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<br />E:;:CCI, - PD <br />SUBJ ECT: <br /> <br />Bear en', k i'", ; ,I, South Platte River and Tributaries, <br />Colo:~'ad(), v.ry~);,.i.'lb' unu Nebraska <br /> <br />6. Subsequent to the recofi1mendation by the Board, the" State <br />of Colorado and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation completed their <br />study of recre"tion needs in the Denver area and the potential for <br />an expanded de'Jelopment f(lY fPcreatioll use to include the Soda <br />Lakes ;.1 (;;":1 ;Uil \,:;J,,~ '-. :roffi the proposed Mount Carbon <br />res(:rVOLf. 1,,\~ ,',);"t... ~. L.:) in cooperation with the <br />regional offices 0:: ~n" ;)ureau of Outdoor Recreation and the <br />Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife have given further con- <br />sideration to the enlarged recreation development. <br /> <br />7. After addi t i pC I "uJy the reporting officers recommend a <br />plan for optimum recrt"'dtlOll. llevelopment that has been recommended <br />by the Bureau of Out0oor Recreation of the Department of the Interior. <br />This plan to enhance the recreation potential of the area would <br />involve the acquisiti011 0f 758 acres of land for recreation purposes <br />or 633 acres more than contemplated in the original reconunendation by <br />the reporting officers and approved by the Board. The general loca- <br />tion of the proposed MOUi.lt Carbon Reservoir and the additional lands <br />for the expanded recrcaticn development is indicated in the supple- <br />mental report. The first costs for the lands, facilities, and water <br />purchases requ:~red in addition to those initially recommended by the <br />reporting officers are estimated to be about $2,817,000 and the annual <br />charges are estimated to be about $230,000. The additional annual <br />recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement benefits are estimated <br />to be about $61,2,000. The benefit-cost ratio for this additional <br />incremen~ is 2,8. <br /> <br />8. The hrst cost of the modified plan consisting of a multiple- <br />purpose dam on Bear Creek and the enlarged recreation development is <br />estimated to be $32,617,000. The annual charges on the basis of the <br />current 3-l/4 percent interest rate are estimated to be about $1.423,000 <br />including $235,,000 for operation, maintenance, and major replacements. <br />The annual benefits are estimated to be about $3,227,000, including <br />$2,4l2,000 for flood control and $8l5,000 for recreation and fish and <br />wildlife enhancement. The benefit-cost ratio is 2.3. <br /> <br />9. I believe th~t the intent of the Federal Water Project Recrea- <br />tion Act (PL 89-72) i. that all separable costs allocated to recreation, <br />including costs for water, be considered in the report analysis and <br />ultimately in the sharing of project costs between the Federal Govern- <br />ment and non-Federal public bodies. Therefore, the cost for acquiring <br />water for the proposed Bear Creek project has been included as a <br /> <br />3 <br />