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, . 12 include less than a mile of new transmission line along the base of a hill- side composed of big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, and juniper. Less than 1 acre of this native vegetation would be cleared. E. Endangered Species Consultation with the Fish and Wildlife under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act resulted in a jeopardy opinion on the Colorado squaw- fish, humpback chub, and bony tail chub. As a part of the biological opinion, Fish and Wildlife provided alternatives to Reclamation that, if implemented, would preclude jeopardy to the three endangered fishes. The Bureau of Reclama- tion has reviewed the operational flexibility of the CRSP system and finds that through regulation of the system, it can maintain the seasonal flow pattern of the Colorado River that exists without the Dallas Creek Project. F. Social and Economic Factors The inclusion of power in the project would not adversely affect the economic position of other project purposes; in fact, an additional purpose would lighten the cost burden of other purposes. Power generated at Ridgway Dam would be integrated into the Colorado River Storage Project system. The Storage Project would market the power and pay all power-allocated costs. Reimbursable project costs include construction and interest for munic- ipal and industrial water, power, construction costs allocated to irrigation, and all annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Construction would create an additional 19 jobs and provide approx- imately $407,000 in direct income to those workers and the area during the initial year and 25 positions and $535,000 in the peak year. This additional basic income would generate additional demand in other sections of the economy increasing secondary employment opportunities by 29 to 3a positions. Increased population is expected to'reach 28; of this, six are projected to be school-age children. The impact of the addition is expected to be less than that projected for the no-power plan. This is due to the lengthening of the project construc- tion period from 5 to 9 years. This has the effect of distributing expenditures more evenly and allowing natural growth of the area to replace the emigrating construction workers. Final expenditures vary among alternatives but are beneficial by creating a more gentle decline in construction activity. G. Cultural Resources Twenty-three historic or prehistoric sites and one isolated find have been located in the area between Ridgway Dam and Cow Creek. These sites were located during surveys "of the Dallas Creek Project.l1 Eight of the 23 sites have been mitigated as of September 1980 and no further work is recommended for seven. The remainder of the sites will be mitigated as part of the Dallas Creek Project, probably in the 1981 field season. The hydropower alternative would have no effect on these sites. 1/ Breternitz 1978;-Moore, 1980. and Adams, 1972; (See Chapter IV, Carpenter and Section B for Stiger, 1975; Baker, complete references.)