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<br />109 <br /> <br />"The basin now is a major national recreation center. <br />With some of the greatest scenic attractions in the world, it is <br />likely that plannin; "for and maintenance of proper recreational use <br />,-fill always be a major feature in basin water resources use." <br /> <br />3. Hart many fishermen and hunters visit the Western <br />Slope of Colorado in one season? <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"Over 76,000 hunters and 150,000 fishermen annually <br />visit the Western Slope of Colorado, spending for license fees <br />something over 1 million dollars." <br /> <br />4. Is the population in the Colorado River Basin <br />increasing? <br /> <br />"Grand Junction has experienced an increase of ,mIl <br />over 70% since 1940." <br /> <br />5. What will be the water requirement for the <br />ultimate development of oil shale? <br /> <br />"Preliminary estimates indicate that by a retorting <br />process a net water consumption for processing of a bout 170,000 <br />acre-feet a year will -be required to produce 500 million barrels <br />of crude oil a year from oil shale. While this is not large, a <br />much larger supply would be necessary for domestic and M~nicipal <br />uses in communities associated with this industrial development." <br /> <br />6. Have the mineral possibilities of the area been <br />exhausted or is it expected that more water will be needed for <br />their proper development? <br /> <br />"Exploitation of the many mineral resources of the <br />basin has barely begun." <br /> <br />7. Are there still new resources to be developed <br />in the Basin? <br /> <br />"Many important resource poten~ials remain for future <br />exploitation." <br /> <br />8. Is water needed for the ultimate development of <br />these resources? <br /> <br />"Every enterprise in the Basin has depended above all <br />else on water for its usefulness and its success." <br /> <br />I <br />