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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c. Present Environment of Buttes Dam and

Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
(1) Topography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
(2) Geology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 92
(3) Mineralization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
(4) Vegetation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
(5) Invertebrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

(6) Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
(7) Amphibians and Reptiles 94
(8) Birds . . . . 94
(9) Mammals . . . . . 94
(10) Archeological. . 94
(11) Land Use Patterns 95
d. Present Environment of Charleston Dam and
Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
(1) Topography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
(2) Geology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
(3) Mineralization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
(4) Vegetation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
(5) Invertebrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

(6) Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gr
(7) Amphibians and Reptiles 97
(8) Birds. . . . . . <:J7
(9) Mammals. . . . . . . . <:J7
(10) Archeological. . . . . 98
(11) Land Use Patterns . . . 98
e. Present Environment of the Hooker Dam and
Reservoir Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
(1) Topography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

(2) Geology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99
(3) Mineralization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
(4) Vegetation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
(5) Invertebrates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
(6) Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 100
(7) Amphibians and Reptiles 100
(8) Birds. . . . 101
(9) Mammals. . . . . 101
(10) Archeological. . 101
(11) Land Use Patterns 101

III. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT 103

A. Definitions for Impact Evaluation . . . . . . . 103
1. Beneficial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 103
2. Adverse. . . . . . . . 103
3. Problematical.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 103
B. General Statement of Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 103
1. Natural Resource Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
2. Human Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 105

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