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Show new canals would be constructed that would cross existing canals at which point turnouts would be provided. The Lapoint Canal would run parallel to, but in the opposite direction from, the existing U. S. Deer Creek Canal. This would probably cause abandonment of the older canal. This arrangement would be dictated by the physical location of Lapoint Reservoir site with respect to lands to be served. Highways and county roads would be inundated by some of the reservoirs. Following is a summary of miles of road relocations and estimated accompanying surface disturbance that would be required: Relocations State Federal County Surface Highway Highway Road Disturbance Reservoir ( Mi.) 0.0 ( Mi.) 0.0 ( Mi.) 0.0 ( Acres) Bluebell 0 Halfway Hollow 0.0 2.7 0.0 41 Lapoint 2.4 0.0 0.0 30 Harmston 0.0 0.0 2.4 24 Altonah 0.0 0.0 3o0 30 Total 2.4 2.7 5.4 125 Access roads amounting to 2.8 miles would be required for dam construction. Scarring would occur on an estimated 34 acres of land in the vicinity of some of the damsites. Generally speaking, existing highways and county roads which run through either the damsite or reservoir site, would provide adequate access for construction. The areas which would be scarred are arid and support sparse stands of sagebrush, some cedar, and juniper. Revegetation of all but the road surface itself would be possible eventually but several years would be required for it to be accomplished, Access roads amounting to 39 miles would be required for tunnel portal access. Timber and forage would be removed on an estimated 234 acres of forest land. Existing forest roads, from the canyon bottoms to the vicinity of the tunnel portals, could serve for construction access. Short extensions from the existing roads to specific tunnel portals or extensions further up the canyons would be required. During construction the material that would be excavated generally would not fall into free flowing streams causing turbid 434 |