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<br />..002434 <br />Fish Habitat <br /> <br />Pollutant~~ncluding sediment have reduced the quality of the fish habitat petEll1tial in the <br /> <br /> <br />Arkansas River and the John Martin Reservoir. TAs e1iver-sity sf ficA sl3esiec al1a <br /> <br /> <br />Ejl,lantity of fish arc alco affoctod. <br /> <br />Municioal and Rural Water Supplv/Groundwater <br /> <br />Pollutants are affecting the Arkansas River water quality as well as the on-farm wells for <br /> <br />humans, fish and wildlife, irrigation, and livestock. EPA and State standards are not <br /> <br />met in some cases. <br /> <br />Wetlands <br /> <br />Wetlands are found along drains, the Arkansas River, and seeps in irrigated crop <br /> <br />fields. Sediment and pollutants getting into wetlands should be reduced and therefore <br /> <br />improve the water quality of the remaining wetlands. <br /> <br />Cultural Resources of National Siqnificance <br /> <br />+Ae-problems-and oonoorno found in tho scoping prococs woro not a!fosting the kl1S'NA <br /> <br />~FaHeSOUrGes in tho aron. The Coiorado Office of Archaeology and Historic <br /> <br />Preservation conducted a search of the known Colorado inventory of cultural resources. <br /> <br />The known cultural resources have been taken into consideration in the olanninQ <br /> <br />process. Thes"e sites will not be disturbed. <br /> <br />:;o,E5 <br /> <br />. <br />