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Show found, with juniper, sage, and other types of brush also present. There is no cultivated land in the reservoir basin. Whiterocks Reservoir, with a capcity of 32,000 acre- feet, would be located on the Whiterocks River within the boundaries of the Ashley National Forest. The site is about 8 miles north of the town of Whiterocks. At normal water surface elevation the reservoir would inundate approximately 400 acres of forest. The reservoir basin includes pine, cottonwood, juniper, native grass, sage brush and other types of indigenous vegetation. There is no cultivated land in the reservoir basin. Storage capacity from 12 upstream reservoirs would be transferred to the two large reservoirs. Another existing reservoir, Paradise Park Reservoir, would have 700 acre- feet of storage stabilized and maintained as a conservation pool. The 52,000 acre- feet of irrigation water would be used on 7,818 acres of Indian owned full service land, 34,152 acres of Indian owned supplemental service land, and 11,000 acres of non- Indian owned supplemental service land. To operate the unit, new laterals would be necessary on the new Indian lands, including two laterals totaling 5 miles in length, shown on Figure C- 22. Drainage installation for non- Indian owned land would not be necessary. Drainage facilities necessary for Indian water right land would be determined and installed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Access to both reservoirs would be by existing roads. Impacts The environmental statement that would be prepared would include inputs from all concerned resource agencies as well as other required environmental evaluations. This Unit would stabilize the water supply of 45,152 acres of farm land, and would provide a water supply for 7,818 acres of new farm land. This water supply would provide a more firm and larger resource base for those who rely on these lands for a livelihood. The well- being of these people would be enhanced which would help stabilize the rural area and slow the out- migration trend. Using an average yearly per capita use rate of .45 acre- feet, the 1,000 acre- feet of municipal water would provide sufficient water for 2,200 additional residents of Roosevelt. 421 |
