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<br />1- , <br />,'" <br /> <br />Ut::.L.-tH-l~':::: - .1.)0:>"-' <br /> <br />~t<UITI F"/"I:U{jF<H"1 tll:.t'(V H..I:.:. <br /> <br />IU <br /> <br />. . 98663558 <br /> <br />p,ro- <br /> <br />:2 <br /> <br />development for that purpose. Projected population <br />!Acres.... l.u Ll... ar..... wuuld be "",peeteu to be s1lllllar Lu <br />that projected with the reco~ended pl~~, The adverse <br />environmental impact of th1s alternative prObably would <br />be' greater than the recolllllleJ1ded plan, ma1nJ.y b"C1luae of <br />lesser mitigation of individual project impacts. <br /> <br />(e) Alternative Energy SOlU:'ces for PWIIP1n1i!; <br /> <br />Two hydro powerplauts an4 a solar powerplant were cOll5f.der~ <br />SB sources of PUl1lP1ng energy. All three were rejected for <br />economic reasons. <br /> <br />(t) Alternatives Withfn the Recommeuclecl Plan <br /> <br />Two .,.~,,,..dve8 to the present lrtteOf"-f:hlf'DUfang.oPIiiliPfi1k <br />P:1:1m't are under investigation because past plana to r8lllDve <br />hll1i!lrdO'Usmil1 't41l.iUga' at the pNSeftt site recently have <br />been changed, The envirolllllelltal iIIlpaets of the altet11ative <br />sites are identical to those at the present site. <br /> <br />Two odIef--t~aD8IilfsS1:on-U'n'a-:nte.'tu&t:1V"B are wider consi4erat1011 s1l1ce the <br />Qvailability of a proposed 345 kV line through the area is not definite at <br />present, konomically feasible altel""..at1ve t1:snsmission routes uise. but <br />would involve differing environmental impacts. <br /> <br />2. DescriJlt10n of Recommended Plan <br /> <br />Under the recClllmended plan, water PUlllP~ frOlll the An:Lma.s River lIOUth of <br />Durango and diverted from the La Plata River would be used (1) for full and <br />supplemental service on lands in the La Plata and Mmcos ~er drainalelJ: <br />(2) for municipal and industrial use 111 area communities; and (3) 011 two local <br />Indian Re.ervations. The plan would, involve two ofhtte8111 reservoirs, <br />three major conveyance s~stems. two major pumpin~ plants. a major power <br />transmission line, and two diversion dams on the La Plata River. Project water <br />for use in New Mexico would be delivered by the Animas and San Juan R1varl by <br />lIxchanl;e to exisUne inr"k~ !!Iyse_s and provi.d" ",,"ice to tha Navajo Tndisn <br />Reset'Vat1on. <br /> <br />3, R@ARanR fnr SpJ"ction of Rec~ded Plaft <br /> <br />.- ~- <br /> <br />The economic analysis and evaluation of environmental impacts of the recommended <br />plan and a study of alternatives i=4i~ata that the pl~ 18 preferabla on both <br />an ~conomic and environmental basis. Overall, there are fewer adverse environ- <br />mental impacts with this plan than with the alternatives, and it is considered <br />to b.. the envi:onmCln!:-"lly I'referable alternative. ""'-"l"AiIr~-".I;A..,"II."""!t'.. <br />, ,s1~fieaDt. ,advOlrsec'1lnpacts "that. c__t'lie .'mitigllted" thruugh-' aeelnB of' tile <br />Wllter'and- Power ,Resources 'Set'Vi:ce(Wa-tfnt-1lDd-PowTl 'an~/iIQ~1A&:'aa8DC1e,s <br />c4'I:,J..nJil.u pz;ooje.c:.t. ce>net"",ctign, <me!, ,opcwaticm" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />',fit'::;''';',',' <br />,,~f.' . .>.:." <br />."" .... <br />