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Water Supply Reserve Account- Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) is recognized nationally and internationally as a <br />premier recreation area - both water-based and land-based. In 1989, the State of Colorado and the <br />Bureau of Land Management joined together to create the AHRA, a state park responsible for -150 miles <br />of river in Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Pueblo counties. AHRA annual use figures for 2007 indicate more <br />than 800,000 visits to the headwaters area. The influx of summer recreationists substantially boosts the <br />local economy and the local population in a three-month period. Since 1991, AHRA has tracked annual use <br />for water-based and land-based recreation activities. Use is growing. <br />From 1991 to 2007, AHRA recreational use more than doubled, increasing from almost 400,000 visitors in <br />1991 to more than 800,000 in 2007.2 Use grew steadily until the 2002 drought. The chart below displays <br />the activities visitors enjoy in three categories: land-based recreation, fishing, and boating. Land-based <br />recreation covers sightseeing (including birding), picnicking, hiking, and camping. Fishing can be done from <br />shore or by boat. Boating involves both commercial and private boats, primarily whitewater rafting and <br />kayaking. <br />900.000 <br />800000 <br />700.000 <br />G00.000 <br />500.000 <br />400000 <br />300000 <br />200.000 <br />00 oon <br />Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area <br />Annual Use Figures. 1991•-2007 <br />[ CA. Lana Uea ¦-,S i;a oqI; u:ahngActiv?6as <br />? Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Annual Use Numbers, froin liU?n??'ks.staie_cy.us/NR!rdonlvres!540098C3-D I 13P-462A-82CC- <br />F2022I`OSC_I_3f!O:AnnualUse 19902006,nd1 and AHRA 2007 End of Year Report. AHRA generates its annua] use numbers from fees it collccts. <br />In 2008, AHRA explained that all fees collected are within Chaffee and Fremont Counties, bccause AHRA does not havc fce-based services in <br />Lake and Pueblo Counties. <br />Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (UAWCD) Page 25 of 42 <br />1991 19'12 1993 1994 1`_,35 194ci 1997 '908 10?': 200 200• 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2037