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Show Planning would include consideration by the administering agency and the Utah State Department of Natural Resources of the needs for reservoir zoning, in terms of location or timing. This would assure orderly use of reservoir areas for hunting and fishing as well as other kinds of recreation. An example of this type of planning would be the scheduling of the required drawdown of Upper Stillwater Reservoir to avoid the summer heavy use period. Consideration would be given to the construction of recreation access roads to standards sufficient to safely handle Unit- induced recreation traffic. At present some applicable Bonneville Unit roads are scheduled for construction only to construction standards. ( k) Effects of the Unit on Fish and Wildlife Recreation A summary of the impact the Bonneville Unit would have upon fish and wildlife recreation has been presented in Section C, Tables C- 23, C- 2U, and C- 26. New reservoirs would produce an increase of 1+ 30,000 man- days of fishing annually. The loss of 17,000 man- days of angling attributable to the diking of Utah Lake would reduce the gain to 1+ 13,000 man- days. Stream fishing, on the other hand, would be reduced by 1U9 » TOO man- days annually. The impact of the Unit, with mitigation, would result in the following changes in annual man- days of hunting: elk- no change; mule deer- loss of 900 man- days; pheasant- gain of 19,100 man- days; sage grouse- loss of 350 man- days; and waterfowl- loss of 18,000 man- days. Historical and Archeological Sites As previously discussed and on the basis of site examinations made to date, there is no apparent conflict between the proposed construction and any known historical or archeological sites. Those sites not yet surveyed would be examined prior to initiation of construction work. It is possible that these remaining site surveys may reveal significant archeological values located in the direct path of proposed construction. Construction activities may also uncover specimens or relics not visible at the time of the survey. In either event appropriate action would be taken to protect, preserve, and restore these values. With reference to Federally owned or controlled land, Presidential Executive Order 11593 was issued May 13, 1971, in furtherance of the purposes of the policies of the National Environmental Policy Act of 19& 9 ( 83 Stat. 852,1+ 2 U. S. C. 1+ 321 et seq. ) , the National Historic 467 |
