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<br />< <br /> <br />...,... 'f"".' <br />L0~~~, <br /> <br />Construction Alternative (Preferred Alternative) - The Construction Alternative would amend <br />an existing easement with Pueblo West to permit construction, maintenance, and operation of the <br />following facilities: <br /> <br />1. 36-inch Pipeline: The pipeline would be approximately 20,805 linear feet and would <br />be completely buried. Approximately 3,945 linear feet of the pipeline would be <br />constructed across Reclamation property. <br /> <br />2. River Pump Station No.2: Maximum designed pumping capacity would be <br />approximately 27.7 cfs or 18 million gallons/day (MGD) to supplement the existing <br />River Pump Station No.1 capacity of approximately 18.9 cfsor 12 MGD. River <br />Pump Station No.2 would be constructed approximately 150 feet south of the <br />existing River Pump Station No.1 on the north bank of the Arkansas River. <br /> <br />3. Diversion and river intake structure: The existing diversion structure would be <br />stabilized and incorporate a proposed concrete river intake structure for the Ri ver <br />Pump Station No.2. The river intake would be screened and gated. <br /> <br />4. Emt!rgency Standby Generator: An emergency standby generator (generator) shelter <br />would be constructed 25 feet north of the existing River Pump Station No. 1 location. <br />This. generator will be designed to have switch-over capability to operate either the <br />Rivt!r Pump Station No.1 or the River Pump Station No.2. Presently, the River <br />Pump Station No.1 operates without any standby power provisions. <br /> <br />ISSUES: <br /> <br />The draft EA was distributed to 28 individuals, groups, and agencies. Three letters of comment <br />were received, responded to in the Final EA, and have been included in Attachment F. <br /> <br />The issues identified during scoping for this analysis include: <br /> <br />· Impacts from noxious weeds <br /> <br />· Impacts on listed and candidate Threatened and Endangered (T &E) species; especially <br />bald eagles and black-tailed prairie dogs <br /> <br />· Potential changes in the timing and amounts of Pueblo West's water released from <br />storage upstream in the Arkansas River <br /> <br />· Impacts on Pueblo Board of Water Works 17 cubic feet per second (cfs) raw water <br />release to the Arkansas River and downstream diversions to Comanche Pump Station and <br />Whitlock Water Treatment Plant <br /> <br />· Impacts of construction activities on Arkansas River raw water quality <br />