WSP07840

• File Number: 8220.106
• Description: Animas-La Plata
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 4/1/2002
• Title: Ridges Basin Dam & Reservoir Pre-Construction Facilities Relocations Draft Environmental Assessment
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)

RIDGES BASIN PRE-CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES RELOCATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

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3.3.4 Visual Resources .............................................................................................. 3-19
3.3.5 Recreation................... ................. ................... .......... ................ ........................ 3-21
3.3.6 Socioeconomics..... ...... ..................................... ........... .............. ....................... 3-22

4 OTHER IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS .....................................................................................4-1

4.1 RELATED ACTIONS.....................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Relocation of County Road 211.........................................................................4-1
4.1.2 Relocation of Tri-State Electric Transmission Line ........................................... 4-4
4.1.3 Relocation of the Greeley Pipeline.............................................:....................... 4-5

4.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ............................................................................................ 4-6
4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIAN TRUST ASSETS ................................ 4-6
5 RECOMMENDED ACTION AND LIST OF COMMITMENTS............................................... 5-1

5.1 RECOMMENDED ROUTE............................................................................................5-1
5.1.1 Northern Route Overall Assessment .................................................................. 5-1
5.1.2 Southern Route Overall Assessment ........................................;......................... 5-2
5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS........................................................................ 5-2 .

6 CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION .............................................................................. 6-1

6.1 PUBLIC MEETING ......................................................................................................... 6-1
6.2 ORAL COMMENTS ON PIPELINE RELOCATIONS................................................. 6-1
6.3 O,RAL COMMENTS ON CR211 RELOCATION .........................................................6-1
6.4 WRITTEN COMMENTS ON PIPELINE RELOCATIONS AND

CR 211 RELOCATION ......................;........................................................................... 6-1
6.5 NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION .................................................................... 6-5
6.6 ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSULTATION.............................................................. 6-5

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7 LIST OF PREPARERS ................................................................................................................ 7-1

8 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 8-1 .

9 DISTRIBUTION LIST ................................................................................................................. 9-1

ATTACHMENTS

A PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPILL ANALYSIS ....................................................................... A-I
B DRAFT BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT .....................................................................................B-l

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