WSP03878

• File Number: 8220.106
• Description: Animas-La Plata
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 10/1/1992
• Title: Draft Supplement to the 1980 Final Environmental Statement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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CHAPl'ER III-Afflicted Environment and Environmental
Consequences (continued)

Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. III-31
1980 Baseline .................................... 111-31
Recreation Development at Ridges Basin Reservoir. . . .. 111.31
Rafting and Water Sports Use on the Animas River. . .. 111-32
New or Updated Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-32
Recreation Development at Ridges Basin Reservoir. . . .. II1-32
Rafting and Water Sports Use on the Animas River . . .. 111-33
Impacts of 1992 Proposed Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-33
Recreation Development at Ridges Basin Reservoir. . . .. 111-33
Rafting and Water Sports Use on the Animas River. . .. II1-35
Mitigation Refinements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111-35
Recreation Development at Ridges Basin Reservoir. . . .. 111-35
Rafting and Water Sports Use on the Animas River . . .. II1-36
Eligibility of the San Juan River as a Wild and Scenic River. . .. II1-36

1980 Baseline ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-36
New or Updated Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-36
Impacts of 1992 Proposed Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-36
Mitigation Refinements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111-37
Social and Economic Effects ............................ II1-37

1980 Baseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " II1-37
New or Updated Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-37

Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111-38
Tribal Jobs and Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-38
Mineral Resources ............................. II1.39
Tribal Mineral Resources ........................ II1-39
Southern Ute Reservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111-39
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-40

Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111-40
Tribal Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-40
Recreation and Tourism ......................... 111-42
Tribal Recreation and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-42
Impacts of 1992 Proposed Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-43

Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-44
Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 111-45
Recreation and Tourism ......................... 111-46
Mitigation Refinements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-46
Short-Term and Long-Term Effects and Unavoidable

Adverse Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. II1-47
Cumulative Effects ................................... II1-47

CHAPl'ER IV-Environmental Commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-I

Introduction ......................................... IV-I
Environmental Commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-2

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-2
Water Supply ..................................... IV-2

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