[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6551-6552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2516]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[FES 95-2]


Narrows Project, Utah; Availability for Final Environmental 
Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability for final environmental impact statement 
for the Narrows Project, Sanpete County, Utah; INT-FEIS-95-2.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation), is submitting a final environmental impact statement 
(FEIS) on the proposed Narrows Project. The FEIS describes and presents 
the environmental effects of three alternatives, including no action, 
for a multiple purpose water development project that would provide 
water for irrigation and municipal use in north Sanpete County, Utah.

ADDRESSES: Single copies of the FEIS may be requested from 
Reclamation's 

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Upper Colorado Regional Office at the following address: Regional 
Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Lee Swenson, UC-750, 125 
South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102; 
telephone: (801) 524-5580.
    Copies of the FEIS are available for inspection at the address 
above and also at the following locations:

 Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Environmental and Planning Branch, 18th and C Streets NW., Room 7455, 
Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: (202) 343-4662
 Reclamation Service Center, Bureau of Reclamation, Library, 
Room 167, Building 67, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, 
Telephone: (303) 236-6963.

Libraries

    Copies will also be available for inspection at libraries in the 
project vicinity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lee Swenson (Regional Environmental Officer), Upper Colorado Region, 
(801) 524-5580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sanpete Water Conservancy District is 
proposing to build a multiple purpose water development project that 
would provide water for irrigation and municipal use. Water from the 
project would come from a transmountain diversion from upper Gooseberry 
Creek and its tributaries which are located in the Prince River 
drainage. Irrigation water shortages would be reduced from their 
present level of 30 percent to about 19 percent.
    Three alternatives, including No Action, were considered in the 
draft statement. The two action alternatives were: (1) The proponent's 
Recommended Plan; and (2) Smaller Reservoir Plan. The Recommended Plan 
will provide to north Sanpete County an average annual supply of 4,920 
acre-feet of supplemental irrigation water for 15,420 acres of 
presently irrigated farmland and 480 acre-feet of water for municipal 
use. The service area encompasses about 49,000 acres. The project plan 
will include construction of Narrows Dam and Reservoir on Gooseberry 
Creek, pipelines to deliver the water to existing water distribution 
systems, rehabilitation of the existing Narrows Tunnel, and relocation 
of 2.9 miles of State Road (SR) 264. The project will also provide 
recreation opportunities and fish and wildlife improvements. In 
addition to the two action plans and the No Action Plan, the FEIS also 
evaluates in less detail the impacts of several non-viable 
alternatives.
    The principal environmental consequences that would result from the 
two action plans include: Increased crop production, economic stability 
and growth, expanded fish and wildlife resources and recreational 
opportunities.

    Dated: January 24, 1995.
Rick L. Gold,
Deputy Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 95-2516 Filed 2-1-95; 8:45 am]
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