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<br />Bear Creek Lake, Colorado <br /> <br />( ) Draft <br /> <br />(x) Final Environmental Statement <br /> <br />Responsible Office: U. S. ~ Engineer District, Omaha, Nebraska <br /> <br />1. Name of Action: (X) Administrative <br /> <br />( ) Legislative <br /> <br />2. Description of Action: Construction of a lake on Bear Creek for the <br />purposes of flood control, general recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement. <br /> <br />3. a. Environmental Impacts: The project would provide protection <br />against 98.7 percent of the damages resulting from Bear Creek flooding, <br />additional water-oriented recreation opportunities for the Denver metropolitan <br />area, and the establishment of a managed, warm-water fishery. <br /> <br />b. Adverse Environmental Impacts: Many private' residences, small <br />businesses and farmsteads would require relocation. Economy from present <br />mining operations would cease. Some loss of vegetation would occur. <br />Loss of 1 1/2 miles of mountain stream. <br /> <br />4. Alternatives: Solutions considered included floodplain evacuation, <br />floodproofing, floodplain zoning, channelization and several other dam <br />alignments in the same general area. <br /> <br />5. Comments Received: <br /> <br />Soil Conservation Service, USDA <br />Colorado Department of Highways <br />Federal Highway Administration, DOT (Regional Office) <br />Bureau of Mines, USDI <br />Bureau of Reclamation, USDI <br />Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, USDI <br />Bureau of Sport Fisheries & Wildlife, USDI <br />Colorado Division of Game, Fish & Parks <br />National Park Service, USDI <br />Federal Highway Administration, DOT (Divisional Office) <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Chapter <br />Mr. Tim Schowalter, Lakewood, Colorado <br /> <br />6. Draft statement to CEQ 27 August 1971. <br />Final statement to CEQ <br />