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<br />.. <br /> <br />.'~ "'"' (". t"'~ <br />~ ",!~ U ' <br />r:.. 'V t... <br /> <br />Table 3.1 Summary Matrix of Resource Impacts under the Current Situation, No Action <br />Alternative and the Construction Alternative. <br />Resource Current No ActionAlternative Construction Alternative <br />Hydrology (cont.) . Water Warks releases water -No diversions would be made 'Pueblo West would only <br />Water Works Raw from Pueblo Reservoir and by Pueblo West; no Impacts to divert water released for their <br />Water Releases diverts it downstream at the the Water Works' releases use; no impacts to the Water <br />From Pneblo Comanche Pump Station and would occur WOrks' releases. and <br />Reserv()ir Whitlock Water Treatment specifically to their 17 cfs raw <br /> Plant, and is also required to water releases, would occur <br /> make 17 cfs releases from <br /> Pueblo Reservoir to <br /> supplement Arkansns River <br />I, flows when it drops below 50 <br /> cfs <br />Water Quality -Arkansas River water quality 'No impacts are expected. 'Potential for temporary <br />downstream of Pneblo because no,construction impacts to Arkansas River <br /> Reservoir is reflective of water activities w-ould occur wnter quality due to soil <br /> released from reservoir storage disturbance by construction <br /> activities <br />Recreation <br />White Water 'State of Colorado and 'No change in net river flow or -No change in net river flow or <br />Rafting on the Reclamation work impact to rafting is anticipated impact to rafting is anticipated <br />Arkansas River collaboratively to provide as a result of no action as a result of the Construction <br /> desirable flows for white water Alternative <br /> rafting on the Arkansas <br /> between July 1 and August 15 <br />Rock Canyou 'The West Pueblo Ditch 'No changes to the existing -Modification to the diversion <br />Swim Beach diversion which supplies water Pueblo West structure are structure has potential to <br /> to the Rock Cnnyon Swim anticipated. therefore no disrupt flows to the West <br /> Beach is located impacts to either the West Pueblo Ditch during <br /> approximately V, mile Pueblo Ditch diversion construction activities and <br /> downstream of the Pueblo structure or its diversions are permanently if the design <br /> West's existing riprap expected impedes flows <br /> diversion ., <br />Threatened and 'Multiple species potentially 'No net changes in Arkansas . No net changes in Arkansas <br />Endangered present within the action area River or Pueblo Reservoir and River or Pueblo Reservoir, and <br />Species no ground disturbing activities no'species or critical habitat in <br /> - no effect , area of gronnd disturbance- <br /> . . , no effect <br />Cultural' 'There is potential for cultural -No effectto cultural resources . No effect to cultural <br />Resources resources throughont the is expected because: (1) there resources is expected because: <br /> action area will be no net changes in (I) there will be no net <br /> Arkansas River or Pueblo changes in Arkansas River or " <br /> Reservoir, 'and (2) because no Pueblo Reservoir, and (2) <br /> ground dis,turbing activities are because the survey of areas <br /> anticipated with ground disturbing <br /> activities indicated that"no <br /> cultural resources were oresent <br />Noxious Weeds 'Several populations of 'No increase in the spread of -Ground disturbing activities <br /> Russian knapweed and salt noxious weeds is anticipated associated with Construction <br /> cedar exist within the area because no ground disturbing Alternative have potential to <br /> where ground disturbing activities l\l'e anticipated spread noxious weeds <br />, activities will occur <br /> <br />8 <br />