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Show this construction would be the elimination of about 175 acres of existing vegetative cover. Because of the gentle topography of this area no unusual restoration problems would be anticipated. Mona Dam and the increased perimeter of the reservoir would alter the esthetic composition of the area but would not be expected to detract from its quality. Seasonal appearances of this location would be quite similar to what occurs without the enlargement. Increased recreational utilization of the shoreline area should not cause serious environmental degradation. During construction, adverse visual impacts would occur that would be accompanied by undesirably high levels of sound and dust. These activities could temporarily interrupt the use of the area by birds and animals. Canals and Aqueducts About 83 miles of structure would be required to transport irrigation water from the bottom of the Diamond Fork Power System to Sevier Bridge Reservoir. The general design and location plans have been completed and are sufficient to allow evaluation of the kinds of environmental problems that would be encountered. The Wasatch Aqueduct would traverse the sides of Diamond Fork aid Spanish Fork Canyons and tunnel through Wasatch Mountain beneath Loafer Ridge. It would extend along the base of the Wasatch Mountains near the communities of Salem and Payson and would terminate in the Mona- Nephi Canal at York Ridge, 2.5 miles southwest of Santaquin. The aqueduct would consist of 9.5 miles of earthlined open channel and 22.5 miles of tunnel and pipeline. Construction difficulties would be encountered, particularly in the initial portion of the aqueduct that would be located on mountain sides. There would be problems associated with permanent scarring of the landscape from reqa ired excavations and disposal of soil displaced by buried pipeline. The first 3 miles of pipeline would be buried under the Forest Service Road in Diamond Fork Canyon while the next 7 miles would be buried on the south slope of the canyon. Landscape disturbance in this section 266 |
