WSP03158

• File Number: 8277.600.10
• Description: Big Sandy River Unit - Colorado River Salinity Control Program
• State: WY
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/1/1980
• Title: USDA Report - Big Sandy River Salinity Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Alternative 4 - Automated border (14,200 acres) and
sprinklers (1,500 acres) ........ 3-6

Alternative 5 - Sprinklers (7,850 acres) and
automated borders (7,850 acres).. 3-7

Alternative 6 - Land retirement ................... 3-8

Alternative 8 - Irrigation retirement ............. 3-10

Alternative 9 - Irrigation water reduction ........ 3-11

Alternative 10 - Sublettes Flat Reservoir and
waterfowl refuge ................ 3-12

Alternative 11 - Landowner preferred ............... 3-15

Alternative 12 - Landowner preferred-modified ...... 3-16

Alternative 13 - Environmental Quality............. 3-17

National Economic Development Alternative

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Display of Impacts for NED, EQ, Landowner
Preferred-Modified Alternatives ................... 3-19

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Display of Impacts - Alternative 8 -
National Economic Development..................... 3-20

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Display of Impacts - Alternative 12 -
Landowner Preferred-Modified...................... 3-21

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Display of Impacts - Alternative 13 -
Envi ronmenta 1 Quality ............................. 3-22

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Summary Comparison of Impacts ....................... 3-23

CHAPTER 4
IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVES

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Implementation Issues ............................... 4-1
Funding and Cost-Sharing Policy................ 4-1

Water.......................................... 4-2
Implementing Agency............................ 4-3

Landowner Preferred-Modified Alternative ............ 4-3
Effects of the Landowner Preferred-Modified

Alternative....................................... 4-4
Environmental Effects of Landowner Preferred-Modified

A 1 tern a t; ve ....................................... 4-7

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