WSP10595

• File Number: 8220.106
• Description: Animas-La Plata
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 1/1/2000
• Title: Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)

Chanter Pal!e No.

3.11.3 Affected Environment. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-169
3.llJ.1 AnimasRiverRecreation............................... 3-170
3.11.3.I.I Commercial Rafting ........................3-171
3.11.3.1.2 Private WhitewaterUse .....................3-171
3.11.3.1.3 Competitive/Organized Events............... 3-172
3.11.3.1.4 Stream Fishing .. ..... .... .................3-172
3.11.3.1.5 Animas River Recreation - Farmington,
New Mexico ............................. 3-173
3.11.3.2 RidgesBasinRecreation ...............................3-174
3.1IJ3 Project Area Reservoir Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-174
3.11.3.4 San Juan River Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-176
3.113.4.1 Commercial and Private WhitewaterUse .......3-176
3.11.3.4.2 Stream Fishing ............................3-177
3.11J.5 Other Area Stream Fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-177
3.11.4 Enviromnental Consequences and Mitigation ....................... 3-178
3.11.4.1 Refined Alternative 4 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-178
3.11.4.2 Refined Alternative 6 .. ........ . .. . ... ... .. .... ... . ... . 3-185
3.11.43 No Action Alternative .................................3-186
3.12 SOCIOECONOMICS.. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 3-189
3.12.1 Introduction.................................................. 3-189
3.12.2 Evaluation Methodology.... . . . .......... .. ... ... .... ..... ..... . 3-189
3.12.2.1 Methodology......................................... 3-190
3.12.2.I.I Structural Components .....................3-190
3.12.2.1.2 Non-Structural Component. .. .. ...... . ......3-190
3.12.2.1.3 Water End Uses.. . . ...... . .. .. .. .. ... ... ..3-191
3.12.2.2 Significance Criteria ...................................3-191
3.123 Affected Environment. .........................................3-191
3.123.1 LaPlataCounty,Colorado.............................. 3-191
3.123.I.I LocationandArea......................... 3-191
3.123.1.2 Population..... .. ... ................... ..3-191
3.12.3.1.3 Tourism. .. ... .. . .. .. ...... .. .. .. . ..... ..3-192
3.123.1.4 Agriculture... .. . .. ..... ... ......... .. ....3-192
3.123.1.5 Demographics............................ 3-192
3.123.1.6 Jobs and Income ..........................3-192
3.12.3.1.7 Retail Sales ..............................3-193
3.123.2 Montezuma County, Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-194
3.123.2.1 Location and Area. .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .. . .. ..3-194
3.123.2.2 Population.......... ... ...... ..... ,.... ..3-194
3.123.23 Tourism. .. .. ... . ... ...... . . .. .. ... ... ...3-194
3.123.2.4 Agriculture... .. . . ....... ... .... .........3-194
3.12.3.2.5 Jobs and Income .......................... 3-195
3.123.2.6 Retail Sales ..............................3-195
3.1233 San Juan County, New Mexico .......................... 3-195
3.1233.1 Location and Area .........................3-195
3.1233.2 Population............................... 3-195
3.12333 Tourism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-196
3.1233.4 Agriculture..... . . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . . ....3-197
3.1233.5 JobsandIncome.......................... 3-197
3.1233.6 Retail Sales .............................. 3-197

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