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SUMMARY . >..) Draf t 3~6Hment (X) Final Environmental Statement of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Missouri Region 1. Type of action: ex) Administrative ( ) Legislative 2. Brief description of action: The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project was authorized by P.L. 87-590 in August 1962. Project construction began in 1964 and is scheduled to be com- pleted in 1980. Major Project features include 6 dams and reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 748.581 acre-feet, 18 diversion struc- tures. La tunnels with a total length of 27.2 miles, 1 canal with a length of 5.5 miles, 1 major conduit with a length of 10.6 miles, 2 poW'erplants with an installed capacity of 211 megawatts, 10.6 miles of transmission line, and 2 municipal and industrial water delivery conduits with a total length of 266 miles. These major features are or will be located in Eagle, Pitkin, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, EI Paso, Otero, Crowley, Bent, Prowers, and Kiowa Counties in Colorado. The Project will develop the regional and national economy through irrigation; develop hydroelectric power and energy; supply and improve the quality of domestic municipal and industrial water; develop recreation facilities; provide for preservation, propagation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife; provide flood control and conserve the scenery, the historic and the archeological objects. . 3. Summary of environmental impact and adv~rse environmental effects: A total of 37,756 acres of land will be required to accommodate all Project features and to serve related Project purposes. Reservoir conservation pools will inundate 10,901 acres of land and dams will occupy 262 acres which will result in a loss of wildlife habitat and displacement of some wildlife. Much of the remaining lands are avail- able for wildlife management and recreation development which will accommodate an estimated 0.5 million man-days of fishing and hunting annually and about 2.9 million visits annually. Development of rec- reation facilities coupled with an increase in the available municipal and industTial water supply will affect urban growth. The Project will deplete the Colorado River Basin of 70,000 acre-feet of high quality water annually which will increase the salinity of the rnlnl"'::lnn Ri..1.r..e.J::.~j:l-l,) ppm:"lt r.;::ampn._r.nlnr;::ailn, !J. rrm::lt- I",,,,c 17"'......y. Arizon~ and about 7 ppm at Imperial Dam. This supplemental water supply imported from the Colorado River Basin will increase the value of total crop production in the Arkansas Valley by about $11.8 million annually which will provide an estimated 1,400 new farm related jobs. A total of about $52 million in employee salaries expended by the Government and construction contractors has generated an estimated $105.6 million of new income in the Project area since construction began in 1964. 4. Alternatives considered: a. No further development. b. Alternative water sources~ c. Alternative power sources d. Alternates for features. e. Deleted or deferred feature. 5. List of entities from whom comments have been requested or received with responders indicated by "*" (See next pa~e) . 6. Date made available to CEO and the Public Draft Statement: CEQ - March 18, 1974 Public - April 22, 1974 Final Statement: APR 1 6 1975 11