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<br />project actions that disturb prairie dog towns and upon SCS's <br />pursuing a mechanism agreed to by USFWS to assure that <br />black-footed ferrets will not be impacted by future indirect, <br />interdependent actions. <br /> <br />This chapter d'iscusses SCS' s commitment in these areas. <br /> <br />Cultural Resources <br /> <br />A Cultural Resources Review was conducted by the State Historic <br />Preservation Officer (SHPO). According to the SHPO review, there are <br />several cultural sites located in or near the irrigated area. Several <br />sites are potentially eligible for national, state, or local level <br />nomination to the National Register by the Secretary of the Interior. <br /> <br />"" <br />f~;- :. <br />L <br /> <br />The cultural resources known to occur on the irrigated lands are the <br />Oregon Trail and the Bryan-South Pass City Stage Road. Activities <br />associated with flood irrigation during the past several decades have <br />obliterated the portions of these trails that occur on the irrigated <br />lands. Lands along the river and creek drainages within the irrigated <br />area are mapped by SHPO as having a high potential for archeological <br />resources. Lands adjacent to the southeast part of the Eden irrigated <br />area are mapped as having medium potential. <br /> <br />'-'. <br />~? <br />t".: <br /> <br />The SCS has determined that a cultural resource survey is not feasible <br />during the planning phase of the project. Because the project is <br />voluntary, there is difficulty in determining what kinds of construction <br />activity will occur and where they will be located. Cultural resource <br />reviews and surveys will be conducted according to SCS regulation (7 CFR <br />Part 656) during individual on-farm salinity control planning and when <br />specific project construction sites are identified. In addition, <br />cultural resources discovered during construction will be evaluated and <br />excavated in conformance with these SCS regulations. <br /> <br />'"7 <br /> <br />Irreversible or Irretrievable Commitment of Resources <br /> <br />, <br />'"'.. <br /> <br />The Selected Plan will use an undetermined amount of fossil fuels during <br />construction and maintenance. An estimated 3,238,000 kWh of electricity <br />will be used annually for operation of the sprinkler systems. The <br />Selected Plan will commit labor for project planning, construction, and <br />maintenance. Although some wetlands and Bone Draw will be lost after <br />project installation, they will not be irreversibly lost. Wetlands and <br />Bone Draw will return if inefficient flood irrigation practices replaced <br />the sprinkler irrigation systems in the future. <br /> <br />:,<." <br />, <br /> <br />Socioeconomic Impacts <br /> <br />7:, <br /> <br />Implementation of onfarm measures tend to stabilize the agricultural <br />economy. Annual work years of labor generated by agriculture and <br />installation will create approximately 305 jobs. <br /> <br />~' ' 1'" ., ~ <br />, . ~ ,... . <br />", 1. j J <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />4-21 <br />