WSP04014

• File Number: 8210.766
• Description: Gunnison River General Publications - Correspondence - Reports - Etc
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 3/1/1993
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Scoping Report for the Gunnison River Contract - Analysis Notebook - Public Scoping Comments - Appendices
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Public Scaping Comments, Gunnisan River Contract, cont.:,

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far that ststement? Specifically, .what studies related ta hydropawer generatian have been
canducted?

GREENO + ; p13, '6. ' ,ii. Money far the EIS lll!d assaciated technical and environmental
studies shauld be provid,ed, by the Western,A;rea Pawer Administratian and the Bureau .of
Reclamatian. Same .of the maney 'made by da:maging the river's ecalagy shauld be put back
inta dacumenting the ):II11ll) !'I'd finding ways ta lessen it.

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GREENO + ; pI3,'/7. Issue P. Need far ,Technical and Environmental Studies -
Environmental studies are needed to inventary and dacument .optimum flaws far the
enviranmental values listed in sectians A, B, C, D, E, and F abave. Technical studies are
needed ta estsblish the feasibility .of altering .operating criteria. The Gunnisan Basin Planning'
Madel will be needed befare 'alternatives can be develaped and befare environmental
cansequences can be adequately analyzed.

GREENO+; p6,'14. Issue F. Trout Fisherv '.ind'Wbitewater Baatin2 - Trout fishing and
whitewater baating are twa .of the mast important recreatianal values that shauld be protected
and enhanced through ,the ca,ntract negatiatian process. Studies shauld be done to determine
.optimum water flaws f~r bath 'activities and the cansequences .of depam.res from these naws
under each alternative should be tharoughly analyzed.,

MONTPART; pi, 15. (1. Hydralagic Analysis, cant) Given the amount .of maney that has
been and cantinues ta be expended an the AB LAteral, we wauld ask that high priarity be
given ta estsblisbing the hydrologic analysis. Since environmental and sacial impacts will,alsa
be largely ,can trolled by the timing .of the NPS releases, it is daubly important that first priarity
be given to the hydr91ag}':" It makes na sense t.o focus an details .of the contract .or ather
matters until this analysis is dane. We believe it wauld serve the public best if a draft
hydralogy cauld be prepared and sent to interested parties befare a patentially great deal .of
time and,maney is spen!,Pteparing an EAar EIS that cauld have faulty underpinnings.

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NONFED?5; p4,14. .. Thepropased cantract directly impacts the interest .of CRWCD, i ,.;
UGRWCD, and UVWUA and we belang at the table. Our three arganizatians, alang witll
.others, are coopersting with, Reclamatian in the Gunnisan River Basin Water Management and, ,
Planning Project. The majar'reasan we are jaintly funding this project 'is ta develap the taals" ,"
necessary ta evaluate and accaunt far actians such as this prapased cantract. The praposed
can tract and the need ta develap a lang-term augmentatian plan far the Upper Gunnisan Basin
are abviausly related. Please cansider waiting until the taals are developed befare finalizing a
cantract with such far-reaching impacts.

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