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<br />Or.. "no <br />1J (d( <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <br />REGION VIII <br />SUITE 900. 1860 LINCOLN STREET. <br />DENVER. COLORADO 80203 <br /> <br />September 27, 1971 <br /> <br />Mr. Ellis L. Armstrong, Commissioner <br />Bureau 01' Reclamation <br />U.S. Department of the Interior <br />Washin6ton, D. C. 20240 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Armstrong: <br /> <br />In accordance with Mr. Keatin~'s request of August 20, 1~71, <br />the Environmental Protection Agen.cy has reviewed the draft <br />environmental statement for Crystal Dam, Cure~alltl Unit, <br />Colorado River Storage ProJect, Colorado. <br /> <br />The statement is generally satisfactory, hO\'Jever, vie bc,lievc <br />that consideration of the following alternatives will result <br />in a more complete and meanine;ful evaluation of tile environ- <br />mental impact of the project. <br /> <br />1. No cha.nnel excavation, exccpt as necessary at <br />the dam site and develo ment of less than <br />2 ,000 kw of firm power. Thl~ aitcrnat.vc will, <br />01' COl.ll'Se, l'C(jU~l; PC)\\'(;1' {,Ev~nuc~ and exteno tnt: <br />peri-od of' t~wc l'l.:qU':"i"20 i'c1:' lepa,yr:JE:lt cr' lJl'(.,lJt::-..:t <br />cost~. Ho\Velf,-,,', thl" l~ a "'ea~ollaDle alt.o".notivc. <br />aCId de~el'ves SC~'L~UE can~iuel'atL8n, e~p~~ially <br />~ince it vlOuld ",lim~J;atc the proposed C:$,OOO feet <br />of stream channelization immediately below the dam. <br /> <br />2. Small rere~ulutin reserVOlr and an off-site source <br />o electrica power. e believe thu the feasibility <br />of reallocating storage in existing Heclamation reser- <br />voirs having generating facilities should be in- <br />vestie;ated to determine if additional power in the <br />amount of 2B, 000 ll:w c:an be developed. In the event <br />this proves infeasible it may !Je possible to olitain <br />enough additional power such that in combination <br />with alternative 1, a total of 2C:$,OOO Kw can be <br />obtained. <br /> <br />Please send us a/opy of the final environmental statement <br />when it is released. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br /> <br />John A. Green <br />Regional Administrator <br /> <br />~ .'~ ,) <br />,', -'-"1 <br />... ~. . ~ <br /> <br />I' <br />