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Show affected. See alternative 1.5 B. Once lake levels rise above 4196 feet, diversions could resume. This strategy accommodates changing lake levels. The planning team will consider combining alternatives 1.5 B and 1.5 A. 1.6 Determine state policy regarding large freshwater embayments like Lake Davis/ Lake Wasatch and inter- island diking proposals The majority of those who commented supported the preferred alternative not to support creation of large freshwater embayments. Very few stakeholders support these proposals. The public requested more detail or clarification on this topic to better evaluate these alternatives. Impounding freshwater on the east side of a new causeway/ road to link Fremont and Antelope Islands to Promontory Point and the south end of the lake. The state should not allow freshwater embayments or further inter- island diking and highway proposals across the lake. The plan should identify lake dynamics and ecosystem health as the main reasoning to deny any additional major diking proposals. Many of the management issues and problems we are dealing with now stem from too much diking on the lake. No further large- scale or inter- island diking should be considered. This would save a lot of time and money. DNR should study the implications of removing some dikes ( northern railroad causeway or the conveyor Jill material that connects the southern causeway fill with AISP). By addressing and documenting the full range of implications, we can learn about the associated tradeoffs of keeping or removing some existing dikes. What kind of management values are consistent with creating freshwater lakes in a vibrant saline ecosystem? Whose values are these? The planning team has not addressed possible locations of the Legacy Highway. It is beyond the scope of this project. Freshwater impoundments have, however, been addressed. The large impoundments that would be formed by a dike, or road from Antelope Island to Fremont Island and to Promontory Point was investigated by the GSL Development Authority, created by the Utah Legislature in 1989. This group and others have recommended strongly against an east bay type of impoundment. It was found that such a bay would disrupt many of the natural functions of the lake and cause other impacts. Additional information has been added to the SCCT to identify the concerns with freshwater embayments. The implications of removing dikes will be discussed again as final alternatives and recommendations are made. These proposals reappear and are studied on a regular basis by those interested in creating a freshwater embayment. 281 |