WSP06826

• File Number: 8441.600.20
• Description: Pleasant Valley Pipeline
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 11/1/2000
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Pleasant Valley Pipeline Draft Environmental Assessment
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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CONTENTS

Purpose and Need .. ..............................................................................................................1
Decision Process...............................................................................................................4
Issues.............................................................................................................................. ..5

Alternatives.................. ........................................ ................................................................5
Alternative Selection Process...........................................................................................5

Proposed Action Alternative - The Central Pipeline Alignment ...................................6

No Action Alternative ............ .................................... ......................................................9
Alternatives Considered but Eliminated.................... ............ .........................................15

Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ................................................17

Water Resources. ..................................................... .......................................................17
Vegetation ........... ............... ....... ..... .............................. ........ ............ ...... ........ ... .... ...... ... .23
Wetlands.............................................. .......................................................................... .26
Wi Idlife................................................. ............................................................ ..............31
Aquatic Resources ....................................... .... ...............................................................3 7
Threatened, Endangered, and Candidate Species...........................................................39
Geology and Soils........................................ .................................................................. .52
Climate, Air Quality and Noise......................................................................................54

Prime Farmland.............................................................................................................. 56
Land Use and Ownership ...............................................................................................56

Recreation....................... ........ ............................ ......................................................... ...61
Visual Resources.................... ..................................................................................... ...66
Socioeconomics...................... ............................ ......................................................... ...68
Environmental Justice............. ..... ....................... ........ ....................................................71
Cultural Resources.................. ....... ..................... ....... ...................... ............................... 71

Cumulative Effects.... ......................... ........................... ................. ....................................74
Proposed Action. .............................. .................................................................... ..........74
No Action................................. ............ ....................................................... ...................75

Environmental Commitments.................. ........................................................ ........ ..........75
Vegetation, Wetlands, Soils, and Wildlife .....................................................................75
Threatened and Endangered Species ..............................................................................77

Socioeconomics.. ....... .... .... ........ ........ ...... .... ........... ............ ..... ... .... .... .......... ............. .....78

Permitting Requirements ...... .......... ..................... ....... ......................................... ..............79
Federal.. ......................... ............ ........... ........... .................................. .......... ................... 79
State ... .................................. ........ ..................... .............................. ............. ................. ..81
Local...... ..... ........... ................. ..... ................ ..... .............. ............................. .............. .....81

Consultation and Coordination.. ..................... ..................................... ........................... ...81

Public Involvement.................... .................. ....................... ............... .......................... ...81
Agency Coordination. ..... ..... ... ..... ...... ... ... .... ........... ..... ........ ....... ........ ............. ............ ...82

Distribution List........ .................... .................. ..................................... ......... .................... .82

List of Preparers ........ ...................... ................ ..................................... ..............................87

References.................................................................................................................... ......88

Appendix A: Biological Assessment