Electrical Power for Valdez and the Copper River Basin-1981

UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE II\lTERIORFISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE1011 E. TUDOR RD.IN REPL YREFFR TO: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503Co.lonel Lee R. Nunn.District Engineer. Alaska DistrictCorps of EngineersP.O. Box 7002Anchorage, Alaska 99510(907) 276-3800Dear Colonel Nunn:This correspondence transmits the final Coordination Act report ofthe Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the Fish and WildlifeCoordination Act, 48 stat. 401, as amended, for the proposed hydroelectricproject at Allison Lake near Valdez, Alaska. The U. S. Fishand Wildlife Service participation in this project was initiated onDecember 17, 1976, through a letter from the Corps of Engineers.Project design information was obtained via a preliminary reportdated April, 1978, and through correspondence and conversations withCorps of Engineers personnel.Information provided is based on the analysis of field investigations,a . literature review, and discussions with personnel from theAlaska Department of Fish and Game, National Marine Fisheries Service,Corps of Engineers, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service,the City of Valdez, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, and the U.S.Geological Survey. Review comments of the draft Coordination Actreport by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Corps ofEngineers were considered in preparation of the final document.Should you or your staff have any questions concerning the contentsof the report, please contact the Western Alaska Ecological ServicesField Office at 271-4575. ,Sincerely,~r"·""f' Vc,.. V C