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<br />Mi., Steve' GundersOn
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<br />,~Othei-~int U;'be,~i~~~s ~ th~'~eld R~~o~ R~cation S~Y'is'~ pro~
<br />right now and a~1ing effurt ~J:di~pythe Ua"Army ~E is uncl~ay.,'We.e
<br />'infoimed'tlJat the Bn~tal Impact Study is, alSo'~Y., We do'not bCli~e ~
<br />' .. Cotm;nission 's'~On,will be ~U-recdved by!tlie partie$,~o 'tJrlS'sttidy :given, that the' EJS may be "
<br />inValidated by:anypetennalchanges to ae~a:tioli :73.,' ~g impotUiIt woject to,!he wilier '
<br />, supp~ may,b. delaYed or at~ j;~cmt1yby ~ untiIDe1i an~ ~ belieVe, ~ecessary ,
<br />action to:potenti~lym.odifytb.enJAL~,Chatfie1dRes&t.rvoir~ , '" "", '.
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<br />, It is a1so,viotth notmgtbatPOl'Ws:are ~Uectively Ii re~ve~y sinatl c~~ribUtor of~utri~ to ,
<br />the wat~ed and ~e'reseryoir.. ~ ofll1e phOsphorus, is ~tin natui'c. an4 COmes frOm ,
<br />stOrinwater' lJIld,agricultura1 ~,es. 'The POTWs pOrtion ilfthe 'tMAL in Ch8tfi.eld amounts to'
<br />7 ~5j3 lbs/year, out cir a total 'an~cn of S9.~OOO IbsIycar, Or 12,,8%,' .y ef; POTWs have ' "
<br />traditionally I;)een: lOoked to (or the liOn ~s share, of pOlluiioli \~tion,bee3uSe tit~ 'reg$tory"
<br />, ,agencies either dO ~ h3.ve, the legal ~ty ~ thepolitica1~' fu gQ a.tter the:reaIly si~fic:mt "
<br />soUrce&'of,poU-.ts. there1im:,"the allocation of~ia1 reso~ is focused on sini!Jl8nd
<br />, relatively:iD.efficiweft'ortS' tc;>>:teduce ovei8ll ~~ 1~al1d is pmiltiv~ to thoSe' .
<br />conunurlitiest1t8t do 8;ttempt to~ a'goo4.job oIj)rOteC1ingthe:enVironment. >,~' ,
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<br />The Chatfie14 Watershe4 AuthotitY is:a v~IUnteer ~atioD with a '\)~ of$167;000 fur ,
<br />2007 and..ithas,~~<ted ~~ellfiad~ monitomig.'ofthe ~ir,Water quantY over, '
<br />the ~ since the~ori 73 wSs"ftrsh~stsb~, Pc;WA ~ its memb~ ~,it came
<br />into 'existenCe ha~e beesutrongfinmciaJ;'J)8rtners m' thiS:Authority sinceiu inCeption. . CW A
<br />doeS not reCeiVe ~y~efi~ ftmn pai~ IIi;i4 ~.rees '(~ 'do~ 'qKny ~'Watel$t4'
<br />, . 'AUthority whose annlUir.bud~ ,SUIl;a:sse8S 1.5M)~ In' ~ we' are infoimoo,tbat Colorado 'state
<br />, Pa:dcs does not eVen 8tJ:erid:~eetingsor otli~ p8:rt,icipaie ,m 'this ~'waterShed group ,
<br />and that the:USArmy COEonly iarelyappe8rS at m~,- Yefthese agencies'are charged 'With,
<br />operating.the'reserVoir and its r.ecreanOnal amenities. ': ' .' ",' ,
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<br />, 'It is nOtable also ~the CO~UIiities'~'~~e do~ of the reserv~' Le:. t1;e great
<br />bulk ottbe ~ver m~ area, benefit from, the resewojr~s flo~ control iUeChani.Sui (which was:
<br />" the pUIpOSe"the ~04'~' o~Jy iritended,to prO~dej and jis ~ioJj1al'8meniti~1; ,,'-
<br />, ~hich w~~'afl~ tp the'priJ.narypuipoSeof~ reseryoiJ:'. How~er.the,,~
<br />. . ,PO'IW& and'cO~~ties respO~sible fOr stoonwiter oomrols are the sole coIitriliuton to water
<br />. ,'qtWitYprme~oti in the'reservoir.,~ thougb:'they,receivc no ~t ftOni"then:servoil m '
<br />teJmS offlqOdFoiectiOn"aDd~tivery'little,reCreatiOnal'use,b8Sed ripo~ thclr.loww., '
<br />. , prop6rtiQI,1 of population, Yetthe primar)t~c4lries ()fth~ Ies8rvoir pay iiotbirig, other t1ian
<br />, sOme v~ mmJI ~Ori ofthek federal taxes,. to tecei..ie'these beridits. '
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