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<br />Ddcre..~. in I...rl~.t.d
<br />hnd. 101111 n"alllt In weC-
<br />hlld 101l'"'''' 111 the ...lIae
<br />of I,Soo [0 2,500 acrel by
<br />the YlHIr 2000.
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<br />Iotll rtpIlI'lan Ill". other
<br />wetland_ would be aff~cted
<br />by thta alternathe. The
<br />fOUl" option_ con.i~~rc4
<br />are t..ealcd below.
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<br />Lo.. of lOG acre. of r1-
<br />parian alld 1,1090 acrea of
<br />other wtland..
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<br />Gdll of between 0 .m'" 530
<br />acrea of clp.rlall and 10lUI
<br />of 2,100 acn:lI uf oUu:r
<br />wetlands.
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<br />Lo.. of 570 acre. of ..1-
<br />p.rtan ~nd 1,980 acre. of
<br />otlh:r ...ethnd ,lire_a.
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<br />e.1" of fr~ 0 to 270 .cr._
<br />of riparian and los1 of
<br />I.HoD .IIcrl;;ll of uthe..
<br />wthnda.
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<br />Between 1080 and 1,]100 acrel
<br />of ~~ert a.lt Bhrub v~,e-
<br />tdlon will bu 1011t. Ao
<br />~nd'I"ere4 pl~lIlt La tuu....
<br />I.. the r.:ah:rvolr aredll.
<br />\.IoltOlr IIlv,allable to r1lludlln
<br />VO&OItllltlon ~t.lOI\1I. the Price
<br />River 101111 ~e redllc~d by up
<br />to 22 percent.
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<br />Both uplaud alld rlparlall
<br />veietdtlon woul" be af.
<br />feued b)' the two optionl
<br />~clow, ~oth could affect
<br />e..ll.mien:d p1"\ltl.
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<br />~VlROHKEN'tAL COHSlDtJlATIOHS AL'lli:kMl'IV[ COtII'AIUSOH
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<br />WUdllfl:l
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<br />WlltJIUe Ipedes Iu.ocl-
<br />a[l::d with thos 1,~00 to
<br />2,SOO acnill of wetll&llda
<br />exp~cted [0 be lo~t will
<br />lIo llIlpaetel.l. Wildll.fe
<br />udnl!. fdr_landll will alao
<br />1I1l j/,ffee[o:ld wh~r.:. fa~lnl
<br />.topa.
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<br />Wildlife loallel would ~e
<br />~roportional tu the typel
<br />lIIod quality of affected
<br />wetland V<liet"tion. S1I1-
<br />liar speclel would ~ .f-
<br />fected under each ulltloo
<br />1Ielaw.
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<br />"lhUffe 1l1l,lOchted whh
<br />the 480 tu 1.)40 .cn:1I of
<br />dc,u:rt vlt"utatl.,)n wlll blil
<br />IIIff~ct<ld. Some r1plllrlan
<br />IOti5.:.a COlli" affect bat..
<br />.a~lell.
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<br />Wlldll1U IUII.ea would be
<br />c~lI~u"ate with tile &)UII-
<br />bur Ifll&!. type of Olcre~ Iff-
<br />f~cted. ioth ullllulla
<br />woul" affect bll &"_ 11..11-
<br />It..l. l.Ieer wlllter rUlIg!:,
<br />rllllu'"hn deVcm&!.ent w11a-
<br />tit..:, tllll.l bal<l eal&lell.
<br />fOh:t1llal blllck-fout..d
<br />fOlrn:t I,<!bltat cuuld ~~
<br />j"'llaCLo.ld.
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<br />SlJiht Incn:all..a In wa-
<br />t.:r qu..Uty _111)' '"eault.
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<br />rher
<br />cur.
<br />would
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<br />rl::duction~ In
<br />flows \muld oc-
<br />Y/.Iter quality
<br />Improve ~11~htlY.
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<br />frlce IIInd ~." Rafaul
<br />Rivera rCLUrll flow rlil-
<br />duced 2,500 and 100
<br />Here-feltt, re~pectlvely.
<br />frlee klvcr -1,100 acre-
<br />feet. 81m Itafacl Rher
<br />"1,100 acr!:.feet.
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<br />Price klver -6,300 acre-
<br />felOl. Sun Rafael Itlver
<br />.",700 lO..:rlO-fect.
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<br />Price tUvllr -6,400 ..crc-
<br />feet. Slln R.fael River
<br />.S,lOO ucrll-feet.
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<br />Prlc!! lll"..r flowa 101111
<br />bl: r<lduce4 b)' 7 to 22
<br />percent. "'uter quulJty
<br />"61Y (1Ol~(ove liu_Whal.
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<br />Water quutlt)' will l~-
<br />Vruv(: SOlIllOwllat under
<br />Loth uprluna.
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<br />Socl.Jt:c.:.nOlllel
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<br />Popull.l[lon will continue
<br />to IncreluI8, elipechlty In
<br />C.n-boll County willi POll>>!-
<br />bl" LOlMlOWn efh..:t In
<br />Ealit Carbon Count)'. Ikan-
<br />0.)' 101111 cuut Im.e to 11111 ft
<br />frCOill IOlI!.rlc~I\L&.tre to IlIduII-
<br />trial orh:ntlOtloll.
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<br />l.-rl11.'lc4 acrell ilia)' In-
<br />creaae or "eCrcUlle due to
<br />waler aavel.l or loal:, de-
<br />pt:ndlull. on plan all ap~cl-
<br />Bed bcluw. In&1hldUIlll
<br />to.,~1"Il will ha"e olle-th>e
<br />expendlturell to IlIple...nt
<br />lRlpru...el.l 0II1-fl1r_ prac-
<br />ticea. Crop yieldS will
<br />Increalle wlt~ I.proved un-
<br />l.IIIr_ prlloctlcelO.
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<br />Lual ut 110 Irrl,ated
<br />aer~1 In Carbun County.
<br />Gain of ,.70 ..crea In bery
<br />County.
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<br />LOIi~ of 47U lrrlKat~4
<br />acrea 111 Carbon. County.
<br />LUIiIi of 6~O tlcr<1. III E.cry
<br />CuUllty.
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<br />COIlIlof }.OOO InlBat~d
<br />acrell In Carbon Count)'.
<br />ClIoln ...f ~.llO acre. In
<br />[lIOcry Count)'.
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<br />G~ln of 2,S~O IrrllAtlld
<br />ael"':.!1 1n Carhlln County.
<br />GalA of }.210 acreS In
<br />[.,uery Count)'.
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<br />l'upuh[I~1 loll'll Inercalla
<br />&1u~ to POWC1" plallt eOIl-
<br />.ti"ucllolI 111111 operation.
<br />Hlllor ..1II0UlIl of lIveatock
<br />Ilr..:dllll. lal.d 101111 be
<br />Uorxh:d by reliel"VOlra on
<br />Hlll~r ered!. an4 Dolsert
<br />Scep U....h. ti..lliple ulile
<br />will be &Ma&1l: of the lIa_
<br />waler for ITrl~u[l...o alld
<br />puwer I,llillt cool 1111 W/;lt.er.
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<br />Lh~lI[oek gradnl lunll
<br />will Loe floo"lild llnll tal'lIe
<br />alUOunts of WlOler wlll Ile
<br />COllb~~&l and unavlOllable
<br />fur b.,mtlUclal U~,,>l.
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<br />Cultural Reliourcel
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<br />50_ r&:liourcall will expe-
<br />rl.wee crow"lnll. and In-
<br />cH:llolled viwdalhlOl. Rc.
<br />aoureell wltl be dlrcetly
<br />dhturbcd by 11Idullri..t
<br />de"e10pllCllt. lluntllll1 op-
<br />portuoltl~1I wilt be" tca~
<br />Iicnc4 lu elllei\t Wl::llalldll
<br />.IIIr~ rl:lduccd.
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<br />lIullllui OI'I)urlulIltletl will
<br />be lelila.med tu extent wot-
<br />lands ani ro:lduce&!..
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<br />lIuntlnK opponulIltJea 101111
<br />be leaalillled to UXllllnt Mil.
<br />[elope alld deer hab!tlit Is
<br />dccrealied. Sowe re~ourcel
<br />101111 ClIpertlllUCC c."owdlfl8
<br />.1111111 Increalle.t vlIndolllul.
<br />lIuntllli OpporLuulCiCli for
<br />waterfowl ~ay I~p'-uvc If
<br />IIp~clea illC atll-acled to
<br />n(:w relOervolra.
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<br />1I11l1tlnl o..porlunltl81t f'!lr
<br />bl, &~md ulll bc 1e~~en~d
<br />tu (IJII:c:nt habltdt ill
<br />floodcd. Cult\.lral re~
<br />.ourC~1i _.y b<l flool.lcd,
<br />~apeclMlly by tbe ev.porM.
<br />tlol1 pond In lIadl.llilP n..t.
<br />"'litcnfuwl IIIiY ~ OIt-
<br />ti"lIIcted tu new wat.er
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<br />\ktlandM .I\d croplilnda
<br />101111 be r~duced. L..Rd~
<br />ilCllpe ftillllUrul dlruct.ly
<br />M1tl:rlild b)' Induatrlal
<br />dcvelopIIIlIlnta.
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<br />LhlUMr poltlerRiI uf
<br />lauda ....l"ni clnlll.
<br />reduc<1d with canlll
<br />plan.
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<br />101111 be
<br />11nl.,
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<br />'l\./u bo.U~. of wMter WI.
<br />u"ded tll lIn otl&er-wl.e arid.
<br />de.llert-lJKC land.cape.
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<br />New wutur bo41ea viii b.
<br />Ill.l&!.cd lO arid, dtisert-Ilku
<br />hlld.llcup~.
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