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<br />t ...~- <br />~i \.; ~ ,,-;. <br /> <br />Arkansas Project will result in a sir,nificant impact on the <br /> <br />"'luatic ecosystems associ'ltcd vith the Roarin:,; Fork <:!nJ Fryin"p".n <br /> <br />Rivers nnu their triuut3rics. Thest;;.: ir\p~cts will i.nclude alter,'.'~ <br /> <br />tion of natur~l Gtrc.nmflmJs, possilJle tanpor.;.ry inc:rc:lses in <br /> <br />turbidity, sane ninor alter::!tion of channels and strean courses <br /> <br />.:It v.:1rious construction s-:!'_tes, p~..ssible stre,::,l tenperatuY'/2. <br /> <br />increases, re<.luction of area availa.~le to produce plants and <br /> <br />orr,anisl:ls 'mJ a reGuction of for::!"e availa!.Jlc to fish. (5) <br /> <br />Fishery streans flows; as '.ecoroncnc1e,! by pe1'5o",l1.el "f <br /> <br />the Bureau of Sport Fisheries aIld \Vildlifc, Fill !.Je acconmo(latc:'. <br /> <br />in the North F~Jrk of the Fryinqpnn River, Cunningh.3.m Crc(.~kt Last <br /> <br />Ciwnce Creek, Ivanho", Creek, th" South rork of the Fryinf,pan <br /> <br />River, Chapm::!n Cr",ek, ::!n,} the main sten of the Fryin['p::!n River. (8) <br /> <br />5. Diversion of ('later <br /> <br />Ti,,, avcra"e annual diversion of 18,400 aere-fetlt of water from <br /> <br />the North SiJe Collection Systcp on the Hestern Slupe will rcc1uc'.' <br /> <br />-:.:llC fltYi'lS into th~ Fryinspan RiVET .:1nu Cclora(~o River B.:lsin. <br /> <br />'rhis diversiun amounts tu 80 percent of th2 nornal lby throu0h <br /> <br />Septem!.Jer streamfluw at the Jiversion puint. Conversely, water <br /> <br />c..1ivertetl tu the Enstt2rn Slu?8 Hill increase f:l..0HS of the <br /> <br />Arkansas River. This dive::'-3ion "Fill r(~sult i.n em C.S~iI!l;lted <br /> <br />40 <br />