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<br />j" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SWSI Basin Fact Sheet <br /> <br />These comments are page specific. <br /> <br />p~2, pie chart graphic at the top of the page; <br />Why does industrial and commercial water use decline by 90% in three years time (1995 <br />- 1998)1? <br /> <br />p.2, According to the USGS web site, the maximum peak flow on the Animas River is <br />25,000 efs and the maximum peak flow on the Dolores is 9,300 cfs~ <br /> <br />p.7; The table of segments with impair water quality is only half complete~ It is missing <br />six segments on the Animas River. <br /> <br />p..9, top of page; Add "Canyons of the Ancients National Monument"~ <br />Half way down, under State Agencies, add "Colorado Water Quality Control Division". <br /> <br />p.ll, under Recreation Industry, add that the Animas River is the 3rd most heavily, <br />commercially rafted river in the state. Also, there is rafting and kayaking on the Piedra <br />and San Juan (directly below Pagosa Springs) Rivers. <br /> <br />p. 17, under key basin issues, add "Cleanup of historically mined land in the Upper <br />Animas River Basin"; "proposal to construct a reservoir in a wilderness area (Emerald <br />Lake)"; and "proposals of rural water systems in both Southeast and Southwest La Plata <br />County~" <br /> <br />p.19, under Potential Water Projects, add Enlargement of Emerald Lake by Pine River <br />Irrigation District and Southern Ute Indian tribe~ <br /> <br />Bibliography <br /> <br />I suggest you review "Water and Growth in Colorado: A Review of Legal and Policy <br />Issues" by Peter D. Nichols, Megan K. Murphy, and Douglas S~ Kenny, Natural <br />Resources Law Center, Univ4 of Colorado School of Law, 2001. <br />