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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Comment Cards from Open Houses <br /> <br />Dick Steele - DVM <br /> <br />1. Increase of mosquito borne diseases in horses. <br /> <br />2. Effect on trout and other native species of <br />warming waters. <br /> <br />3. Loss of ability to control flooding in the future. <br /> <br />Laura Gephart <br /> <br />Long-term effects on all wildlife from increased <br />flooding. <br /> <br />Attended Open House. No Written Comments <br /> <br />Sandra Tarr <br />Delta, CO <br /> <br />Clint Stroud <br />Delta, CO <br /> <br />Escalante Ranch <br />Delta, CO <br /> <br />Richard Hosy <br />Palisade, CO <br /> <br />Larry Knizley <br />Grand Junction, CO <br /> <br />.ISee section on mosquitos. <br /> <br />.IExcept immediately adjacent to flooded areas <br />the project will not affect main channel water <br />temperatures, and trout should not be affected. <br />.IThe project is expected to benefit native fishes, <br />which are adapted to annual floodplain <br />inundation. <br /> <br />.IThe project will limit flood control, but only on <br />properties where easements have been purchased <br />from willing sellers. <br /> <br />.IThe shallow wetlands created by floodplain <br />inundation will benefit a large variety of birds and <br />wildlife that are dependent on this type of habitat. <br />It will also help restore the integrity of the riparian <br />ecosystem as a whole. <br /> <br />IV - 13 <br />