WSP06888

• File Number: 8270.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Water Quality/Salinity -- Misc Water Quality
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/1/1982
• Author: USDA
• Title: Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program - Final Environmental Impact Statement for Lower Gunnison Basin Unit - Montrose and Delta Counties CO and Uintah Basin Unit
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

FORWORD

i

I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item

Page

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lower Gunnison Basin Unit Section of this Document'
Uintah Basin Unit Section of this Document

iii
iv

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

vi

I

SUMMARY - LOWER GUNNISON BASIN UNIT

I-I

II

SUMMARY - UINTAH BASIN UNIT

II-I

III

PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THIS ACTION

III-l

IV

LOWER GUNNISON SECTION OF THIS DOCUMENT

IV-l

A. Introduction

IV-l

B. Alternatives Plans Evaluated
Introduction
Plan Formulation
Off-Farm Lateral Improvements
Plan One
Plan Two
Plap Three
Plan Four
Plan Five
Plan Si~
Plan Seven (Recommended Plan)
Plan Eight
Additional Alternatives
Reconupended Plan
Plan Description
Level of Federal Funding
Nondiscrimination
Mitigation
Conflicts

IV-l
IV-I
IV-l
IV-3
IV-5
IV-6
IV-8
IV-IO
IV-12
IV-14
IV-16
IV-18
IV-18
IV-20
IV-20
IV-22
IV-23
IV-23
IV-24

C. Affected Environment
Location
Physiography and Geology
Climate
Water Supply
Salt Sources
Salt Loading
Present La~d and Water Uses
Social and Economic Characteristics
Historical and Archeologica~ Resources
Wildlife Resources

IV-25
IV-25
IV-26
IV-26
IV-26
IV-28
IV-28
IV-29
IV-32
IV-33
IV-33

111