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<br />EnvirllnP1BUlal
<br />Activilip.:
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<br />Fiscal Y par 1971 was th(' first full Yf'llf
<br />of CHSI' opl'ration and planninR undt'T
<br />tht' National fo:nvironml'ntal Policy Ad
<br />I PI. HI.} DOl. This ^t't r('quirt's that tht'
<br />Fl'dl'ral GOVl'rnml'nt. in its activitips.
<br />maintain conditions which will ('nl'OUf-
<br />aj,!t' prodlldivl' and t'njo.rah1t' harmony
<br />IlI'lwt'l.'n man and hisl'l1vironmt'nt.
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<br />Environnwnlal stalt'nwnt.,,, must bt' PTP'
<br />part'd for major fl'dt'ral a('tions si~nifi.
<br />e<lntl)' aff('dinJ:l" tht' quality of lht,
<br />human PI1Vironml'llt. l'n'liminary to is-
<br />suing invitations for hids on u Bureau
<br />l'OnSlnldioll projpd, tilt' Run'au of
<br />Rt'l'lamation obt.ains l'umnwnls from
<br />intt>rt'sll'd RUVl'rnnWnlal aJi(t>neil's. pri-
<br />vak l'TJ{anizations and .'nvironmental
<br />groups and ('undlu'L<; an pllvironnwnlal
<br />n'vil'w, SlH'h Tl'vit:'ws WPrt' ('onductpd
<br />during FY 1971 on thl'Chil1a~l('adows
<br />Dam, th(' Em;>ry COUllty Drains, and
<br />till' Uintah Basin Collection SYSU'tn,
<br />Fol]owing the t'l1vironnwl1tal rt'vipw,
<br />1Iw findinRs art' distrihllu'd to inu'r-
<br />t'sl('(1 fNlt'fal aJ!;elH'il's as wI'1I as to stah'
<br />and 10('01] ofJ{imizations and to ('OI1S(,f.
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<br />vation ~oups. The siWlificant rt'sults of
<br />this exchange of information is ('on-
<br />sidt'ff'd in pn.'paration of a Draft Envi.
<br />ronmental Stuu'nwnt which is filed
<br />with thp Council on Environmt'ntal
<br />(Jllulity, and distrilllltt'd to intt'rpsh'd
<br />nrRanizatiolls. Such statpm('nts havt'
<br />heen filt'd on tht' Jordan :\qul'duct and
<br />Crystal Dam. A Final Environmental
<br />StaU'l1wnt (whkh must prt'('l'dp tht,
<br />award of a construction contract by:1O
<br />days) is also fill'd with tilt' Council 011
<br />Environnwntal Quality. DrafL~ ofsl/ch
<br />statt'mC'nts havp nt'l'n pn-'pan'd for tht,
<br />Jordan Aquc-'dlld and Crystal Dam.
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<br />Tht' Bllwau of Reclamation is also
<br />df't'ply invo]vpd in tht. I!nvironmf'ntal
<br />proll-'ltion and t'nhUIH'('nwnt iL';pt'('L'l of
<br />('oal-fin'd powPfplants in tht> South.
<br />wt'sL In many ('ust's tht' Huct'au pro-
<br />vides tht' walpr supply for these planL<;
<br />or mllst providp wants of ri~ht-of-way,
<br />or indl'ntun's of ]~'asp. Thf'SI' eontracL<;
<br />to which tilt' Unitl'd Slaws is a party
<br />rl'quir(> l'omplian('p with Fed('cul. Statf'.
<br />and ]cH'al air and watt'r quality
<br />standards. Draft Environmt'ntal Stat..,
<br />mi'nts art' now ht'injil: writtell on a num-
<br />ber of future th(>rmaJ powPrp]anls in
<br />tilt' UpPNColorado Basin.
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<br />Thl.' Burt'au's improvl'd appt'aranct'
<br />proJ{fam has conlrinutf'd sil!flifil'antly
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<br />toward a bc.ttA'r l'nvironml'nt. Tht' sand-
<br />stOlli' tWnt'ath thc' IpH sk('wnack on the
<br />G]Pll Canyon Brid~{' W:L~ sand b]aslt'd
<br />to rt'move lh{' u!lsi~htly COlll'rt'tl' stains
<br />It'ft from ('o!lstnll'lion. f'owt'r Ol!f'm.;f".
<br />tions muintt'nanct' crt'ws art. t'llf!UJ{e-d in
<br />a continuin~ proW'am of paillting,U'an.~-I
<br />forml'rs, Clrclllt brt'aki'rs, ~UJl{hn~s..... ;0.,
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<br />and otht'r stru('turf'S to l'onf(lrn;\ :YlJt1 ^
<br />c'oordll1:l1(>(1 ('olnr S(,~I'~lI}:'t ~ If')~fnn-
<br />tlOnal oranJ!;e, (;ft:iIln~ ltn~ l:\!lBr~(,f,'U ,,",.
<br />t'olms now repl,H'C"lhO' (}Id ;t \J6 ~(')V
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