Draft Environmental Assessment Scipio Irrigation Company Ivie Creek Pipeline Project - WaterSMART PRO-EA-16-026 Upper Colorado Region Provo Area Office Provo, Utah U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Provo Area Office Provo, Utah May 2017 Mission Statements The mission of the Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated island communities. The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. Draft Environmental Assessment Scipio Irrigation Company Ivie Creek Pipeline Project – WaterSMART Upper Colorado Region Provo Area Office Provo, Utah Interdisciplinary Team Leader Jared Baxter Bureau of Reclamation Provo Area Office 302 East 1860 South Provo, UT 84606 801-379-1081 [email protected] U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Provo Area Office Provo, Utah May 2017 Contents Page Chapter 1 Purpose of and Need for Proposed Action ...................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background .......................................................................................... 1 1.3 Purpose of and Need for Proposed Action ........................................... 3 1.4 Public Scoping and Involvement ......................................................... 4 1.5 Permits and Authorizations .................................................................. 4 1.6 Scope of Analysis ................................................................................ 5 Chapter 2 Alternatives ........................................................................................ 6 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 6 2.2 No Action ............................................................................................. 6 2.3 Proposed Action ................................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Pipeline ...................................................................................... 10 2.3.2 Turnouts ..................................................................................... 10 2.3.3 Rights-of-Way............................................................................ 10 2.3.4 Road Crossing ............................................................................ 10 2.3.5 River Crossings .......................................................................... 10 2.3.6 Construction Schedule ............................................................... 11 2.3.7 Pipeline Construction Procedures .............................................. 11 2.3.7.1 Construction Sequence................................................ 11 2.3.7.2 Grade and Excavate Pipeline Alignment .................... 11 2.3.6.3 Pipeline Installation .................................................... 11 2.3.7.4 Road Crossings ........................................................... 12 2.3.7.5 Quality Control Procedures......................................... 13 2.3.7.6 Construction Staging Areas ........................................ 13 2.3.7.7 Operation and Maintenance ........................................ 13 2.3.7.8 Standard Operating Procedures ................................... 13 2.4 Alternatives Considered and Eliminated from Further Study............ 13 2.4.1 Membrane Lining....................................................................... 14 2.5 Comparison of Alternatives ............................................................... 14 2.6 Minimization Measures Incorporated into the Proposed Action ....... 14 Chapter 3 Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences .......... 16 3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 16 3.2 Resources Considered and Eliminated from Further Analysis .......... 16 3.3 Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ................ 17 3.3.1 Geology and Soils Resources..................................................... 17 3.3.1.1 No Action .................................................................... 18 3.3.1.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 18 3.3.2 Visual Resources ........................................................................ 18 3.3.2.1 No Action .................................................................... 18 3.3.2.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 18 3.3.3 Cultural Resources ..................................................................... 19 3.3.3.1 No Action .................................................................... 20 3.3.3.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 20 3.3.4 Hydrology .................................................................................. 20 3.3.4.1 No Action .................................................................... 21 3.3.4.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 21 3.3.5 Water Quality ............................................................................. 21 3.3.5.1 No Action .................................................................... 22 3.3.5.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 22 3.3.6 System Operations ..................................................................... 22 3.3.6.1 No Action .................................................................... 22 3.3.6.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 23 3.3.7 Health, Safety, Air Quality, and Noise ...................................... 23 3.3.7.1 No Action .................................................................... 23 3.3.7.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 23 3.3.8 Flood Plains ............................................................................... 24 3.3.8.1 No Action .................................................................... 24 3.3.8.2 Proposed Action .......................................................... 24 3.3.9 Wetlands, Riparian, Noxious Weeds and Existing Vegetation .. 25 3.3.9.1 Wetlands ..................................................................... 25 3.3.9.2 Riparian ....................................................................... 25 3.3.9.3 Noxious Weeds ........................................................... 26 3.3.9.4 Existing Vegetation ..................................................... 26 3.3.9.5 No Action .................................................................... 27 3.3.9.6 Proposed Action .......................................................... 27 3.3.10 Fish and Wildlife Resources .................................................... 27 3.3.10.1 Fish ............................................................................ 27 3.3.10.2 Small Mammals ........................................................ 28 3.3.10.3 Raptors ...................................................................... 28 3.3.10.4 Migratory and Other Birds ........................................ 28 3.3.10.5 Big Game .................................................................. 28 3.3.10.6 No Action .................................................................. 28 3.3.10.7 Proposed Action ........................................................ 28 3.3.11 Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species ...................... 29 3.3.11.1 No Action .................................................................. 30 3.3.11.2 Proposed Action ........................................................ 31 3.3.12 Socioeconomics ....................................................................... 31 3.3.12.1 No Action .................................................................. 32 3.3.12.2 Proposed Action ........................................................ 32 3.3.13 Access and Transportation ....................................................... 33 3.3.13.1 No Action .................................................................. 33 3.3.13.2 Proposed Action ........................................................ 33 3.3.14 Water Rights ............................................................................ 33 3.3.14.1 No Action .................................................................. 34 3.3.14.2 Proposed Action ........................................................ 34 3.4 Indian Trust Assets ............................................................................ 34 3.5 Environmental Justice ........................................................................ 35 3.6 Cumulative Effects............................................................................. 35 3.7 Summary of Environmental Effects ................................................... 36 Chapter 4 Environmental Commitments ........................................................ 37 4.1 Environmental Commitments ............................................................ 37 Chapter 5 Consultation and Coordination ...................................................... 40 5.1 Introduction 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