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Draft Environmental Assessment Vallecito Dam Road Relocation
This draft environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (Public Law 91-190) to evaluate the effects of relocating the Vallecito Dam Road, also described as Forest Service Road FDR 603. Vallecito Dam and Reservoir were constructed in 1941 and are located in La Plata County, Colorado on the Pine River. At that time, access around the reservoir was provided by constructing a road along the crest of the dam. Over time, this road ceased to meet the needs of the operators of the dam, Pine River Irrigation District (PRID); the public; and local, state and federal governments. The need for relocating the Vallecito Dam Road is primarily due to concerns for public safety and security. For example, the existing road (bridge) has a limited weight capacity of 11 to 40 tons gross weight, depending on the type of vehicle. This weight capacity limits the use of the road by many trucks and emergency vehicles. Also, the road across the dam is narrow and there are no guard rails making it somewhat unsafe to cross. Although it is an asphalt road, yearly maintenance of the road is costly. Last, new concerns about keeping federal facilities safer from possible terrorist attacks have resulted in the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) restricting access to its dams. Relocating this road would also help achieve this need.
Draft Environmental Assessment Vallecito Dam Road Relocation
This draft environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (Public Law 91-190) to evaluate the effects of relocating the Vallecito Dam Road, also described as Forest Service Road FDR 603. Vallecito Dam and Reservoir were constructed in 1941 and are located in La Plata County, Colorado on the Pine River. At that time, access around the reservoir was provided by constructing a road along the crest of the dam. Over time, this road ceased to meet the needs of the operators of the dam, Pine River Irrigation District (PRID); the public; and local, state and federal governments. The need for relocating the Vallecito Dam Road is primarily due to concerns for public safety and security. For example, the existing road (bridge) has a limited weight capacity of 11 to 40 tons gross weight, depending on the type of vehicle. This weight capacity limits the use of the road by many trucks and emergency vehicles. Also, the road across the dam is narrow and there are no guard rails making it somewhat unsafe to cross. Although it is an asphalt road, yearly maintenance of the road is costly. Last, new concerns about keeping federal facilities safer from possible terrorist attacks have resulted in the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) restricting access to its dams. Relocating this road would also help achieve this need.
Draft Environmental Assessment Vallecito Dam Road Relocation
2004
14 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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