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| 97-9311 | Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project and Daniel Replacement Project Final Environmental Impact Statement | Notice | On March 12, 1997, Don A. Christiansen, Chairman of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission signed the Record of Decision (ROD) which documents the selection of the Proposed Action Alternative as presented in the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project and Daniel Replacement Project (WCWEP and DRP) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), INT FES 96-58, filed November 22, 1996, and as described in the WCWEP Feasibility Study dated January 1997. The ROD also approves the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) proceeding with construction of WCWEP and DRP, in accordance with statutory and contractual obligations. Construction of WCWEP will conserve water from the Central Utah Project agricultural supply for Wasatch County and provide it as replacement water for the water presently being diverted from the Strawberry River basin by the Daniel Irrigation Company (DIC). Restoration of natural stream flows to the Strawberry River basin constitutes more than one-fourth of the aquatic mitigation required for the Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System of the Central Utah Project. The replacement supply will be delivered by means of the DRP. The FEIS for WCWEP and DRP considered three alternatives to restore flows in the upper Strawberry River and to provide water and water conveyance facilities from Jordanelle Reservoir to the existing DIC water storage facilities as mandated in section 303 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA) and a No Action Alternative. The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Mitigation Commission), the Department of the Interior (Interior), and the CUWCD served as the Joint Lead Agencies in the preparation of the NEPA compliance documents. In addition to satisfying the requirements and authorizations of CUPCA, the construction of the WCWEP and DRP will satisfy the environmental commitment made in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's 1990 Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Diamond Fork System, and now binding upon the Mitigation Commission, to restore flows in the upper Strawberry River that have been historically diverted by the DIC, and to provide the mandated replacement water supply. Of principal significance, the selected alternative will fulfill the mandates of CUPCA and the environmental commitment by: improving the efficiency of delivering CUP agricultural and municipal and industrial water stored in Jordanelle Reservoir; conserving water and improving water management in the Heber Valley; supplementing instream flows in some Heber Valley streams; protecting the water rights of downstream users; and minimizing adverse impacts on groundwater, wetlands and other environmental resources. During preparation of the FEIS, CUWCD consulted formally on listed species with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under Sec. 7 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.A. sections 1531 to 1544, as amended). In a letter dated January 14, 1997, the FWS indicated that the Proposed Action Alternative selected by this ROD is not likely to adversely affect listed or proposed species or designated or proposed critical habitats. CUWCD, the Mitigation Commission and Interior will continue to consult with FWS prior to and during construction to avoid actions that may affect proposed or listed species or their proposed or designated critical habitats. | 1997-04-11 | 1997 | 4 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/11/97-9311/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-on-the-wasatch-county-water-efficiency-project-and | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-11/pdf/97-9311.pdf | Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission | 518 | On March 12, 1997, Don A. Christiansen, Chairman of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission signed the Record of Decision (ROD) which documents the selection of the Proposed Action Alternative as presented in the Wasatch County... |