Lake Powell Pipeline Project

1
Lake Powell Pipeline Project

• Environmental Studies Update
• November 10, 2009

2
Environmental Field Studies Completed

• Air Quality Study
• Geology and Soil Resources
• Paleontological Resources
• Noise Study
• Recreation Resources
• Special Status Vegetation Species and Noxious
  Weed Assessment
• Visual Resources
• Vegetation Resources
• Wildlife Resources

3
LPP Field Studies
LPP Field Studies 11/10/09
11/10/09 Field Study Status
4
Environmental Field Studiesin Progress

• Archaeological and Historic-Era Resources
• Special Status Wildlife Species
• Wetland and Riparian Resources
• Ethnographic Resources

5
Coordination and Research with Tribes

• Meetings with 6 Native American Tribes
• Research study proposals accepted from Hualapai
  and Zuni Tribes
• Research study proposals pending from Hopi and
  Navajo Nations
• Meetings with Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians,
  Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
• Contacts with 23 Native American Tribes
• Informal consultation/research by UDWR

6
Other Environmental Studies

• Surface Water Resources
• Surface Water Quality
• Groundwater Resources
• Aquatic Resources
• Special Status Aquatic Species and Habitats
• Land Use Study
• Transportation Study
• Socioeconomics/Water Resource Economics
• Water Supply and Climate Change
• Alternatives Development

7
Initial Study Reports

• Draft Study Reports in preparation
• Initial Study Reports due 1/21/10 are not
  required by FERC to be Draft Study Reports
• LPP Management Committee proposed to file as many
  Draft Study Reports as possible to accelerate
  overall project schedule
• Draft Study Reports will be provided to LPP
  Management Committee as they are completed in
  November and December
• Draft Study Reports not completed by 1/21/10 will
  be provided to FERC/agencies as they are
  completed following internal reviews