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<br />also raising the water table in some areas such as LaJunta. This has led to increased:;:c <br /> <br /> <br />water problems in the city and less flood control capacity. <br /> <br />. -.\,-/ <br />.,' -.' <br /> <br />Rural Water Problems <br /> <br />The towns in the watershed obtain their water supply from deep wells. This is <br /> <br />adequate for current needs and expansion is not presently anticipated. Deep <br /> <br />percolation and natural occurring pollutants are lowering the water quality for drinking <br /> <br />and future problems may occur in the more rural areas. Many of the farms are on a <br /> <br /> <br />rural water supply system. Some farms not on the system as well as most livestock <br /> <br /> <br />watering facilities are suoolied from shallow wells and experience degrading water <br /> <br />quality, therefore increasing the potential for future problems from nitrates, salts, trace <br /> <br />elements, and heavy metals. <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife Habitat <br /> <br />The major factors influencing environmental and fish and wildlife conditions in the <br /> <br />watershed are land use, water quality and quantity. Past land use changes due to <br /> <br />irrigation, in some cases have increased the food supply and cover for wildlife. No <br /> <br />changes in land use in the future are anticipated. <br /> <br />:I.ti <br />:I.ti <br />