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<br />(3) Other new information relevant to environmental concerns has become known since <br />the 1980 FES. The information is related to changes in environmental resources. This <br />includes: <br /> <br /> . Information regarding potential Project effects on threatened or endangered <br /> species, specifically the Colorado squawfish, razorback sucker, bald eagle, <br /> and southwestern willow flycatcher <br /> . Changes in the trout fishery of the Animas River downstream from the <br /> proposed Durango Pumping Plant <br /> . Additional information regarding the Project's effect on native fish populations <br /> and habitat in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico <br /> . Growth of river-related water sports activities and uses, primarily rafting and <br /> kayaking (with its associated economic effect), on the Animas and San Juan <br /> Rivers since 1980 <br /> . Additional information related to the effect of the Project on water quality in <br /> Project reservoirs, groundwater, irrigation return flows, and affected rivers <br /> . Changes in elk populations in the Project area since 1980, especially those <br />I using the Ridges Basin area where Ridges Basin Dam and Reservoir would be <br /> constructed <br />, <br /> . Additional information, legislation, and regulations regarding cultural <br /> resources in the Project area <br /> . New information regarding wetland and riparian areas adjacent to the Animas, 1 <br /> , I <br /> La Plata, and Mancos Rivers and other wetland and riparian habitats in the <br /> Project area <br /> . Potential eligibility of the lower San Juan River and upper Animas River to be <br /> designated as wild and scenic rivers. These segments of the rivers were <br /> placed on the Nationwide Rivers Inventory, prepared by the National Park <br /> Service in 1982 <br /> <br />(4) New laws enacted since the 1980 FES require investigations of Project lands to <br />determine the potential for toxic or hazardous irrigation return flows. <br /> <br />(5) The need to provide additional compliance for the Project with Section 404 of the <br />Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (public Law 92-500, commonly referred to <br />as the Clean Water Act). <br /> <br />Reclamation will seek Clean Water Act (CWA) compliance through the Section 404(r) <br />provisions which exempt Reclamation from the requirement to obtain a CW A <br /> <br />15 <br />