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<br />; , ~'.' " <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Project Beneficiary Profile: <br /> <br />The economy of the watershed is based on irrigated agriculture. The 1989 per capita <br />income for the area was $9,573, whereas the Colorado per capita income was $14,800 <br />for the same period. The population within the watershed is 63 percent White, 35 <br />percent Hispanic, and 2 percent other with an average age of 35. The average age of a <br />Colorado resident is 29. The June 1997 unemployment rate for Otero County, <br />Colorado was 5.2 percent which compares with 3.9 percent for Colorado. The median <br />house value for the watershed is $38,200 compared to the state median value of <br />$82,700. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Wetlands": Type I,ll, III <br />Type VNI <br /> <br />. approximately 3,000 Ac. <br />- approximately 12,000 Ac. <br /> <br />Flood Plains: <br />The floodplain along the Arkansas River will not be significantly affected <br />by the project. <br /> <br />Highly erodible cropland: <br />There are 59,200 acres of HEL lands in the watershed. <br /> <br />W* <br />