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:.,.~ 87 () DRAFT WHITE RIVER DAM PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (X) FINAL lead Agency U,S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of land Management Cooperating Agencies U,S, Department of Agriculture Rural Electrification Administration U.S, Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Reclamation Geological Survey U.S, Environmental Protection Agency U,S, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers State of Utah Office of the State Planning Coordinator Utah Division of State History Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Utah Division of Water Resources Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Utah Division of Water Rights (State Engineer) Uinta Basin Energy Council Uintah County Commission Abstract Thi s EIS assesses the envi ronmenta 1 consequences of fi ve a 1 ternat ives designed to supply water for energy development, including oil shale, in Uintah County, Utah. The alternatives involve the Utah Division of Water Resources proposal (1) to construct the White River Dam, reservoir, and hydro" electric power plant; also, (2) No Action; (3) pumping from the White River and augmenting from Hell's Hole Canyon Dam; (4) pumping from Green River; (5) pumping from White River and supplementing with water pumped from the Green River, This Final EIS may result in amendments to the Bonanza and Rainbow Management Framework Plans. The major envi ronmental topics di scussed are related to mi neral s. geo. logy, paleontology, soils, water, vegetation, wildlife, threatened and endan" gered plant and animal species, recreation, cultural resources, land use, and socioeconomics, For further i nformat i on regardi ng thi s EIS or proposed a 1 ternat i ve ac" tions contact: Mr, Dee R. Ritchie, Team leader Bureau of land Management l50 East 900 North Richfield, Utah 8470l Telephone (801) 896-B221 (FTS 584-8011) Date by Which Comments on the EIS Must Be Received: The BlM deci s ions on use of pub 1 i c 1 ands for thi s project will not be made until at least 30 days after the EPA Final EIS Notice of Availability has appeared in the Federal Register. During that 30-day period, written comment on the content of this Final EIS and the proposed MFP amendments mentioned above will be accepted by Lloyd H, Ferguson, BlM Vernal District Manager, 170 South 500 East, Vernal Utah 84078. Any written comments received will be considered in the BlM decision-making process. Date EIS Made Available to EPA and the Public: Draft: November 26, 1980 Final: June 6, 1982 III ;_.- iii .'"