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<br /> <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 />I <br />I <br />I <br />\ <br />I <br /> <br />JCHA <br /> <br />Rueter-Hess Reservoir Proiect Descriotion <br /> <br />Januarv 2000 <br /> <br />(1) There are some areas of moderate to high potential for cultural resources on the <br />site (300 to 400 acres) which should be further studied. <br /> <br />(2) Few fossils were found on the site and all of the fossils that were found in the <br />study area are common to the region, thereby not having a high research <br />significance. <br /> <br />(3) No Federal threatened or endangered plant species (Ute Ladies' Tresses Orchid <br />or Colorado Butterfly Plant) occur within the study area. <br /> <br />(4) Two rare and sensitive plant species, and one sensitive plant association, were <br />found on-site. Dislocation of these plants could require mitigation. <br /> <br />(5) Jurisdictional wetlands were identified within the reservoir areas. <br /> <br />(6) Potential habitat for the Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse (PMJM) occurs <br />within approximately 10.4 acres of the site. However, during trapping <br />conducted in 1999, no PMJM were found. <br /> <br />(7) No other Federal- or state-listed threatened or endangered animal species are <br />known to occur or potentially to occur on site. <br /> <br />The District has proceeded with the initiation of environmental permitting and further <br />geotechnical engineering studies to get the project to the preliminary design phase by early <br />2000. <br /> <br />PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF RESERVOIR <br /> <br />The principal attribute of the proposed Rueter-Hess Dam and Reservoir is that it will store <br />water from various renewable sources in the reservoir and these supplies will then be managed <br />to obtain increased utility of the resource. The size ofthe dam and reservoir to accommodate <br /> <br />5611i-Dec-rpl <br /> <br />-9- <br />