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<br />-OUOl1, I <br /> <br />29 <br /> <br />Recrclltion use is estimated nt 45,000 !lllnual \'I51tS. These reservoirs <br />will not pro,-idl' cHong-ii Willer nfell to meet the future IC\IA wuter- <br />oricllted needs. In llddition, the supply of water-orient-cd Heres is not <br />expected tu inncnse 1ll1ltL'tiully. The Colorado outdoor recreation <br />l'omprehen:'oin' plan supports these findings IUld indicates 11 need for <br />additiolHd Willer-based J'l'('I'l'ntiol1 opport-unities in the south-centrnl <br />portion of the Statp. SaIl Luis Lak(', then, could Illeet- a portion of the <br />wIlter-oriented reerestion JH'cds of the llren. <br /> <br />Uumhwfed outdoor recreation plan <br /> <br />This J'l'enduntion rt'(hws data submitted originnlIy ill 1959 by tlIP <br />:\lltiOlHlI PHrk Sen-it:p !lwl UpdUH'd ill 19(i3..At that time, the n'('rell- <br />tion plan t.'stimuletl the Sail Luis Lnh' ,'i~itor u~e at 90,000 yenrly <br />aeti,"uy days nfh-r dpn~l(lpment, Hlld tutnl henefits nt $SS,aOO, Costs <br />for t'Ollstru('tiofl, plllllning-, on-rhellli. lIlId ('olltingpIH'ies \\'('re l'stimutNl <br />to 1", $180,000. <br />The project hus Iwen f('enduuted considering the Fpderul ".utl'r <br />Project Recreution Act. The re(Teutioll beIH'fits and costs presented <br />in tIll' optimum !)llln pn..sentell hf'lo\\', assume tl non-Federal H~enc.r <br />would proYidc u etter of intent. und cost share the J'('ereution fncilities <br />IIntl ndministi'f the Ufea. This lIpdnlf'd uIlHly:,is indil'Htes the project <br />could lip deyeloped to satisfy 125,000 recH'ution days ulld 25.000 <br />fishpI'IlllllI dnys of liSt' 1I1Ulually at. optimum den~lopnwnt. This <br />optimum U~t. will Ut'l'UI' within the first 10 years of the project life <br />and cOlllinUt- throughollt. <br />Construction de,"elopment cost for the optimum pI un will be <br />$532,000, upportiolled ut 8409,000 for facilities nnd $123,000 for <br />plunning, oyerlwud, llnd ('ontingendes. The annuull'quiYlllcnt opcmt- <br />lllg, muinINWIlCl'. Hntl I't'\,llll't'JlWlIt. ('osts llI'e cstillllltptl at $43,000, <br />Oflel'lltion ('osts were l'ldl'lllll<~J at SO.10 IWI' llllllllllI ,'isitj nlllinh>nunce <br />figul't-t1 ut:3 lH'rct'llt of iIlVt'stlllt'llt minus lund. while r('placf>ment wus <br />bu~ed UpOIl H 25-y('uI' ppriod sinking' fund method of depn'('iution nt, <br />4 % !H'rcpnt illlt'rl'st mte; 300 ltt'I't'S of land Hre flPcessury to slIpport <br />the n-l'f(,lltioll den'lopnwllt aud provide II buffer urea. TIH'SC tuuds llW <br />1l1n'udy in Shtft' O\\"lIt'I'ship but should be dediclttt'd to rccrelltioH <br />pUI'pOSf's. <br />TIlt' IWllent vnlut' llssignetllo t.ht' optimum plilll is $1.10 per gem-I'll! <br />l't'tTt'l1lioll day vi~it. and Sl.;jO Jll'r fislwl'mUll dllY of \lSl'. Fishing IWIlefit <br />,'stifllllll's arl- pn-limilllll'Y UIlt! wt'rp IlI'ovidl'd hy Ihl' Bureau of Sport <br />Fishl'rii's lllld \\'ildlif(-, Total bpllt'fhs 11ft' eSlillllttl'tI HI S175,OOO <br />UlllllIullv. <br />If H iettl'r of intellt is 1I0t r('('pin-d. minimulll fucilities fnI' puhlic <br />hl'lllth Hilt! sllfdy will IH' 1H't'dt,t!. TIlt' gl'IH-rnl r(,c!"1'lltioIl liSt' \\.ith <br />millimum fu('ilitips i,... l'stiIllHlt'" al 9.000 n'('J'{>lltinll tlUYS lllllllhlllv. <br />Undt'I' Ihl'sl' ('ollditiuIIS II \'ahlt' (If 80.25 pt'r I't-('fl'lilinn dll~" i:-. ll:-,siglll:d <br />10 gt'!lt'rul n-nplltion lI~P. Dt'H'](lplllt'1l1 costs of S9.000 ine\ud(' plull- <br />lIing', dt'yplop!lH'I1t. o\'er!wad lWei COlltiIlgt-nl'it's, <br /> <br />COllclllRion and recommendation <br /> <br />In conclusio!l, w(' find n'ry little recreation use at the existing San <br />Lui~ Lllk(. dne to lll('k of fucilities llnd wilter fluctuation. Also. there <br />is il llefinitr IH>('(I for more wllteI'-basrd I'rCI'l'lltioll opportunities in the <br />llI't'l\. <br />