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<br />f~ <br />~,. <br />:~~; <br /> <br />r- <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />WATER RESOURCES <br /> <br />Water Quality <br /> <br />Turbidity <br /> <br />1. Question <br /> <br />Answer <br /> <br />Will turbidity be a problem in the Little Snake River? <br /> <br />- There would be some short-term increase in turbidity <br />during the construction period. With proper construc- <br />tion practices and enforcement of laws covering such <br />activities the increase would be minimal. <br /> <br />Sediment would tend to settle in the reservoirs, and <br />some reduction in sediment loading would be expected <br />after completion of the project. <br /> <br />2. Question - Will turbidity be changed in the Yampa River? <br /> <br />Answer <br /> <br />- No. <br /> <br />The Little Snake River downstream from the project area <br />now carries a heavy sediment load because it flows <br />through an area of high erosion in the 66,miles from <br />Baggs, Wyo, to its confluence with the Yampa, Any <br />increase or reduction in sediment load from the project <br />would have no significant influence in that part of the <br />river or in the Yampa River. <br />