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<br />assessment of depletion fees but acknowledges that appropriate monetary <br />compensation to the USFWS may be required for Colorado River Basin depletion <br />impacts. Estimated water use for project operations is anticipated to be about 1.6 cfs <br />(718 gpm) on a daily basis. At an average estimated rate of 710 gpm, the annual <br />depletion would be approximately 1,158 acre-feet. <br />The specific water rights for Yankee Gulch Project operations have not been finalized at <br />this time. Once they are finalized, American Soda will proceed with appropriate <br />measures to address depletion fees, depending on whether or not the use of the existing <br />water rights constitutes a new depletion under the terms of the USFWS's Recovery <br />Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River. <br />The CDOW believes that hybrid populations of Colorado River cutthroat trout may <br />exist along the entire length of Parachute Creek. Temporary impacts from construction <br />of the pipeline crossing of Parachute Creek may occur but will be minimized by <br />construction timing limitations and implementation of best management practices. <br />Lastly, the BLM will conduct Section 7 threatened and endangered species consultation <br />with the USFWS for activities proposed under the commercial mine plan. <br />H.6 References <br />CIG (Colorado Interstate Gas Company). 1995. Environmental Assessment of Colorado <br />Interstate Gas Company's Parachute Creek Lateral Natural Gas Pipeline in <br />Northwestern Colorado. Prepared by Bio-Resources, Inc. for submittal to the <br />U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Department <br />of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. June. <br />H-9 <br />