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<br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />002340 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />than 80 percent of the State.' 8 population before the dams can <br /> <br />be constructed and to more than 90 percent by the year 2000. Max- <br />well Reservoir, within 25 miles of Phoenix, would be used to <br />full capacity, even now, if its construction included ample <br />facilities for outdoor recreation activity. Phoenix is reputed <br />to have the highest boat ownership per capita of any city in <br />its size group in the United States, but present boating facilities <br />are not adequate. <br /> <br /> <br />Existing water impoundments in the extremely arid Phoenix- <br /> <br /> <br />Tucson area are already overtaxed by recreation use. Additional <br /> <br /> <br />water-based recreation opportunities for future population <br />expansion will necessarily be dependent upon the four proposed <br />impoundments. <br />Recreation opportunities that would be provided by facil- <br />ities at the Maxwell and Buttes impoundments would help to <br />meet a growing demand for daily and weekend recreation in the <br /> <br />Phoenix metropolitan area. To a somewhat lesser degree, facil- <br /> <br />ities at Charleston Reservoir would serve a similar purpose <br /> <br />for Tucson. The Hooker impoundment would serve both of these <br /> <br />urban areas but, because of its more remote location, greatest <br /> <br />use would be on weekends. <br /> <br />Recreation developments at these four proposed impoUndments <br />would consist of picnic and boating facilities, camping areas, <br /> <br />nature trails, and the like. The Arizona State Parks Board has <br /> <br />. <br />