WSP06510

• File Number: 8220.133.E
• Description: Yampa Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1973
• Title: Yampa Project - Environmental Analysis
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd)

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BIRDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-42
BIG GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-43
SMALL MAMMALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . .. 3-44
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-44
TOXICOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-45
AESTHETICS ................................ 3-50
FUGITIVE DUST .............................. 3-51
AVIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 3-51
ECONOMIC IMPACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 3-51
HISTORIC PLACES AND NATURAL LANDMARKS . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-54
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-54
HEALTH AND SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-54

NOISE .................................... 3-55
OCCUPATIONALNOISELEVELS .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-55
AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-55
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-55
WATERMONITORINGPROGRAM ................... 3-55
AMBIENT AIR MONITORING PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-56
METEOROLOGY PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-57
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ......................... 3-57
NOISE SURVEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-58
ALTERNATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-58
ALTERNATE SITES IN THE AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-58
ALTERNATE METHODS OF ACCESS ................... 3-65
ALTERNATE PROCESSES ......................... 3-66
PLANTCOOLINGWATERSYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-66
PARTICULATE REMOVAL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-66
SULFUR DIOXIDE REMOVAL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-67

COAL MINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3- 71
DETAILED ENGINEERING DESCRIPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 3-71
COAL RESERVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-71
GENERAL MINING METHOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 3- 72

MINE LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3- 72
PERSONNEL ............................... 3-81
EQUIPMENT ............................... 3-81
PRE-PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-81
EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY AND MOBILIZATION ............ 3-83
POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM ........................ 3-84
ACCESS ROADS ............................. 3-88
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MINE SUPPORT FACILITIES . . . . . . .. 3-88
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ........................ 3-90
HAULAGE ROADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-90
OTHER PRE-PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES ................ 3-92
OVERBURDEN STRIPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-92
COAL DRILLING AND BLASTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-95
COAL LOADING AND HAULING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-96

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