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<br /> <br />r069 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife conservation. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> <br />has estimated that the Trinidad Reservoir project would provide fishery <br />benefits in the amount of $13,000 annualJ;v, plus minor benefits to wild- <br /> <br />have been allocated to fish and wildlife purposes. The benefits, how- <br /> <br />ever, have been used in determining the economic ratio of the project. <br /> <br />Recreation; The National Park Service has estimated that the <br /> <br />provision of a single picnic area near the reservoir would produce annual. <br /> <br /> <br />benefits of about $12,000. However, the public use facilities necessary <br /> <br />for public safety and sanitation, which would be provided as an appurte- <br /> <br />nance to the project; are approximateJ;v equivalent to the facilities <br /> <br />recommended by the Par,k Service and would be a part of the necessary <br /> <br />construction and maintenance program. Therefore, the project is accorded <br /> <br /> <br />an annual recreational benefit of $12,000, but no specific costs have <br /> <br />been allocated to recreational use. <br /> <br />Costs <br />~ <br /> <br />The estimated first cost of the Trinidad Reservoir project, based on <br /> <br />1952 price ,levels, is estimated to be $1.7,000,000. The annual operation, <br />maintenance, and replacement expense is estimated to be $22,000. The <br /> <br />project costs are summarized as follows:: <br /> <br />6 <br />