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Superfund Record Of Decision: Monticello Vicinity Properties, Ut, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office Of Emergency And Remedial Response

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The Monticello Vicinity Properties site, also known as the Monticello Radiation Contaminated Properties, is a federally-owned abandoned vanadium and uranium mill area in the city of Monticello, San Juan County, Utah. Land use in the area is residential, however, there is limited commercial use as well. Milling of vanadium and uranium occurred from 1944 to 1960. Throughout the operating period, mill tailings were used in the city of Monticello for construction purposes including fill for open lands; backfill around water, sewer, and electrical lines; sub-base for driveways, sidewalks, and concrete slabs; backfill against basement foundations; and as sand mix in …

An Analysis Of The Water Situation In The United States: 1989-2040, Richard W. Guldin, Usda Forest Service

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Several Federal agencies have historically had responsibilities for conducting assessments of the Nation's water resources. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service (SCS), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its predecessor agencies, among others, have conducted studies assessing the current situation and future prospects for water in particular regions of the country. Responsibility for national water assessments was assigned to the U.S. Water Resources Council (WRC) by the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965. With the demise of the WRC in 1981, several member agencies have attempted to take …

Cultural Resource Inventory And Testing In The Salt Creek Pocket And Devils Lane Areas, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, Betsy L. Tipps, Nancy J. Hewitt, P-Iii Associates, Inc.

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This document is the final technical report on the first phase of a multiyear archeological program conducted in Canyonlands National Park. Some of the purposes of this project are to gather information for upgrading the park's interpretive program, increase the scientific understanding of Canyonlands' prehistory, and prepare a research design to guide future investigation. Archeological inventory of 4500 acres in the Needles District revealed a previously undocumented Archaic occupation and showed that Formative peoples using the area were primarily the Mesa Verde Anasazi, not the Fremont and Anasazi as previously thought. The data also indicate that prehistoric peoples used the …

National List Of Plant Species That Occur In Wetlands: Intermountain (Region 8), Porter B. Reed, Jr., National Ecology Research Center

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The National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands represents the combined efforts of many biologists over the last decade to define the wetland flora of the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initially developed the list in order to provide an appendix to the Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (FWS/OBS 79/31) to assist in the field identification of wetlands. Plant species that occur in wetlands, as used in the National List are defined as species that have demonstrated an ability to achieve maturity and reproduce in an environment where all or …

National List Of Plant Species That Occur In Wetlands: 1988, Nevada, Porter B. Reed, Jr.

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The National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands: 1988 (National List) represents the combined efforts of many biologists over the last decade to define the wetland flora of the United States. The National List has undergone a number of revisions resulting from intensive review by regional ecologists. National, regional and State lists are being distributed to provide users with the most current information. We welcome and encourage modification and improvement of the National List. Refinement of the National List will occur continually, reflecting increased knowledge in Indicator assignments, taxonomy, and geographic distribution. We anticipate that further refinement of …

Historical Vegetation, Fuel Loads, And Integrated Resource Information System For Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah State University, Department Of Forest Resources And Ecology Center

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This report describes a comprehensive approach to understanding the role and effects of fire in Bryce Canyon National Park. The study includes a reconstruction of the historic vegetation of Bryce Canyon National Park from historic photographs, inference from computer simulation models, and research in areas of similar vegetation. The successional pathways from the historic vegetation to the present are discussed and the landscape scale consequences of fire suppression and successional devolopment are addressed.

Final Environmental Impact Statement Aptus Industrial And Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility, U.S. Department Of The Interior

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The environmental impact statement for the proposed aptus industrial and hazardous waste treatment facility analyzes the environmental impacts of the proposed transfer, storage, and incineration facility, and the the transportation and utility corridors through construction, operation, and closure.

Hydraulic Model Studies Of Upper Stillwater Dam Stepped Spillway And Outlet Works, Engineering Research Center, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

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Concrete dam and part of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, is located about 80 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah (fig. 1). Upper Stillwater Reservoir will be used to regulate the flows of Rock Creek and South Fork of Rock Creek for release to the Strawberry Aqueduct. The reservoir water surface will be kept constant during the summer but will be lowered about 160 feet during fall and winter releases. The structural height of the dam is 285 feet. Its crest length is 2,800 feet at elevation 8175.5 feet with parapets to elevation 8180.0. The spillway, …

Pesticide Use And Toxicology In Relation To Wildlife: Organophosphorus And Carbamate , Compounds, Gregory J. Smith, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Fish And Wildlife Service

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The use of organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides has increased markedly during the past two decades. Currently, more than 100 different organophosphorus and carbamate chemicals are registered as the active ingredients in thousands of different pesticide products in the United States. More than 160 million acre-treatments of these pesticides are estimated to be applied to agricultural crops and forests each year. Clearly, these two groups of chemicals constitute a major portion of all pesticides used today. Organophosphorus and carbamate compounds have histories dating back long before their use as pesticides. Carbamates were developed during investigation of "ordeal" poisons used in Africa …

Integrated Pest Management On Rangeland: State Of The Art In The Sagebrush Ecosystem, Jerome A. Onsager, Usda, Agricultural Research Service

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Several sagebrush communities represent optimum levels of negative development plant productivity for certain peculiar sites, and therefore should be managed for their preservation. Other sagebrush communities may be profitably modified to favor forage species that are more palatable to domestic livestock. Modification techniques can range from subtle (i.e., grazing strategies) to tracematic (i.e., brush removal and revegetation), and an associated spectrum of management tactics are described. Interrelationships between and problems associated with management of forage resources, management of weeds, and management of insects (including grasshoppers, black grass bugs, and beneficial insects) are discussed. Economical analyses, the role of modeling as …

Colorado River Salinity Control Program Final Environmental Impact Statement For Big Sandy River Unit, Sublette And Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming, United States Department Of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service

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The Seedskadee Project: Remote Sensing In Non-Site Archeology, Dwight L. Drager, Arthur K. Ireland, National Park Service, Bureau Of Reclamation, United Sates Department Of The Interior

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The project area includes some 185,000 acres of land along the banks of the Green River below the Fontenelle Dam in southwestern Wyoming. The Statement of Work calls for 1) a Class I Cultural Resources Survey and Remote Sensing Survey to assess the general nature of the resources, 2) the preparation of a predictive study design based on available information, and 3) a ground truth survey on a small sample of the project area. This proposal discusses the methods that the Branch of Remote Sensing of the Division of Cultural Research of the Southwest Cultural Resources Center of the National …

Laverkin Springs, Utah On-Site Pretreatment And Desalting Processes Evaluations, R. J. Eisenhauer, Bureau Of Reclamation

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During December 1979 through August 1980, pilot plants and laboratory facilities were operated at the LaVerkin Springs, Utah site to characterize the water and to evaluate various pretreatment processes and desalting processes. The pretreatment processes studied included aeration-precipitation, lime treatment, lime-soda ash treatment, and lime-ion exchange treatment. Desalting at 80 and 90 percent water recovery levels was studied with both electrodialysis and high pressure reverse osmosis process equipment. Also, a "spiractor" was evaluated at the site as a lime-soda ash reactor and as a calcium sulfate desupersaturator. Data and results obtained from the test program will be used for feasibility …

An Integrated Gis/Remote Sensing Data Base In North Cache Soil Conservation District, Utah: A Pilot Project For The Utah Department Of Agricultures Rims (Resource Inventory And Monitoring System), Douglas J. Wheeler, Merrill K. Ridd, John A. Merola

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The RIMS program is designed "To provide SCD (Soil Conservation District) supervisory with adequate data about agriculture and related natural resources of their district and to use this data for district responsibilities" (Utah Department of Agriculture 1984). The department's guidelines for RIMS go on to describe SCD responsibilities for short and long-term conservation inputs into various state resource plans, giving direction to Agriculture Resource Development Loan fund programs, and giving direction to SCD programs. The guidelines emphasize the established institutional role of the SCD as a local body to deal with local resource issues in the context of a regional …

Practices For Protecting And Enhancing Fish And Wildlife On Coal Mined Land In The Uinta-Southwestern Utah Region, Bettina R. Proctor, Science Applications, Inc., Richard W. Thompson, Jane E. Bunin, Kenneth W. Fucik, George R. Tamm, Edward G. Wolf, U.S Department Of The Interior- Fish And Wildlife Service

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This handbook contains information on the best current practices to minimize disturbances and adverse impacts of surface mining on fish and wildlife resources. Current state and federal legislation was reviewed to determine those practices which were most compatible with the best technology currently available, fish and wildlife plans, and reclamation plans for the Uinta-Southwestern region of the U.S. The information presented includes risks, limitations, approximate costs, and maintenance and management requirements of each practice. Plans for the restoration of specific habitats, according to the best current practices, are also included.

Scs Natinoal Engineering Handbook: Section 15, Irrigation, Chapter 12--Land Leveling, U.S. Department Of Commerce

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Land leveling or land grading for irrigation is modifying the surface relief of a field to a planned grade to provide a more suitable surface for efficiently applying irrigation water. Normally land leveling requires moving a lot of earth over several hundred feet. This should not be confused with land planning, land smoothing, or land floating. They are usually accomplished with special equipment to eliminate minor irregularities, and they do not change the general topography of the land surface. Rough grading is removing knolls, mounds, or ridges and filling pockets or swales in a field that is not to have …

Land Use Inventory Of Salt Lake County, Utah From Color Infrared Aerial Photography 1982, Kevin P. Price, Reynold D. Willie, Douglas J. Wheeler, Merrill K. Ridd

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Salt lake County, Utah's major population center, continues to experience rapid urban growth. The Impacts of urbanization on land use patterns and natural resources in the county are of particular Interest to both state and local policy makers and planners. The effect of urban development on a dwindling agricultural land base and water resources must be assessed to allow a rational basis for future water allocation and land use planning .

Flood Insurance Study, Federal Emergency Management Agency

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This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Logan, Cache County, Utah, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study will be used to convert Logan to the regular program of flood insurance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Local and regional planners will use this study in their efforts to promote sound flood plain management.

Preliminary Hydrologic Evaluation Of The North Horn Mountain Coal-Resource Area, Utah, M. J. Graham, John E. Tooley, Don Price, U.S. Geological Survey

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North Horn Mountain is part of a deeply dissected plateau in central Utah which is characterized by deep, arrow, steep-walled canyons with local relief of more that 1,000 feet. Geologic units exposed in the North Hort Mountain area range in age from Late Cretaceous to Holocene and contain two mineable seams of Cretaceous coal. The area is in the drainage basin of the San Rafael River, in the Colorado River Basin. Runoff from the mountain is ephemeral. This runoff to the San Rafael River sis by way of Cottonwood and Ferron Creeks and represents less than 10 percent of their …

Geophysical Well-Log Measurements In Three Drill Holes At Salt Valley, Utah, Jeffrey J. Daniels, Robert J. Hite, James H. Scott, U.S. Geological Survey

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Three exploratory drill holes were drilled at Salt Valley, Utah, to study the geologic, physical, geochemical, and hydrologic properties of the evaporite sequence in the Permian Paradox Member of the Hermosa Formation. The results of these studies will be used to help to determine the suitability of salt deposits in the Paradox basin as a storage medium for radioactive waste material.

Mathematical Simulation Of Temperatures In Deep Impoundments: Verification Tests Of The Water Resources Engineers, Inc. Model - Horsetooth And Flaming Gorge Reservoirs, Engineering And Research Center, Bureau Of Reclamation

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Successful use of predictive mathematical models requires verification of the accuracy of the models by applying them to existing situations where the prediction can be compared with reality. A Corps of Engineers' modification of a deep reservoir thermal stratification model developed by Water Resources Engineers, Inc., was applied to two existing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs for verification. Diffusion coefficients used for the Corps' Detroit Reservoir were found to apply to Horsetooth Reservoir in Colorado, for which very good computer input data were available. The Detroit diffusion coefficients gave a reasonable simulation of Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming and Utah, which …

Sevier River Basin Floods 1852-1967, United States Department Of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Forest Service, Soil Conservation Service

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This chronology of Sevier River Basin floods extends from 1852 to

1967. Most common and destructive are dry mantle floods, which flow as

a muddy mortar-like substance containing 40 to 55 percent water. Hundreds

of tons of protective topsoil are removed from watershed lands,

debris and boulders are picked up as the flow travels down steep stream

channel gradients, and then the flood is debouched into communities and

on to productive cropland.

Central Utah Project Ultimate Phase: Inventory Of Available Data, Bureau Of Reclamation

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The plan for the Central Utah project involves a diversion of water from streams in the Uinta Basin in the Upper Colorado River Basin to the closed Bonneville Basin in Central Utah and other associated water resource developments in both basins. Construction of the initial phase of the project was authorized by the Colorado River Storage Project Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 105).

The ultimate phase will expand on the initial phase development. Its purpose will be to increase the transbasin diversion to the Bonneville Basin and to provide water for replacement and additional use in the Uinta …

Irrigation: Soil-Plant-Water Relationships, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Division

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Soil-Plant-Water relationships describes those properties of soils and plants that affect the movement, retention, and use of water essential to plant growth. This publication attempts to provide engineers the basic data necessary to plan and maintain efficient conservation irrigation practices to provide a permanent irrigated agriculture engineering principles and research findings have been screened to give emphasis to the information needed to design, install, and operate irrigation systems on farms or groups of farms.

Scs Natinoal Engineering Handbook: Section 15, Irrigation, Chapter 9--Measurement Of Irrigation Water, Soil Conservation Service, United States Department Of Agriculture

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Measurement of Irrigation Water describes the various methods of measuring irrigation water that are commonly used on irrigated farms. Tables and charts giving rates of flow for various structures and measuring devices are included. It is intended for use by Soil Conservation Service engineers providing assistance to individual farms or groups of farms.

Scs Natinoal Engineering Handbook: Section 15, Irrigation, Chapter 8--Irrigation Pumping Plants, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Division, United States Department Of Agriculture

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Irrigation Pumping Plants describes the advantages and limitations of the different pumps used for irrigation pumping; also covers power requirements, costs, and design procedures. It is intended for use by Soil Conservation Service engineers providing assist3nce to individual farms or groups of farms.

Outlet Pipes For Echo Dam, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

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Specifications, schedule, and drawing of outlet pipes for Echo Dam: Salt Lake Basin Project, Utah.

Balanced Needle Valves For Echo, Gibson, And Coolidge Dams, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

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Invitations for bids, schedule specifications, and drawings for balanced needle valves for Echo, Gibson, and Coolidge Dams.

Echo Dam And Relocated Union Pacific Railroad And Relocated Lincoln Highway Around Echo Reservoir, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

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Specifications, schedules, and drawings from the Salt Lake Basin Project, Utah: Weber River Division. This record contains plans for the relocation of the Union Pacific Railroad and Lincoln Highway and its affect on Echo Dam.

High Pressure Emergency Gates For Echo Dam, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

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Invitations for bids, schedule, specifications and drawings of high pressure emergency gates for Echo Dam.