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Show I. CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHERS 1. Consultation and Coordination During Development of the Proposal and During Preparation of the Draft Environmental Statement A plan for the Central Utah Project which would develop water tributary to the Colorado River for multipurpose use in Utah was outlined in a Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Report of February 1951. That report was issued as a supplement to the Colorado River Storage Project Report of December 1950 and was the basis for authorization of the Central Utah Project by the Act of April 11, 1956. The feasibility report received wide distribution and was reviewed by responsible Federal and State agencies. The report included cooperating reports from ( 1) National Park Service, ( 2) Bureau of Mines, ( 3) Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, ( 4) Bureau of Indian Affairs, ( 5) Forest Service, ( 6) Corps of Engineers, and ( 7) Public Health Service. In addition, data used in the report were received from the Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Federal Power Commission, and several State agencies. Definite plan studies on Bonneville Unit of Central Utah Project, initial phase, were summarized in a Definite Plan Report dated August 1964. 3 This report, which updated the original plan, represented a cooperative effort to which direct contributions were made by six Federal agencies with help from their State counterparts where applicable. The aforementioned reports were prepared prior to the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and didn't address themselves specifically to environmental issues as defined in current CEQ guidelines. Nevertheless, the efficient utilization of natural resources and the preservation of quality environment have always been objectives of Reclamation's multipurpose project planning. Most of the recommendations of the cooperating agencies were included in the Unit plan* Recommendations for minimum flows in Uinta Basin streams to maintain the fisheries were modified as explained below. It became apparent during early investigations of the Unit that potential uses for water in Uinta and Bonneville Basins would exceed the available supply. Requests were made for water for fishery and recreational purposes by sportsmen and fish and wildlife agencies, for irrigation by farmers, and for municipal and industrial use by industrialists and urban planners. Specific opposition to diversion of flows from Uinta Basin streams was expressed through 628 |
