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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 />continue to be in the future. A report by Ray L. <br />Anderson entitled Urbanization of Rural Lands In <br />The Northern Colorado Front Ranqe - 1955 to 1983, <br />shows Larimer County to be losing approximately <br />500 acres per year to urbanization. The total <br />acreage in production for dry and irrigated land <br />in Larimer County is approximately 95,00 acres. <br />Thus a loss of 0,5% per year could be expected in <br />Larimer County or a 20% loss over the 40 year <br />project application. This could potentially <br />indicate a reduction of 6000 acres irrigated by <br />the North poudre system or 1600 acres in the area <br />served by Clark Lake. However, based on the <br />location of Clar]C Lake and based on urbanization <br />of the area ove}:" the past 10 years, it is not <br />expected that a 20% loss of production will occur. <br />The loss of production in Larimer county in the <br />past has primarilY taken place near the cities of <br />Fort Collins and Loveland. The area served by <br />North poudre will experience some change in use; <br />however, most of the area is believed to be too <br />far north of Fort Collins to experience the high <br />rate of loss experienced by the county on the <br />average. <br /> <br />1II-4 <br />