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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 />5.0 IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PLAN COMPONENTS <br /> <br />5.1 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Potential plan components were identified to meet the target objectives <br />of the study. These target objectives are: <br /> <br />1. Satisfy projected future municipal and industrial water demands <br />within the study area. <br />2. Provide high quality recreation opportunities that will result in <br />increased touri sm and rel ated economi c benefi ts to the study area <br />and to the State of Colorado. <br />3. Assure that an adequate water supply will be available to support <br />the recreational opportunities proposed as a result of meeting <br />Objective 2 above. <br />4. Sat i sfy projected future agri cultural water demands in the study <br />area. <br />5. Preserve the cri t i ca 1 aspects of the envi ronment, such as water <br />quality, to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the other <br />target objectives. <br /> <br />Potential components consisted of both structural and non-structural <br />measures. Non-structural components include: conservation measures which <br />reduce water demand; water management techniques such as water right <br />transfers; and recreation improvement components. Structural components <br />considered include water storage and conveyance facilities. <br /> <br />The possibility of taking land out of production as a means of increasing <br />streamflow for fishery and recreational purposes was not considered as it is <br />contrary to Target Objective No.4. Also, taking significant amounts of land <br />out of production might result in adverse environmental effects and the effort <br />required to evaluate that possibility is outside of the scope of the present <br />study. <br /> <br />5-1 <br />