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. CHAPTER I GENERAL DISCUSSIONS - ..........'.".:..... , "1~," ~ " :~>,,~ . Potential Juniper projeet lands along V. S. Highway 40 about 7 miles west of Artesia, Colo. Irrigation development of arable lands in the Juniper project area would provide new farms and settlement opportunities, particularly for many young people in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah who would otherwise be forced to seek livelihoods elsewhere. The new irrigation development in the project area would bolster the livestock industry in the general area, would stimulate the economic growth of nearby trading areas in Colorado and Utah, and also aid in supporting the economy of future mineral resource development in the surrounding region. Develop- ment of hydroelectric power in connection with the project would help to meet increasing needs in the power market area of the Colorado River Stor- age project. Enhancement of outdoor recreational opportunities and fish and wildlife resources to the extent consistent with other purposes of the project would assist in meeting continuously increasing demands being made for leisure-time activities. . Requirements for municipal and industrial water in the vicinity of the project have not been significant to date since mining operations have been limited to mechanized developments and raw mineral products have been transported out of the area for processing. Significant increases in requirements for municipal and industrial water could result from future developments of the mineral resources, particularly if the area's oil shale and bituminous sandstone deposits are processed locally. Location and timing of the requirements for municipal and industrial water cannot be predicted with any accuracy at the present time. but as such needs develop they could be readily met from the Juniper project ~ater supply. 11