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<br />:<-;}~:, <br />":':,-,'.i <br /> <br />PLANNING REPORT/DRAFT <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT <br /> <br />UINTA BASIN UNIT <br />COLORADO RIVER WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />DUCHESNE AND UINTAH COUNTIES, UTAH <br /> <br />Prepared by: <br /> <br />In cooperation with: <br /> <br />U.S. Department of the Interior <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />Upper Colorado Region <br /> <br />Fish 8nd wildlife Service <br />U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />U.S. Department of Agriculture, <br />Soil Conservation Service <br /> <br />Thi8 Planning Report/Dr8ft Environmental Impact Statement describes al- <br />ternatives for the construction and operation of the Uinta Basin Unit, <br />which was authorized for study by the Colorado River Basin Salinity <br />Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-320), and Federal Water Pollution <br />Control Act Amendments of October 1972 (Public Law 92-500), a8 amended <br />by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-217). Canal and lateral <br />lining to cut salt loading from conveyance system seepage and deep per- <br />colating irrigation water was identified as the only viable method in <br />the area for reducing the salinity contribution to the Colorado River <br />8ystem. Major impacts of the plan include reducing 8alinity in the <br />Colorado River, improving irrigation system efficiency, and reducing <br />wetland associated with canal and lateral 8eepage. Present condition8 <br />in the Uinta Basin and future conditions in the area without development <br />(the no-action alternative) are also described, and the latter is used <br />a8 a base to compare impacts. <br /> <br />This Planning Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement fulfills the <br />requirements of Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) and Execu- <br />tive Order 11990 (Protection of Wet18nd8). <br /> <br />For further information regarding this document, plea8e contact the Re- <br />gional Environmental Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado <br />Region, P.O. Box 11568, Salt L8ke City, Utah 84147 (80l) 524-5580 or <br />FTS 588-5580. <br /> <br />Fi ling date: <br /> <br />APR 25 \986 <br /> <br />Statement number: INT DES Rfl* 20 <br /> <br />Comments 8hould be received by: JUL 28 1986 <br /> <br />" ,,' J. , <br />, I ~ t i ; .~ \. f..) <br />.... ~ '.... \.. ,) '. <br />