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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I 3'lG,:; DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 02-15-82-06 Homestake Water Diversion Project, Phase II White River National Forest Eagle County, Colorado Lead Agency: USDA Forest Service Cooperati ng Agencies: Department of Defense - Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency US Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado Division of Wildlife Contributing Agency: Responsible Official: Eagle County Craig W. Rupp Regional Forester Rocky Mountain Region 11177 W. 8th Avenue, Box 25127 Lakewood, CO 80225 For further information contact: Victor K. Weyers, Project Coordinator White River National Forest P,O. Box 948 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (303) 945-2521 Date Draft Environmental Impact Statement Made Available to the EPA and the Public: May 21, 1982. Comments regarding this Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be received by the Forest Supervisor, White River National Forest by: July 20, 1982. Abstract: The Cites of Aurora and Colorado Springs have submitted an application to the Forest Service for an Easement to construct a water diversion system within the White River National Forest. This system is known as the Homestake Phase II project. The system would use tunnels to divert peak flows from East, West, and main Cross Creeks and Fall Creek for an average annual yield of 20,783 acre-feet. Water would be transported to the Cities via their existing delivery system. This Environmental Impact Statement describes the Cities' proposed action and eight other action alternatives. These alternatives were evaluated and four were eliminated from detailed study, Those considered in detail include: Alternative 1 (No Action), Alternative 2 (Cities' 1962 Easement), Alternative 3 (Tunnel and Pipeline Systems), Alternative 4 (Upper Valley Reservoirs ), Alternative 5 (Water Trade), and Alternative 6 (Forest Service's Preferred Action).