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<br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />) Draf t <br /> <br />( X) Final <br /> <br />Environmental Statement <br /> <br />, to <br />c.': <br />1"- <br />N <br /> <br />Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region <br /> <br />1. Type of action: (X) Administrative ( <br /> <br />) Legislative <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />2. Brief description of action: <br />This statement on the Havasu feature involves the construction of tha <br />Havasu Intake Channel, Havasu Pumping Plant, and Buckskin Mountains <br />Tunnel on the south shoreline of the Bill Williams arm of Lake Havasu <br />in Arizona. These facilities will enable water to be pumped from the <br />Colorado River at Lake Havasu to the Central Arizona Project service <br />area. Initial construction of the feature is scheduled to begin in <br />early 1973, with project completion scheduled for about 1981. <br /> <br />3. Summary of environmental impacts and adverse environmental effects: <br />A long-term average of 1.2 million acre-feet of water will be pumped <br />annually from Lake Havasu for multiple-purpose uses. This new <br />supply of water will be used to provide flexibility in meeting the <br />demand for water imposed by municipal, industrial, and agricultural <br />uses. <br /> <br />Construction of the Havasu feature will have minimum effect on the <br />environment of the construction site. The esthetic value of the <br />immediate area will be altered during construction and partially <br />restored upon completion of construction. Construction activities <br />will result in a minimal impact to the biota in the area. About <br />200 acres of land supporting mostly desert shrub vegetation will <br />be needed for construction activities. <br /> <br />4. Alternatives considered: <br />a. Alternative diversion points <br />b. Alternatives for individual segments of the feature <br />c. Alternative power sources <br />d. The alternative of no action <br />e. Alternative water sources <br /> <br />5. List of entities from whom comments have been requested or received <br />with responders indicated by "*" <br /> <br />See attached list. <br /> <br />6. Date made available to CEQ and the public: <br /> <br />Draft statement: March 7, 1972 <br /> <br />Final statement: JAN 15 1973 <br />