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. . . (".. ( !' (.,.1.1..:- , 4 Recommendations To mitigate losses to the extent feasible and to capitalize on the opportunities for enhancing fish and wi Idlife, it is recommended that: I. Fish and wildlife be included among the purposes for which the project is authorized. 2. A minimum instantaneous flow of 50-second feet be maintained in the South Platte River below Narrows Rese rvo i r Dam. 3. Pub] ic access for fishing be provided along 5.5 mi les of the South platte River just below Narrows Reservoir Dam. 4. Jackson Reservoir Dam be rehabilitated following which Jackson Reservoir, with sufficient water for its stabi- lized operation for fish and wildlife and recreation in general, be made avai lable to the Colorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks. 5. Approximately 15,765 acres of land, together with any associated water rights and appropriate development, be made avai lable to the Colorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks for a wi Idlife management area in accord- ance with a General Plan as provided in Sections 3 and 4 of the Fish and Wi Idlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 66\ et seq.). 6. A zoning plan for Narrows Reservoir be developed coopera- tively by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Colorado Department of Game, Fish and parks to insure the avai la- bility of adequate and safe areas for fishing and hunting. ~ Jackson Reservoir Dam. It is estimated that it would cost $125,000 to rehabi litate the dam to Reclamation standards and that the annual opera- tion, maintenance, and replacement of the dam and other works related to the stabi I ized operation of the reservoir would be about $18,000. These costs are based on 1965 prices. Wildlife Manaqement Area. The 15,765-acre area, as shown on Plate I I at the end of this report, would consist of 12,245 acres of project-acquired lands and an additional 3,520 acres to be acquired in fee title. Included Revised 12/12/66