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<br />000737
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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />CHAPTER I - Introduction ..........................................................,...........................,............,......... I
<br />Proposed Action ...."............,...,....... ....................,.......... .....,... ........... ....,.. .......................... I
<br />Need For and Purpose of Action ...............,....,.............................................,...................... I
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<br />Background Information........,. ....,..,...........,..,......... .......... .......... ...... .......,........,................ 2
<br />Public Scopi ng.,.."." ........., .......... ...........,..,......',.,.....,..' ............ ........... .........,............,.,...... 4
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<br />CHAPTER II - ALTERNATIVES..................................................................................................5
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<br />Alternati ves ........... ..........., ....., ...........,..........."........,..,.,.,'.......,."...........,......."."..',.",.,..... 5
<br />Reservoir Draw Down and Trash Rack Cleaning ..............~.....:..........~............................... 5
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<br />Aspinall Operations.......... ........... .....................,."..,.....'....'............... ......,....,..".".....'......'.. 6
<br />Other Alternative Considered but Eliminated from Detailed Analysis............................... 6
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<br />CHAPTER 1Il - AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTfENVIRONMENT AL CONSEQUENCES ....... 7
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<br />General.,.,..,.....,..,....... ......'........"'..,..,..'..,..,.....,.,...,...,....",.,,...,'...,.......,......'...,..'.....,....,.,.. 7
<br />Aspinall Unit and Morrow Point Reservoir ........................................................'............... 7
<br />Recreation Resources, ....., ,..,.. "'" ,...,.,., ,.,'...... ......,.......,....,.,.... ...,."..,...,.".,.,'..,..,...,.".....,.. 8
<br />Land Use and Vegetation ...,." ..,..." ,...,..,... ................"............."......,.....,.".,."..'...........,.,. 10
<br />Geology and Landslides.., ...,...............,.."..,... ......,............,.................,...........',..,....."....., 10
<br />Fish and Wildlife Resources ................,........,................................................................... 12
<br />Threatened and Endangered Species................................................................................. 15
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<br />Water Qual i ty "."..,."." ,......,."....,..,..,.,.........',.".,.."............."..........,...,.,.,..,.".,..".."...,.... 15
<br />Water Rights",.""....,.........,.,......,.....,....,.".".....".".,.."..,.",.,.......,......,.,....",..,...,......,....., 16
<br />Historical and Cultural Resource Properties ..................................................................... 16
<br />Indian Trust Assets ."..........,.....,.,.....'....,........ .......,..."..,......'", ..............,.,..."..',.,'............ 17
<br />Environmental Justice .....,.....,.,.............,... .,.... ..,.,...,...,., ,.",......,.........,.,.,......,'.........,..."., 17
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<br />Socioeconomic.".".,....... ....,.......".,........,...........,.,....,'.,. .....,...,..............,.,..,. ....'....,.,......,. 17
<br />Cumulati ve Impacts"...,.....".,.....,.,...,..."."............,............,., .......,......"...... ........, ......,.,.,.. 19
<br />Summary and Environmental Commitments ,................................................................... 20
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<br />CHAPTER IV - CONSULTATION AND COORDINA nON .................................................... 22
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<br />General..,.,.....".,..,..".......",..,..".......,.....,.,............,......., .....", ......,.,....".........".,'..., .....,.,.. 22
<br />Consultation with Other Agencies .................................................................................... 23
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<br />Distri bution List..,................,...................,..,............. ....,.....",......,.,....".....,..., .......,.....,.,.. 24
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<br />REFERENCES CITED,..,..,....... ...,..,...,...............,.. ,..........,..."..,......,......... .....'.....,.'....',......,..,. ,., 25
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<br />FIGURES
<br />Frontispiece Map-Morrow Point Dam Trash Rack Cleaning Project Area
<br />Figure I-Morrow Point Power Intake Trash Racks ............................................................ I
<br />Figure 2-Reservoirs of the Aspinall Unit ............................................................................ 8
<br />Figure 3-Morrow Point Landslide Areas ........................................................................., II
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