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impoundments and waterfowl developments will require the additional consumptive use of water. The needs for land and water to accomplish these and other aspects of development programs are shown on a State basis on Tables 14 and 15. It should be noted that the figures entered for the time frames from 1966-1980 onward ,in these tables are additive to the consumptive use of water by fish and wildlife previously cited in the report for the base year 1965 but are already included in the updated estimates for 1974. ' Recreation - The Upper Colorado Region Framework Study indicates that, on a regional basis, there is no need for additional reservoir water for recreation except for fish and hunting until the year 2020. At that time nearly 333,000 additional surface acres will be needed. It is important to recognize that the existence of large reservoirs, such as Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge, tends to give a misleading impression of water usable for recreation. While total surf~ce acres suitable for recreation are adequate to meet a large part of the overall region needs, the concentration of large amounts of water in a few locations causes some local areas to actually have a more than apparent water deficit, to the extent that some reservoirs already are overused. The amount that each local area may be deficient, especially around local population concentrations, could not be determined within the scope of the framework study, although state water plans may do so. Also, the mere presence of water does not necessarily indicate that recreationists have adequate access to lakes, reservoi.rs or streams. Barriers may be legal or physical. A demand that cannot be entirely satisfied by larger reservoirs and, thus, is not completely reflected in the supply-demand statistics is that for small bodies of water of up to about 500 surface acres. Lakes of this size usually offer far more benefits per acre than larger reservoirs and generally are the kind that are needed to meet local needs, especially for day use near towns. This demand is associated primarily with local and regional parks, fishing areas, and tourist stops especially along Interstate Highways 70 and 80. There is an additional 165,000 acres of existing water identified in the Upper Colorado River Study that was not considered presently available for recreation use. This water is restricted from recreation use because of physical or legal restraints on access, poor water quality, single-purpose use, or inadequate physical characteristics. Assuming that as much as 75 percent of this acreage could be made available for recreation use, the projected additional water needs for recreation could be reduced by over one-third to about 213,000 acres; thus, about 64 percent of the projected water needs for recreation in the time frame 2000-2020 will be satisfied. 49