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<br />Recreation/Environmental <br />? <br /> A viable river as the centerpiece of the “urban landscape” is very important to the <br />economy and an important component to qualify of life <br />? <br /> Assist smaller and/or struggling water and wastewater entities without financial <br />and/or technical abilities to meet increasing water quality/environmental <br />standards <br />? <br /> Availability of water <br />? <br /> Determine the effects of SDS, PSOP, and Box Creek on recreat ional and <br />environmental needs and how to actually improve recreation and environment <br />? <br /> Determine what recreation needs are not being met <br />? <br /> Development of holistic river management long term plan <br />? <br /> Enhance water – related recreation in Lower Ark <br />? <br /> Fountain Creek flow management <br />? <br /> Growth beyond sustainability impacts <br />? <br /> Guaranteed flows throughout the basin <br />? <br /> John Martin Reservoir Permanent Pool <br />? <br /> Keeping water in the river <br />? <br /> Low flow impacts to recreation and environment, including hatchery, during <br />winter water storage program <br />? <br /> N on - consumptive needs are not being met <br />? <br /> Non - consumptive needs of recreation, environment, fish and wildlife not <br />addressed/identified <br />? <br /> Protect recreation economy in Upper Basin <br />? <br /> Protecting the environment <br />? <br /> Recreation/tourism <br />? <br /> <br />Evaluate the needs, develop and enha nce recreation & recreational tourism in the <br />Arkansas Basin such as increasing the John Martin permanent pool. <br />? <br /> <br />Growth needs to be managed for sustainability especially as it impacts Fountain Creek <br />flow management. <br />? <br /> <br />Evaluate additional storage and explore ag reements that would provide adequate water <br />flows to maintain streams and river segments that would protect the environment and <br />enhance recreation. <br />? <br /> <br />Evaluate low flow impacts of winter water storage program on recreation and the <br />environment. <br />? <br /> <br />NEW: Evaluate im pacts of SDS, PSOP and Box Creek on the environment, such as <br />wetlands. <br /> <br /> <br />Upper Basin (Headwaters) <br />? <br /> (1) Ag transfers changing the character of the Upper Basin <br />? <br /> Commercial and residential future needs of the Upper Basin <br />? <br /> (2) Growth in commercial and residential future needs in headwaters will present <br />challenges <br />? <br /> (3) Improve and protect Headwaters water quality source s protection <br />? <br /> Protect recreation economy in Upper Basin <br /> 7 <br />