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<br />DRAFT <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT <br /> <br />AB LATERAL HYDROPOWER FACILITY <br />UNCOMPAHGRE VALLEY HYDROPOWER PROJECT <br /> <br />Montrose and Delta Counties, Colorado <br /> <br />U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br /> <br />As Lead Agency in Cooperation With <br /> <br />U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK <br />SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />This draft environmental impact statement describes four <br />alternatives for the proposed construction and operation of <br />a hydropower project using features of the existing Bureau <br />of Reclamation Uncompahgre Valley Reclamation Project. The <br />Bureau of Reclamation is considering executing a lease of <br />power privilege (contract) with a private company to permit <br />use of Federal facilities for this project. The alterna- <br />tives described provide for additional diversions of water <br />from the Gunnison River through the existing Gunnison <br />Tunnel to a penstock and powerplant near Montrose, <br />Colorado. A no-action alternative is also described. The <br />significant issues addressed in the environmental impact <br />statement include the impacts of reduced flows in the <br />Gunnison River, increased flows in the Uncompahgre River, <br />economic impacts in local counties, and impacts on <br />endangered species. <br /> <br />For further information regarding this environmental impact <br />statement, please contact the Regional Environmental <br />Officer, Upper Colorado Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, <br />P.O. Box 11568, Salt Lake City, Utah 84147, (801) 524-5580 <br />or FTS 588-5580. <br /> <br />Statement Number: DES 89 - 08 . <br />Filing Date: APR 19 1989 <br />Comments should be received by: JUN 22 1989 <br />