WSP04303

• File Number: 8221.112.I
• Description: Central Arizona Project
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 9/26/1972
• Title: Final Environmental Statement: Proposed Central Arizona Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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Tucson Aqueduct . . .
(1) Route. . . . . .
(2) Design Features.
(3) Operation.. . .
San Pedro Aqueduct. .
Charleston Dam and Reservoir.
(1) Location.. . .
(2) Design Features. . .
(3) Operation. . . . . .
Hooker Dam and Reservoir.
(1) Location. . . .
(2) Design Features. . .
(3) Operation. . . . . .
Power and Transmission Requirements
(1) Design/Operation Criteria. . .
(2) Location of Proposed Transmission

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Lines. . . . . . . . . . .

k. Communication System. . . . . .
1. Irrigation Distribution System.
m; Drainage and Reuse Facili ties

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. . . . . .

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Present Environment of the Project Area
Topography. . . . .
Soils and Geology . . . .
a. Subsidence. . . . . .
b. Earthquake Potential.
Climate . . . . . . . .
Vegetation and Wildlife .
a. Vegetation. . .
(1) Coniferous Forest.
(2) Woodland. . . . .
(3) Chaparral or Mountain Brush.
(4) Streamside- Including Riparian
and Marsh. . . . . . .
(5) Southern Desert Shrub.
(6) Ephemeral Desert Shrub . . . .
(7) Southern Grassland . . . . . .
(8) Cultivated and Irrigated Areas
b. Fish and Wildlife .
(1) Invertebrates.. . .
(2) Fish. . . . . . .
(a) Native Fishes
(b) Non-Native Fishes
(c) Rare and Endangered Species
(3) Terrestrial Vertebrates.
(a) Amphibians and Reptiles . .

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