WSP06554

• File Number: 8221.112.I
• Description: Central Arizona Project
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/13/1979
• Title: Final Environmental Statement: Salt-Gila Aqueduct - Central Arizona Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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c. Dust Control and Air Pollution
d. Noise Abatement. . . . . .
e. Water Pollution Abatement.
f. Waste Material Disposal. .
g. Erosion Control. . . . . .
h. Range Fire Control . . . .
(1) Forest Service lands
(2) Private lands . . . .
(3) BlM lands . . . . . .
(4) State lands. . . . . .
i. Archeological and Historical Resources
j. Vegetation...
7. Construction Schedule
J. Operations........
1. Operating Criteria .
2. Aqueduct .... . .
3. Pumping Plant. . . . .
4. Transmission Facilities. . . . . . .
5. Coordination with Water User Entities
6. Communication System . .
K. System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . .
1 . Aqueduct . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Pumping Plant . . . . . . . . . .
3. Cross Drainage Facilities. . . .
4. Power and Transmission Facilities

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III. ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF PROPOSED ACTION ON EXISTING
ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . 32

A. Introduction......... 32
B. Environmental Qual ity . . . . 32
1. Esthetics........ 32
2. Geology and Ground Water 34
a. Introduction.... 35
b. Geologic Setting. . . . . . . . . . .. 35
c. Ground-water Occurrence and Development. 37
d. Impacts Related to Ground-Water
Development. . . . 38
(1) land Subsidence 38
(2) Earth Fissures 40
e. Seismicity.... 43
f. Foundation Geology 43
g. Mining. .... 43
3. Soil s . . .. .... 43

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