[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16149]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-018-1430-00]
Notice of Availability, Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Amended
Record of Decision
AGENCY: Craig District Office, Kremmling Resource Area.
ACTION: Notice of Availability, Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Amended
Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act, the Craig District prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and issued a Record of Decision
(ROD), February 8, 1991, for the Muddy Creek Reservoir project, now
referred to as the Wolford Mountain Reservoir project. The FEIS
analyzed the impacts of storing water to the 7,500 foot elevation
level. The ROD stated that 60,000 acre-feet of water would be stored up
to the 7,485 elevation level. During construction, the Probable Maximum
Flood Event was recalculated. This permitted the spillway to be
redesigned to allow storage of an additional 6,000 acre-feet of water
at a maximum elevation of 7,489 feet, an increase of four feet in
elevation. The new pool elevation remains below the 7,500 foot
elevation level analyzed in the FEIS. No additional ``in basin''
impacts were identified. ``Out of basin'' impacts are mitigated by
using the additional 6,000 acre-feet of storage as a ``fish pool'' from
which the Colorado River Water Conservation District will make releases
for the benefit of endangered fish species downstream in the Colorado
River.
DATES: This notice announces the beginning of the 30 day review period.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the Amended Record of Decision should be sent to
Linda M. Gross, Kremmling Area Manager, BLM, PO Box 68, Kremmling, CO
80459.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To obtain additional information or to receive a copy of the Amended
Record of Decision, contact Jim Perry at (970) 724-3437.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those individuals, organizations, and
agencies with known interest in the proposal have been sent a copy of
the Amended Record of Decision.
Mark T. Morse,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-16149 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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