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

TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)

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C. Direct Impact of the Project. . . . . . . . . .
1. Impacts Related to Construction Activities.
a. Borrow Areas. . . . . . . . . . . .
b. Construction Access Roads and Camps
c. Waste Material Disposal

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Dust. . . . . . . . .

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Storage of Materials.
Equipment Storage and
Lighting. . . . . . .
Noise . . . . . . . .

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Service Areas

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Increase in Traffic Patterns. . . .
j. Temporary Disturbance of Vegetation
and Wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . .
k. Turbidity of Streams and Lakes During
Construction. . . . . . . . .
1. Erosion of Disturbed Areas. .
m. Water Supply for Construction
Impact Upon the Colorado River.

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Flow. . . . . . . .

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b. Salinity. . . . .. ...
Impacts of CAP Water on the Project Area.
a. Water Quality . .. .... . .
b. Water Quantity. .. .......
Impacts of Key Features of the Project. .
a. Havasu Intake Channel, Havasu Pumping Plant,
and Buckskin Mountains Tunnel . . . .
(1) Vegetation. . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Fish and Wildlife. . .
(4) Water Flow and Quality .
(5) Other Impacts. . . . . .
b. Inline Relift Pumping Plants.
c. Aqueducts. . . . . . . . .
(1) Granite Reef Aqueduct.
(a) Fish and Wildlife
(b) Vegetation. . . .
(c) Other Impacts . .
(2) Salt-Gila Aqueduct . .
(a) Fish and Wildlife
(b) Vegetation. .
(c) Archeological. .
(d) Other Impacts . .
(3) Tucson Aqueduct. . . .
(a) Fish and Wildlife
(b) Vegetation. .
(c) Archeological. .
(d) Other Impacts . .
(4) San Pedro Aqueduct . .
(a) Fish and Wildlife
(b) Vegetation. .
(c) Archeological
(d) Other Impacts

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