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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. aTK3231 .F56 2001 V.3 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Nucla-Telluride Transmission Line Project FOREST USDI VOLUME SERVICE BUREAU OF III LAND MANAGEMENT DELTA, COLORADO November 2001 USDA GRAND MESA, UNCOMPAHGRE AND RURAL UTILITIES GUNNISON NATIONAL FORESTS WSSk SERVICE United States Department of Agriculture J ^ f I National Agricultural Library The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination on all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alterna- tive means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Building 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. U.S.Q.A., MAL JAN 1 b - CATALOGING PREP FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Nucla-Telluride Transmission Line Project VOLUME III Response to Comments on DEIS Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests 2250 Highway50 Delta, Colorado 81416 November 2001 ,,hs-i JAirt tiJas i t '•*'>V M': ^3nq 0W!f i o PJ:' t «• Sv •, f SI MOfllVMH A(' «n- ujriHUj.iaT-AJDuVI' m fc’*'-*:; •»->Vr *' ••u«> ' itr * E?>^ -.'f Z\M no etn^iifbO gS asfHiqedfi V fSi- .'' T ^. ’.f '^- -^v w n»* U.5 •’ >?l#ljpiif^ 0iSO(^ utoNttH* di«efH<W»*t^ -• ^4p^ «>»•. f9- dp#, •>< Krtvfv ir««t#. iHNM .1iplWKj hseim «rpphr to »tl'jNn(>p«im..ti W tfv* rH^om Id/ '.jBipiP 9^^' irti'offft*»^ rP**dku * Mj^pA» T q#* ', fM) y J M m otn»iid>w^s s>^ t40C ® mtaW|i> !iH»qT4«!,.'IKl ^ ViCA •« VI«fljw<»ro0^v NUCLA-TELLURIDETRANSMISSIONUNEPROJECTFEIS VolumeIII VOLUME III INTRODUCTION 1 SCOPE 1 COMMENTPERIOD 1 SECTION 1.0 CONTENTANALYSISSUMMARY 1 WHOCOMMENTED 1 ISSUESRAISEDMOSTOFTEN 2 SECTION2.0 USER’SGUIDE 2 HOWCOMMENTSHAVEBEEN RESPONDEDTO 2 HOWANDWHERETORNDRESPONSESTOYOURCOMMENTS 2 SECTION3.0 SUMMARYOFCOMMENTSBYFEISVOL. 1CHAPTERSANDSECTIONS 3 CHAPTER 1.0 PURPOSEANDNEEDFORACTION 3 CHAPTER2.0 ALTERNATIVESINCLUDINGTHEPROPOSEDACTION 4 CHAPTER3.0 THEAFFECTEDENVIRONMENTANDENVIRONMENTALCONSEQUENCESOFTHEALTERNATIVES 8 3.1 AnalysisApproach 8 3.2 ClimateandAirQuality 9 3.3 Geology,Paleontology,Minerals 9 3.4 Soils 9 3.5 WaterResources 9 3.6 BiologicalResources 9 3.7 Cultural Resources 10 3.8 LandUse 10 3.9 Recreation 10 3.10 VisualResources 10 3.11 Socioeconomics 11 3.12 Transportation 12 3.13 Noise 12 3.14 HumanHealthandSafety 12 SECTION 4.0 DEISCOMMENTSANDRESPONSES 16 1. ACOE 17 Response 24 2. SecretaryofEnergy 25 Response 26 3. U.S.DepartmentofInterior,OfficeoftheSecretary 27 Response 28 4. StateofColorado,DepartmentofTransportation 29 Response 31 5. ColoradoDivisionofWildlife 33 Response 34 6. Tri-StateGenerationandTransmissionAssociation 35 Response 39 7. SanMiguel PowerAssociation 41 Response 44 8. SanMiguelEnergyResearchGroup(SMERG) 47 Response 48 9. PriscillaandDeborahDuffield 49 Response 50 10. LindaMiller 51 Response 52 11. PhilMiller 53 Response 54 12. FredCampbell 55 Response 56 13. ChrisDavid 57 Response 58 14. GraceandSteveHerndon 59 Response 60 15. SheepMountainAlliance 61 Response 75 November2001 ResponsetoCommentson theDEIS Page I 4 111 NUCLA-TELLURIDETRANSMISSIONLINEPROJECTFEIS Volume III 16. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon 79 Response 83 17. FallCreekConsulting 85 Response 88 18. ScottGodfrey,PresidentoftheNorwoodGardensHomeownersAssociation 9 Response 93 19. StanleyAnderson, PowerValue, Inc 95 Response 104 20. MarkCrouch 107 Response (i) 108 20. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-MarkCrouch 109 Response(ii) Ill 21. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-MadelineB.Chambers 113 Response 114 22. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-MichaelPinto 115 Response 116 23. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-EverlyC.Haynes 117 Response 118 24. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-KelleyMillironandTomAiken 119 Response 120 25. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-Steven Haynes 12 Response 122 26. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-AlanGarceau 123 Response 124 27. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-B.ScottandHollyStrong 125 Response 126 28. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-EdApanel 127 Response 128 29. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-DuncanFerguson,WalkerFergusonandSusanBillings 129 Response 130 30. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-LynnGray 13 Response 132 31. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-ValerieGibson,GloriaCoxandLavonneRoyer 133 Response 134 32. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-JackHills 135 Response 136 33. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-RandyHaynes 137 Response 138 34. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-DaveFoley 139 Response 140 35. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-LilaSwick 141 Response 142 36. FriendsofNaturitaCanyon-JamesRoyle 143 Response 144 37. PaulSunderland 145 Response 149 38. HarperMeek 153 Response 155 39. StanleyAbrams 157 Response 158 40. RobRoberts 159 Response 161 41. RobRoberts 163 Response 165 42. PaulAllaire 167 Response 169 43. JohnG.Irwin 171 Response 173 44. JohnG.Irwin 175 Response 180 45. DouglasTueller 181 Response 184 Pageii Responseto CommentsontheDEIS November2001 111 Responseto Commentson theDEIS 46. ThomasKennedy 185 Response 186 47. DavidBoyce 187 Response 189 48. WayneE.Wolff 191 Response 192 49. Stephen B.Johnson 193 Response 199 50. MarvinSchmid 201 Response 202 51. SandraMazzocchi 203 Response 204 52. GaryJones 205 Response 206 53. ElmarLawaczeck,M.D 207 Response 208 54. PiusHuber 209 Response 213 55. Kenneth Rabb 215 Response 216 56. NikolausandReginePfusterschmid 217 Response 218 57. AugustandRebeccaVaughn 219 Response 220 58. BobHerschlerandAmyConger 22 Response 222 59. KenHolm 223 Response 224 60. JasonPlummer 225 Response 226 61. JosephBattersby,D.0 227 Response 228 62. StephenMcWilliams 229 Response 230 63. KarenWestandEvanIverson 23 Response 232 64. WilsonMesa Residents-A. EvanIversonandKarenWest 233 Response 234 65. WilsonMesaResidents-LyleBerman 235 Response 236 66. WilsonMesaResidents-RodMillen 237 Response 238 67. WilsonMesaResidents-GeorgeandWallisHewson 239 Response 240 68. WilsonMesaResidents-SandraArvisais 241 Response 242 69. WilsonMesaResidents-SusanHartley-Coil 243 Response 244 70. WilsonMesa Residents-MichaelandLynnWalus 245 Response 246 71. Wilson MesaResidents-JasonOmes 247 Response 248 72. WilsonMesaResidents-LeighandJohn Hyman 249 Response 250 73. WilsonMesa Residents-MelissaMargetts 25 Response 252 74. WilsonMesaResidents-SteveMargetts 253 Response 254 75. WilsonMesaResidents-Jon-MichaelTucci 255 Response 256 76. WilsonMesa Residents-ElizabethMiller 257 Response 258 November2001 Responseto Commentson theDEIS PageHi NUCLA-TELLURIDE TRANSMISSIONLINEPROJECTFEIS Volume III 77. Wilson MesaResidents-GaryJones 259 Response 260 78. Wilson Mesa Residents-RobertDubac 261 Response 262 79. H.CharlesPrice 263 Response 265 80. JerryMoore 267 Response 268 81. Caroland BobKammer 269 Response 270 82. DavidSandell 271 Response 272 83. DonaldRasmussen 273 Response 274 84. VemEbert 275 Response 277 85. VirginiaLupoliEsq 279 Response 282 USTOFTABLES Table2.2-1 User’sGuidetoResponsestoComments 13 Pageiv Response to Commentson theDEIS November2001 ..L