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<br />, . <br /> <br />Yellow Jacket proj~;2 (Continued) <br /> <br />~ <br />l!? <br />C") <br />N <br /> <br />Environmental Involvement <br /> <br />The proposed Draft Environmental Statement was distributed to State, <br />Federal, and private organizations in August 1972 and comments have been <br />received from their review. In response to these comments, alternative <br />plans have been developed to mitigate potential environmental problems. <br />These plans will be distributed for review to concerned agencies before <br />a new plan is formulated, using multiple objective procedures. All <br />alternatives provide minimum stream flows as recommended, some further <br />reduce_ the irrigation area, some either eliminate Ripple Reservoir or <br />Lost Park Reservoir, and some substitute sections of pipeline for open <br />canals to varying degrees. <br /> <br />Potential problems that need to be resolved with formulation of a new <br />plan are listed below. <br /> <br />1. Secondary impacts of-providing water for oil shale and coal <br />involving water quality, wildlife habitat, and social problems. <br /> <br />2. Problems of open canal sections restricting deer movement, al- <br />though this would be largely mitigated by pipelines. <br /> <br />3. Depletion of Colorado River and increasing salinity, although <br />a Salinity increase of 8 mg/l at Hoover Dam should represent the maxi- <br />mum value. Alternate plans with less river depletions may lower this <br />f'igure. <br /> <br />4. Construction of either Lost Park or Ripple Reservoirs would <br />still have a detrimental impact on elk and stream fishing but to a lesser <br />extent than two reservoirs constructed in the upper White River drainage. <br /> <br />5. Although deer winter range loss is reduced substantially, this <br />may still be an important problem. <br /> <br />Administration and Repayment <br /> <br />The Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District woUld be the contracting and <br />administrative agency for the principal project facilities. The Forest <br />Service would administer recreational facilities at Ripple and Lost Park <br />Reservoirs. A non-Federal agency, probably the Colorado Division of Game, <br />Fish, and Parks, would administer land and facilities for recreation and <br />fish and wildlife enhancement at Thornburgh and Axial Reservoirs. <br /> <br />6 <br />