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<br />13c ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS - DOLORES PROJECT
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<br />THERE HAS BEEN CLOSE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PROJECT
<br />S?ONSOf\S I\ND THE ENVJRON~lENTAL COMi':UNITY FOR MANY YEARS. IT WAS
<br />li:;,OUGH THiS COOF;DIHI\TjON TI'I!\I THE F'LAN 1'IA8 ALTERED TO ALLOCATE
<br />~:;:;, 1:00 ACIH:-C=EET OF PROJECT ~iATER FOR THe:: [OURPOSE OF RESTOR I riG THE
<br />LOy,Er~ 168 fViILES OF THE DOLORES RIVEF: TO ITS ORIGHI!,L PERENNIAL
<br />STATUS. THIS WILL GREATLY ENHANCE SCENIC. FISHERY AND RECREATION
<br />STREAM.
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<br />A SCHEDULING PROCEDURE HAS BEEN WORKED OUT WHEREBY SURPLUS
<br />WATER IN MCPHEE RESERVOIR WOULD BE RELEASED IN ANTICIPATION OF SPILLS
<br />SO THAT WHITE WATER BOATING COULD BE MAINTAINED AND IN SOME RESPECTS
<br />IMPROVED, GOOD BOATING DAYS COULD BE GROUPED TOGETHER AND ACCURATELY
<br />PREDICTED. WHEREAS THE BOATING OPPORTUNITIES NOW ARE DEPENDENT ON
<br />NATURE AND ARE UNPREDICTABLE,
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<br />BOTH THE PROJECT SPONSORS A~D THE ENVIRONMENTAL COM~UN!TY
<br />SUPPORTED THE PASSAGE OF P.L. 93-621 OF JANUARY 3. 1275 WHICH PRO-
<br />VIDES FOR THE COMPLETION OF A STUDY BY JANUARY ~) 197E TO DETERMiNE
<br />\nii::n:EJ( THE DOLORES RIVER BElOH rkPl-:EE Di'.i'iS ITE \III lL QUAL! FY r= 0 f.: ] "1-
<br />C!,.USION IN THE V1ILD AND SCENIC RIVER $VSTEfl1.
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<br />P1cPHEE RESERVOIR VIlLL n:Ulml\TE TEN rElES OF RELf,TIVEL',' I'OCR
<br />STREP~ FISHERY AND SOME WINTER WILDLIFE RANGE. HOWEVER. THE RES[R-
<br />VUIR II:ILL I-lAVE 1\ LARGE INACTIVE POOL f.\ND A flmm'IUrl OF VERTICil!. FL.UC-
<br />TUATION IN THE ACTIVE STORAGE ZONE. THUS PROVIDING EXCELLENT 0fPOR-
<br />TlJI'!l'iIES FOR FISHING AND RECREATION. PROJECT FU:'!DS "fILL :8E :',';\;\"f)cD
<br />['OR P,CQUISITlON AND 1I1PROVEMENT 0;= LM'.:D rmr:TH M:D EAST OF Iii:: ';':'0::[5
<br />I~IVE2 FOR HINTER RANGE TO If;lTIGtITE [,IG G,"J1E HI,BIT!\T LCSSES Ci\~::'; DY
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<br />THE PROJECT INCLUDES DAWSON
<br />iND WILDLIFE FACILITY. IT WILL HAVE
<br />t, %0 ACRE WI LDLI FE MANAGEr'IENT Av,CJ:.,;
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