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<br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />is possible that this additional water requirement might be as high <br /> <br /> <br />as 8.000 acre-feet. Provision of 8.000 acre-feet of water to the <br /> <br /> <br />refuge would be worth about $70.000 annually. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br /> <br />750 It is reoommended that: <br /> <br /> <br />(1) The report of the Regional Direotor. Bureau of <br /> <br /> <br />Reolamation, include the preservation and propa- <br /> <br /> <br />gation of fish and wildlife resources among the <br /> <br /> <br />purposes of the projeot. <br /> <br /> <br />(2) lIinimum streamflows in the Rio Grande as listed in <br /> <br /> <br />Table 11 be guaranteed. except that the natural <br /> <br /> <br />streamflow be bypassed when less than these <br /> <br /> <br />amotmts. <br /> <br /> <br />(3) Reservoir releases in January and February be <br /> <br /> <br />prorated to provide for releases in March. <br /> <br /> <br />(4) The U. S. Fish Cultural Station at Creede. Colorado. <br /> <br /> <br />be replaoed with an enlarged ha tohery at a total <br /> <br /> <br />cost estimated to be $475.000, of whioh $255.000 <br /> <br /> <br />will be projeot costs and $220.000 will be a <br /> <br /> <br />supplemental expenditure from direct appropriations <br /> <br /> <br />to the Fish and Wildlife Service. <br /> <br /> <br />(5) Acoess to Wagon Wheel Gap Reservoir be provided by <br /> <br /> <br />retaining existing roads and t~ails terminating in <br /> <br /> <br />the reservoir. the State. County. or looal nonprofit <br /> <br /> <br />organizations to operate these faoilities. <br /> <br /> <br />(6) Patented lands adjaoent to the Wagon Wheel Gap <br /> <br />42 <br /> <br />1146 <br /> <br />