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Volume Iii - Comments and Responses FEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations ? Impacts to the trout fishery below Navajo Darn, with accompanying negative effects to the economies of surrounding communities and the tourism trade in general. Roughly the same proportion of commentors specifically cited this as a concern. ? Concern about potential water quality degradation in the San Juan River and accompanying effects on the trout fishery and other wildlife, as well as on the quality of life in general and on area industries. Concern was equally expressed about the effectiveness of the endangered fish conservation methods and measures represented by the Flow Recommendations' and as presented in the DEIS. Format Comments within letters are indicated as follows: specific and general comments and responses are denoted in the text of letters by a line in the margin, and responses are included in the "H. General Comments /Responses" section as described above, or at the side and on the same page. Content of Responses Both general and specific responses include additional explanation or elaboration and, in some instances, have resulted in textual changes. Unelaborated criticism of agency mission or project initiation, analysis, methodology, or outcomes is noted, but more specific comments in those areas have received specific responses. If no substantive response is determined to be necessary, that decision has been explained. II. General Comments and Responses General Comment 9: The general planning process for the DEIS was flawed: (a) The DEIS does not fully analyze impacts (including impacts after full water development). Response: Chapter III of the environmental impact statement (EIS) identifies affected resources and impacts of alternatives using the best data available. To give an accurate 1 Flow Recommendations for the San Juan River (Holden, 1999).