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, :,1 -} ':, i . :.t. ~ -, '1 j J '1 ,J f ; . ; '." -'I ..' . , ,. . ~i ..~ ....' .'-,j ", " " . . j DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SACRAMENTO DISTRICT. CORPS OF ENGINEERS 6!50 CAPfTOL MALL SACRAMENTO. CAUFORNIA ellS'''' ..,,-y ru AlTlN'K)f\,l Of """,ou 12 Au~ust 1977 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 6372 -ro WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Application has been made 10 Ihis office by the Orchard Mesa Irrigation Districl, 500 Soulh 10th Slreel, Grand Junclion, Colorado 815m, for a Deparlme.,I of Ihe Army Permit to construcl a pump planl alon~ the soulh bank of Ihe Colorado River. ill Sections 29 and 3D, n5, R1E. in Mesa Counly, approximately ).1/2 miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado. a..hown on Ihe reverse of Ihis notice. The pump planl is intended to enlarge and improve Ihe Orchard M"!,a Irrigation District's waler supply 10 irrig...e approximalely 1/J of the Dislrict's fruit orchards and olher crops, which are in critical need of water, due to Ihe current droughl in Ihe area. The projecI involves Ihe construction of a pump planl, wilh a concrele foundal;on and intake bay and installalion of a 24W inlake pipeline, and is estimaled 10 lake 3 monlhs 10 complete. The applicant has applied for waler quality certilication from Ihe Colorado Deparlmenl of Health. The National Rrllister of Hisloric Places has been reviewed and Ihere are no places either list I'd or recommendl''' as eligible which would be affecled. This review constitulc.. Ihe eXlent of the cultural resource invesligalion by the Sacramenlo District Engineer. The Sacramento District En~ineer is unaware of the presence of any such resources. Any person who has an inlcresl which may be adversely affected by the issuance of Ihis permit may requrst a public hearinl!. The requesl must be submiued in wriling 10 Ihe DiSlricl Engineer within fifteen days of the date of this notice and must clearly sel forth the inlerest which may he adversely affrclrd and Ihe mann", in which Ihe imNest may be adversely affecled by Ihe aClivity. Olhcr intereSlcd panics who arc nol necessarily adversely affecled are inviled 10 submil any commenls they may have in wriling. on or before 29 Augusl 19n. A permit issued by Ihe Deparlmenl of the Army does not give any property righls eilher in real eSlalc or malerial or any exclusive privileges and does nol aUlhorize any injury of privale properly or invasion of privale righls. or any infringemenl of Federal. Slale or local laws or regulalions. nor does il obviate Ihe necessity of obt.ininl! State assenl 10 Ihe work aUlhorized. The decision whelher 10 issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the impacI of Ihis .lctivily on Ihe public interrS! under aUlhorilY of Section 404 of Ihe Federal Waler Pollulion Control Act Amendmenls of 1972. Evaluation will include application of Iluidelines sel forlh hy Ihr Admini"'alor, EPA, und", aUlhori'y 01 SO'clion 404 (bl of Ihe Act. ThaI decision will 'efll'cl . Ihe national concern for both prolrction and ulilizalio" of important resources. ThO' benl'lil which reasonably may be expecled 10 aruue must he balanced against the reasonably foreseeable delriments. All factors which may be relevant will be considered; among Ihose are con'ir.rvation, economic~. ;]r\lhelics. ~enerJI environmenlal concerns. hisloric values, fish and wildlHC! VJlu("s, flood d;]ma~(' prevE'nlion, lanel U\e cfilc,c,ification, naVtRollion, rrcr~alion, W.llrr supply, waler qualily and in Ileneral. Ihe nerds .111<1 wl'lfare of Ih.. people. No permll will he Ilranled unless ils issuance is lound to be in Ihe public inlerest. Based on our prcliminoHY evaluation, Ihere will b~ no siJ;nifieanl environm('nt.,1 impacts. Ther{'for~. we do nol anllnpJte that the preparalion of <1n Environmental Impacl SIJtemenl will be required. '- DONALD M. O'SHE! Colonrl, CE Di\1rict EnR,ine-...,