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<br />Selection of the suitable with modified <br />boundary alternative would include the effects <br />of the suitable alternative on those lands <br />recommended for wilderness. <br /> <br />Under the unsuitable alternative, water <br />resources would continue to be managed under <br />the direction of the Forest Land and Resource <br />Management Plan on Na tional Fores t lands and <br />under the direction of the San Luis Management <br />Framework Plan for land administered by the <br />Bureau of Land Managemen,t. Water yield <br />improvement activities through vegetation <br />management are anticipated on National Forest <br />lands on the San Isabel National Forest. <br /> <br />The annual water yield on the San Isabel <br />National Forest, under the suitable <br />alternative, would continue to be about 79,400 <br />acre-feet per year subject to variations caused <br />by ecological succession. There is a <br />potential to increase yield by 1,300 acre-feet <br />per year under the suitable with modified <br />boundary alternative and by 2,000 acre-feet to <br />81,400 acre-feet per year with the unsuitable <br />alternative. <br /> <br />The water yield on the Rio Grande National <br />Forest could be increased by 1,000 acre-feet <br />per year under the suitable with modified <br />boundary and unsuitable alternatives. <br /> <br />b. Water Uses and Rights. <br /> <br />A suitable recommendation will affect, although <br />not prohibit, three established water uses. <br /> <br />There are ditches at Denton Creek, Medano Pass, <br />and near Music Pass where a suitable <br />alternative may affect the future maintenance <br />and/or reconstruction of these facilities. <br />Although the ditch at Medano Pass is at the <br />boundary of the area, it could be impacted. <br />Selection of the suitable with modified <br />boundary alternative will still include these <br />facilities in the area to be recommended for <br /> <br />83 <br /> <br />1''',2692 <br />