selected C-BT Project water facilities to the District, and the No Action Alternative, which serves as a basis for evaluating and comparing the environmental consequences of the Proposed Action. Proposed Action Under this alternative, the United States would divest ownership of the following single-purpose water facilities: I, Dixon Feeder Canal. 2. Charles Hansen Supply Canal (also known as Poudre Supply Canal) and Windsor Extension. 3. North poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works. The District has responsibly and has effectively managed, operated, maintained, repaired, rehabilitated and replaced these facilities at its own expense for many years. A transfer oftitle to these facilities will require an Act of Congress. As of the date of this Environmental Assessment, legislation to authorize the transfer of these facilities has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, While this Environmental Assessment is being prepared to assess the impacts of the transfer should it occur, this Environmental Assessment does not substitute for or replace the need for an Act of Congress to authorize the transfer of these facilities. The proposed transfer does not include or affect any power components of the C-BT Project. Water Facilities Proposed for Transfer The Dixon Feeder Canal, Charles Hansen Supply Canal and Windsor Extension, and North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion Works ~re described in paragraphs 8.B. (I), (2), and (3) of the Repayment Contract between the United States and the District dated July 5, 1938, as amended by Supplement No, 2 dated September 10, 1956 ("Supplement No.2"). 8