[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16149]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-018-1430-00]


Notice of Availability, Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Amended 
Record of Decision

AGENCY: Craig District Office, Kremmling Resource Area.

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Amended 
Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(c) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act, the Craig District prepared a Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and issued a Record of Decision 
(ROD), February 8, 1991, for the Muddy Creek Reservoir project, now 
referred to as the Wolford Mountain Reservoir project. The FEIS 
analyzed the impacts of storing water to the 7,500 foot elevation 
level. The ROD stated that 60,000 acre-feet of water would be stored up 
to the 7,485 elevation level. During construction, the Probable Maximum 
Flood Event was recalculated. This permitted the spillway to be 
redesigned to allow storage of an additional 6,000 acre-feet of water 
at a maximum elevation of 7,489 feet, an increase of four feet in 
elevation. The new pool elevation remains below the 7,500 foot 
elevation level analyzed in the FEIS. No additional ``in basin'' 
impacts were identified. ``Out of basin'' impacts are mitigated by 
using the additional 6,000 acre-feet of storage as a ``fish pool'' from 
which the Colorado River Water Conservation District will make releases 
for the benefit of endangered fish species downstream in the Colorado 
River.

DATES: This notice announces the beginning of the 30 day review period.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Amended Record of Decision should be sent to 
Linda M. Gross, Kremmling Area Manager, BLM, PO Box 68, Kremmling, CO 
80459.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To obtain additional information or to receive a copy of the Amended 
Record of Decision, contact Jim Perry at (970) 724-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those individuals, organizations, and 
agencies with known interest in the proposal have been sent a copy of 
the Amended Record of Decision.

Mark T. Morse,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-16149 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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