WSP03247

• File Number: 8221.112.I
• Description: Central Arizona Project
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 8/4/1975
• Title: Final Environmental Statement: Granite Reef Aqueduct Transmission System - Central Arizona Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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D. Secondary Impacts of Construction and Operation of the
Transmi ss ion L1 ne Sys tern. .. .

1. Surrrnary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E. Unquantified Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Population Growth Impact. . . . . . . .
2. Economic Influence of Construction Crews
3. Residences near the Colorado River
4. Land Use Pattern .
5. Revegetation.... . . . .
6. Wi1 d1i fe . . . . . . . . . .

7. S UITIllary . . . . . . . . . .

IV. MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT f.EASURES

A. Introduction.............
B. Standard Guidelines, Mitigation Measures . . . . .
1. Reclamation Contract and Supervision Procedures
2. Access Roads. . . . . .
3. Borrow Areas . . . . .
4. Air Pollution Control
5. Safety Measures . . .
6. Wildlife Protection .
7. Esthetics .......... .
8. ArCheological and Historical Resources
C. Special Considerations for Mitigation
1. Routing . . . . . .
2. Desi gn . . . . . . .
3. Construction....

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V. UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE IMPACTS

VI. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL SHORT-TERM USES OF MAN'S
ENVIRONMENT AND THE MAINTENANCE AND ErfiANCE~1ENT OF LONG-
TERM PRODUCTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VII. IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES

VIII. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION

A. Introduction..........
B. Transmission System Alternatives
1. A 1 ternat i ve No.1. . . . .
a. Description . . . . . . . . .
b. Description of the Environment
(1) Climate and Air Quality.

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