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<br />infiJTrllJ.tiun. l'OllHllnic f~...ndib III rt~iJt,l1tiJJ. tomlllcrcial. .lIld indu\tri.J x--cwr-. willl-x- C'!timaleJ
<br />lhing J,I(,J from prc'\ious ,mJil", rdatin~ t'Ullwmic imp,lt.h (0 urfMfl WOller ,horlJg.n.
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<br />Si~nitlcHH Third patty d1~\.-b ,m. nm limitcd 10 tJJlowingwmr,Ku. 'IllC illlpa(:(~ ofgrotJllJ W31Cf
<br />t'xlr.Ktions C.1I1 al...o~. ~ignifiCllll. .rhL">L" imp,ICt.\ indud..lowereJ ~n}unJ \\',lh:T It'\'t.b, inlfl;"ax-J
<br />pumping l..(hl\ liT ":0\1, tilT dL"t:'pt"llI11g \\dk and ptltl'lHl.l1 \uh,iJcnct" A... pfl:\iOlhl~' Ji~ll",'c:J.
<br />~t'\t'ral eXIL'lhi\f,: ground \\.Ih:r lllollllorin~ progr.IlIl" wnt' ...,mJtKlt.J Ulloa dw \\'.ur.'r B.lllk
<br />I'ro:::r;tm. TIlt" LbulIfl J(jllit<..r dl;lf,ldlTi,tit-, wmpiled hy the-I.: 'IllJi.....!> will h.... \.,lluJhl.. to kx:.J
<br />\\',Her Jll,lll,~l'f' .IIlJ nthn .lgt.n.:il..... dl.lr~:,l"J with m.lIl,lging n.uur.ll n,-'~.lUrl-(",
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<br />The dl~'Cb ot th~' tlroL1~ht Oil the CeIlJr.11 \';Jlk.\:~ tl~h ,mJ wilJlilt, ,1Iltl {h~.lr luhiw wert.' of p.tr-
<br />ti,-ul.u WIKl'fll. ,\loJitlcltil,m {o \\\'1' ojx'f.Hiom, indudiJl!-: \\',Ir~.r B,lllk Jr,lll~t~'r~, WCfC m.IJ~'
<br />tlJ minimi/(.' irnp,Kh nn Ikll;! ,md S,Kr.1JllClHO Rivef ti..hl'ril"'.
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<br />Cunrral! rl'lluifl"J1ll"rH~ fi.)r (Omrollillb l""'u....~ivc \l"gl't.moll 011 Ddu bnJ~ nu.\' h,l\"(,' fl-"';uhl"tl in
<br />....Imc 1lIl..lmicip,lll.J irnpJlb 10 wilJlilt, fCM,url:I"'. S,,:IIt'~ \\'l"rc r":"luifl...l tl'..llm(()! ",''\~~",~iVt''H1,;-
<br />cl.nion onlJlIO\n.J propcrty 10 limill"\-.tpotrJml'ir,Jtilln fiulll wwd grO\\1h to a...hlc,,' \\,Her 10.........'
<br />Ii-om ~uh~ut{l(.,,' ......q),l~c. ()11": option th..., ':lrJlll'r~ h.ld W,l' (0 di~k till.' property. which h,IJ to be
<br />tim~'J clr<..'fllll~.11l Illinimill' imp.Kb {In hirJ... th;IlIl\"1 on Ihe pound. l:ltl~ef ull)rJil1,llioll will
<br />h..' en(llllf~lt.l"J in .IllY filtufc ..Olllf.ILI~ to .1\tliJ ~uch impJCb.
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<br />Ahh"U~l \\'~lln H.mk opn,Hjom \\~.r,,' JI"'I~nl.J to h.l\e minimum iIllP.lLl' un tl...haic'i .mtl wild-
<br />Iit<.... not ,Ill imp,ld~ l:llldd hc c1ill1ln,!(n\. I'll ll1iti~,III' thl. inJir"\.1 and (tllllubtJ\'t. irnp;ILt~ of
<br />w;!(n JrJmt~n IIn ~rfilx"tl h;l.......1 )\\.1{ pur..-h,I......J ,Ill .1dJllloll,II.lOI Will! Yt.';lrlin~ ~lrip...d ba,..., hUIll
<br />bfllllt.1 ~."'J.r 19')] t~lr rd....;b". in Ihe I kkl. llnJ,,'r;Ul ;1~re,,'llll'lll \\uh ()H~.
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<br />l'urCh,l'o<: ofw.ltl.'f Ur.~lrt',l1Tl ot" rh.., Butt", ....ink rl",ultt"tl in ..lIn..tTIl, ilWf till' ,lJl't-ltJ,l(;.- Ilf 'upplit'"
<br />tilf wildlill.: fdi.I~"''''' ,llld w,\tl.'ftil\d Il.lhlt,l( within the Hunc Sillk. 1"0 ,IJdr..'" Ih,,-...c "'oIKl.rn~.thc
<br />\.,Irinu~ il1ll'ft'~(~ met to Ilt'goti.\t... ,I "olmion. A fi\,,,'-parr\' ,1~rl~ll1<..'nt W.l~ ,,'x"'UIt"'..! which pro-
<br />\.idl.J .;utll(ient \\,Hr.'r 1~lr \\';Ht.'rttl\\'1 h,lhit,l(,;) UlnlmimlUH 10 work I'll IllJl~.t,,'rll1 ~lIluri(lm to
<br />prohlcllb ill the fl.,\-:inn, ;111..1 Jl'ydOpml.nt lIf.1 "lImprr.'h..'n~iYe W,lll'r Ill.Hl,l~I'IllCEH pl.lll b;.. Itw
<br />w.Hcrti.l\d ,l,,,I\:i.l\ioll mt'mlx'r'. \\;\....tern em,ll \V;ltn j)i,[riLl.I~lIl1l' Sink \VJlt.rttlwl .;\5-\,\....1..1-
<br />llun, j)\X.R. I )FG. ,lilt.! Ih",l',~. (-"i,h .m..! \\'il,Jlit~> ~I'f\l~'\" .If"'.lll fl..lni"", 10 Ih". .1gf\'l'1l1(.nt.
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<br />Th.: t:tll(lwin~ ufLlrl;'" .If;:;!'' in Ih.., ()dt.1 ;11~(l r;li........l (\lIKerTh re~..IrJin~ \\,ltl"rtll\d hahil.1l. St.'\'-
<br />"nll)dl,1 bll"win!:wntf,Kb \\crt' moditi".J h' ,llIow !;";lrI~' tlolxlin~ 1\' provide h,lhil.U. .\1..Jnyof
<br />till' tloo,J",j ,lI....L~ ,lrrr.ILlt...i ,i;nific.llll ,llllount~ of w,Hertllw!.
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<br />\\.,ltt.r B,mk (lfX'f.Hion~ pnl\-idt'J ....lll1t' h....nl"iir' to fi~h ..Ind wildlife th..lt would not h.I\"'" kn in-
<br />curred lll.l "nn.H..Illk" ,inl..ltIOIl, Clpltlrco{jllH'nik, ti,h in un.....-fl'Cllt....1 pump~.Uld di\"l.:r.;ions in
<br />the Pdt.1 ;mJ S.Kf,lnlCIlW River wcr,,' r...dtKI.J ,incC' W;ltl'f din'f~ion~ to tamlbnd \\Cf\' rNuc"'ll
<br />undt'r thl' bll"wing mntr;l<..'l,. l'a1hmin~ lallJ~ al...) pro\'iJl.J r1wopponuniry to rt't.lin mor.... water
<br />in re-cr.oir..; ulllill.ltt'r in me...."boll. hdping Itl COtll f.JI ri\Tf rt.m!x:r.Hurc-. tn th...lx:nt-hl of ,umon,
<br />Thc fl.Jll<:t1UIl ofirrif:;lted Jo.:re.lf:C ;uso redllL.....J ...Jt~ and dwmic.tllo,IJing in return tlow'i during
<br />a prolong....d pnioJ orlow rivCf tlmn.
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