Finding of No Significant Impact WCAO-GJ-FONSI-04-05: Providing Endangered Fish Passage at the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam on the Colorado River

摘要

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality's Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR Part 1500-1508), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for providing Endangered Fish Passage at the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam on the Colorado River near Palisade, Colorado. The EA assesses five alternatives for restoring endangered fish passage including: (1) No Action, (2) Conventional Fish Ladder, (3) Downstream Rock Fish Passage, (4) Downstream Rock Fish Passage with Whitewater Features, and (5) Dam Removal alternatives. The proposed action will restore endangered fish passage above the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam and provide endangered fish access to approximately 50 miles of upstream designated critical habitat. Based on the following, Reclamation has determined that the proposed action with implemented mitigation measures will not result in a significant impact on the human environment.