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<br />-~ <br /> <br />O'J.~t <br />iJ ,( <br /> <br />FINAL ENVT'ROIilAEllTA.l I/oiFACT STATBlfNT <br />SUMMARY <br />02.13-19-01 <br /> <br />Ou.i9no...U!I/1 06 p",...ti.q~ 06 the P.ied!l.O. IUvt-'L <br />and ItA E.1.!.t 0Jtd /.kdd.le fow lJlUl'vz. <br />The ":Ud and 5cI!Juc IUveAJ Act <br />P.L. 93-621 <br /> <br />Leg.uto..tiveAc..Uon <br />R~po".hi.ble "9"-'te.y: U.S.V.A. F,,",ut Se,'l.v.i.c.e <br />R~po'I~~blt OUic.U1l: 1/'. /ola.x PUl!-~on <br />ClUet. FD'L~t S~'Lvice <br />Scu.dt&U.l.d.Utg <br />IUh and Itldependence. Avenu.e, S.W. <br />Wa4/Url!l-tcn, O. C. 20250 <br /> <br />Fo'!. Fu.-Uhl'A IIl6o.'l1'Il1.ticn Ccn.ta.c..t: WaUeJl- V. We.'t1le\ <br />Salt Juan IoJdUoMl Fcltut <br />701 C<VWto Cd R.W <br />O~~D. Cclo~o !1301 <br />[3031-247-H74 <br /> <br />Va.te 06 T't4~m.i6~iol1 To EPA and the PubLic: <br /> <br />""""'''' <br /> <br />1. The uccM'IIVldcd arnoJl U ~ amend tAe Wild lUId Sce.uc IUVeM Act Ir.L. 90.S.n, .u Mended] to <br />~cl.ude -6~mC/l..U. 06 the Pied,-'lt1 1UvVt and w wt 0Jtd IUddle Fow, 06 IUMda.le, /oUI'lVULi, a.nd <br />McJw.te.ta. Cou.n.bj. Cc!a,...ado. VI the 1U.tic,...al. Wild and Seen.<<. IUve-ow Sy.!teJll. .... 3205 rrt.de pc!\..tiol1 <br />06 the Pit.dM JUl:M .!!I.!>tl'Pl ti p.'WpI)-6e.d 6c,'lt/'lC.wi.c1l .to: the Na..ticna1 Slj!.tO'l ~ a. will u:.VM. <br />12.9 "I-i.tu M a. .l>cVl.ic. ,uvV!., and 5.5 milu t1J be added M a. _'tec'l.ea.tiona.l 'liveJt c.omponen.t. <br />Majc.'L .iuu.u tsw...t bU.'l6ac.ed du..'l.UIg tite. .uve.J! Jtu.dlj .vtd V1vi-'Wn/I'len.ta1. llMe.ullli?J'_t lO.'l'JtC the. e.66l?CU <br />06 du-iBno..t.i.cn tc the. p1l..iva..te um:l",,'ne.~...6 alortg the UVl'Jt, the. lmnbVr. and tive.l> tock bec..tollb 06 <br />the. tcMl ec.onomy CJtd pto-te.c..ti.11fj tite. 1t.ivl'Jt'J envi-'WI1IIle..rtt 6Wm ovt..'UUle. by 'tCClle.a..ti.oItibU. <br />The. b.tuchj and .u.bUJmen.t conc.ludu tsw...t the e.He.c...t to the tcc.al e..corwm\l will be mi>Wnal m.th a <br />pou.i.orl 06 the .'I.edu.c.tum .Ut the lmnbl'Jt Jectc1t, .&l teAmJ 06 doUaN:. a.nd jobb, being oU~u by <br />-inCllClUu iflthe 'I.<<..'leaden and tol.l!l.-iilm Jec..to'l. 06 .the eUHwmy. Thl? Uvutcck becW'I. 06 -the <br /><<'OIlQIII!f appe.a.'W W bc U11d66<<..tcd. <br /> <br />Ruolutioll 06 the. .iJbU.U U1~~9 p1l.iva.te liuld LlbU and ptlevvt-Ung OVe.-w.6t. 06 .the iUVVl.' J <br />V1vi-'W,,,,cnt a..u. a 6u.1lCt..i011 06 P'Wpol>ed IPIo:Ut4g~en.t. The. t.1Jo.-' plWvidu 60'1. ue~ "-'lJeJOIen.a <br />(.Ovc.'l..i.ng the p.uva..t.e. l.:uidJ tha.t WQuld c.ontM! 6u..tu1te IICW u.lCJ 06 the. !and but ",,'ouid not a66e.ct <br />'I.t.9u.l.a..'l. u..\e.I> ex.VlC..iJed p'lio.'1. tc acqu..iJ.i...tWJl 06 the ClUCJ!Ient, I.:.i..thCU.t the. OWJll'Jt'J cO'l.6ent, <br /> <br />Il. A.U:Ul114-t-ivCJ c.oltJidued ...-.'.M 6c.Jl'U.la:.ted th1tou.gh appUc..a.tioll 06 P.W1cipl.C1l a.nd S-tanda.1tdJ 60'1. <br />Ptannil1fl 06 Wdtu and ReL:tte.d lAnd RUOw'lCC1l. Th..'I.ee AttVl1ld-Uvc P!anJ Me Uln.!i.de.'l.Cd: <br />ALTERNATIVE PLAN I - VU.i9na..t.i.c1l 06 aU 1".t.4I.i.b!e. Jegmel1.U 06 the. uvu w..Uh chu<l-i.{,ica-ti.oll <br />level bung a.t tht. lPlOl>t 'I.utJt..i.c..Uve. h.vel 60'1. l4'#t..idl each bl!1I11W U Ju.it4b!e.. <br />ALTERNATIVE pl.),N II - VUigotat.i..c1l 06 aU dig-ib!e. ugmcr.t.l 06 th,,- UvM a.t a cL1Jbi.6i.c4.ti.01l <br />hve.! 06 uCIlea.-ti.cMl. <br />ALTER.~TlVE PLAI.' In . The. Rive.': WQv.!d not be duigna.tl?d a.J a.n addi.tioll tc the l.'a.tiol14l <br />wild and Sc1l:n.i.c. lUvet'...6 SyJtiftl. <br />The U. S. FO'I.ut SVlVice and the Co!oJW.do Ol"pdA-Onen.t 06 II..tlu..'ta.! Ruou.'tcu join.tlg ag'tu tha.t <br />Plan T u the t>t..lec..ted. aLtV.1la.ti.ve. <br /> <br />III. frtv.t/U1r:1'len.W itrrpac.t.!, Mboc.i4ted w..Uh thc'lec/)fmIVtde.d ac.ti..cll ududc P.'tOtu.ti.OIl c6 ,..a..(LLW M <br />nCM nil.tw'..al uvu valu.e..! 06 50.'1 rr.ilu Co 'l.i.VC'I. th.'tough dc..!igna.t.i.C'II; th.i..6 p'Wtllcti.OIt will be <br />utende.d to 16,300 aC'l:U e6 the 'l.i.:~'Vl.'tI envi.wf'lPl'crtt. hu.tut.l'a.ble e06ccu i.rn:..lu.de tht. 1I.C>l- <br />ava..d.1.b.i.Li..ty 06 cr.c p'l.Opo<l-cd i'l.uga.-tioll Il.IId ~d.'W-e.lec..tti.r. .~ue..woi.1t ~lJbt"'"' _'tedu.c.c the <br />ava..i..la.ble Umbe.~ ha..'lVll.!lt by -100,000 bca..'I.d oed pM ye.t-'l.. Othe.': e06ectJ illcl.u.de a..U'tact.i.1I{l <br />.i.nc'te.u;illg ".w>lbeu 06 uCMati.oltibU to the 't.i.VtJI.. II! a.ddUion. the Ildm.tl4lt'U1.ti.VI1. .t!le>lc.y <br />illvelved ll.'Cr.d4 ac.qu.i..'le <l-ceiUc Il.IId coltJe'tva..ti.Crt e.u.C/"I1.,..u eve.': 1.653 ac-\U 00 p'li.va..te l.a.1Ilil <br />wUJo..i.n the v.u.Wll co\.tid"",, ill c'ldv. ~ p".el'c.I1.t l4nd we COrtve.':.tIi.Ort to 'luide.nti..a.l pU.lll--"'4l"., <br />and pMUU a.nd u.pgt.1de .:1'lehtt.i.vtLy l\<1tu'l.1l VlV-l.'lO.......n..t a.lc"9 tnI'. uvet. <br /> <br />, <br />