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<br />000758 <br /> <br />CHAPTER IV - CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />The Morrow Point Trash Rack Cleaning Project was first presented to the general public at the <br />January 2001 AspinaJJ Operations meeting. The AspinaJJ Operations meetings are hosted three <br />times a year by Reclamation and attended by local, state, and federal agencies, water users, <br />environmental organizations, recreationist, and other interested parties. On January 25, 2001, a <br />public scoping letter was mailed to interested parties and was published in the Grand Junction <br />Daily Sentinel, Comments were requested by March '2, 200 I. <br /> <br />A draft environmental assessment was distributed for public comment on June 7, 2002. <br />Comments were requested by July 15,2002. Reclamation received 7 comments on the draft <br />environmental assessment. Below is a summary of comments received and responses, Copies of <br />the comments are attached in the Appendices. <br /> <br />Colorado River Energy Distributors Association: I). ....suggests that the EA should contain <br />economic analysis of the lost generation/replacement power impacts to CRSP customers. The <br />EA should attempt to quantify those impacts on draw-down rates and timing, as well as <br />wholesale market outlook. This approach would be consistent with the analysis contained in the <br />Cimarron Dredging EA. <br /> <br />2), ..,disagrees that the cost could be recovered when Morrow Point is refiJJed. <br /> <br />ResDonses: Additional economic analysis was added. The sentence "., ..aJJ or most of the <br />cos!.,." was changed to "some". <br /> <br />Grand Valley Anglers: I) We urge you to closely monitor the river below Crystal Reservoir to <br />insure that your planned project doesn't release any additional sediments into the river. Your <br />planning last year in the removal of the gravel bar below Morrow Point didn't result in sediment <br />entering the river. We urge you to carefully monitor the river again this year to prevent impact. <br /> <br />ResDonse: Monitoring similar to what was used during the dredging project would be <br />implemented as pan of the Trash Rack Cleaning Project. <br /> <br />V,S, Fish and Wildlife Service: I) The Service does not object to the time frames and draw <br />down rate in the proposed alternative and concurs that the project would not impact the <br />endangered fishes, <br /> <br />Colorado Rover Water Conservation District: I)...we believe that a statement on Water <br />Rights, similar to that which appears....EA on the Cimarron Dredging Project, is appropriate, and <br /> <br />22 <br />