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<br />Jlmiper site is on impor!;n,n:1; l'omnont of habito:~ for tho C01o:r.ar]o GClUD.1/-
<br />fiGh "nd other ra:co and ondanaorod spocios of fioheG, Conah'Uo'v:i,on of
<br />this roservoir \;Quld inul1l1a.ta GOoso nootine; habita!;, and would probably
<br />olilnina[io tI10 Gquo.wfi9h .oy cnanl)i:ri.6" Wd:t~;(- .JliuJli1!e:ca:t"U.:i:'UQ ~~d. !lc'.'! r0~~i!!!~n
<br />in '~llO dO\.nls.treEUn axoa. .
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<br />1'110 lOGS of \'/a'\;or:1'0\/1 no,bj,to;1; ~Iould rC(iuiro mitiGa;\;ion by dovolo)imon'\; of
<br />D. now mi:U10.{soment aJ:ea. :Cut there is no appa:cent ~Io:;{ to preven'\; olimina-
<br />'GiOI1 01' tho Co10raclo squm~fioh and o'l;her \1<U'm \mtor fishos from tho YalllJ?3.
<br />Hivel' if Juniper iloservoir \'Iere to be buil.'\;. Oonotruo'\;ion \lOulrl, )!:>:'Ov,iJ10
<br />'i;ho 01'J?0:r.-1;\U1i:by to [10v010:l' f:\ (\'Ood trout ;Cir,hol"J in CJovero.l l;lUen of tha
<br />to..;,l\1,,;I;,,); ~.:r.(l[l, HO\~evo:r., tho <J,[lv8ltto.[;0G of this ~lo\\ld have to bo \ro,i,{}tod
<br />"'U'.;.l1r.'G tho 10m; of' nt'.tural ho.biJGat f'or wo.torfo1Vl ond for tho endo.neared
<br />Colorado sQuawfish,
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<br />,Tl1.n.i,l)"r R0r-orvoir \'lOulc1 ,;>rovi(lo fiahine: O)!))O:r.-l;tU1:tty :md )}ooa.i.b1y oould
<br />hool)m" P. mo.,1o:.:' "tt:r.f1.ot:\,on :Cor roor.o",t5.oniats :r.r.om i;ho ON"!; r..loTIO of
<br />Colo:r.p'.I1,o 0.:3 \'/011 ~,El to\.1.r5.oto f,:orn othor otnteo. A 10.>:,';0 rocor;,o5.l: o:i;
<br />'"he JlCliJ10r oito micht also h8.vO indirect, 8.dveroo impo.o1;c on 1:[I.,h "m1
<br />"ril,lHfe lW onCOnr;1{;:lnc; urb~n devo101,montiJ oml moro intensivo rW'l;ivHies
<br />on ~\1:r.ro'tndj.nC' le:ndo. Thi,f'J, in tu.'t'l1, \~oul(l rosul'l; in 100:1 of "ilcUifo
<br />, habitat, incroo,sed disturbanoe, 8nd c'enoraJ. de(p.'8.(lation of the natural
<br />environmont.
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<br />It d003 no'\; e.ppear tlml; <U.-ry of the conoic1orocl devolopmon'l;o in tho
<br />J!'or-Gii'ic<>.'i;ion Creek clxa:ina{l'O '~ould he.vo 8. ve'r'J (p.'cat i.mp(',O'G on :rioh or
<br />\'I:lJ.dlHe. Th0 r0:Jervo:lrs \'lou1d probably be 10\'1 quali.ty fish ho-,bit;1,t
<br />b0c(1.t)GO o,f the honvy ciU load. in the creek fl11d tho sUJ',unor (l:cD.1'IOmll1 for
<br />irriGation. Somo \riltUii'o habit..t "lould be 106JG, but thiG loso "Iould
<br />pro'o<1bly no'b bo ori tioaJ., Thaexistinc; llolph 1'fni'be Fish:tn{t Iml1o\U1.c1,?Oltt
<br />io probably already too badly silted to benefit muoh from the :Jilt
<br />trappinb fill1ction of an upstrGam rosek~oir.
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<br />In\che8.d Crook and 1<atorshed offer some posoibi.litioo for enVi:L'Onm0ntoJ.
<br />Olc'1o.ncoment. A re3ervoir cont;'i;ruo'l;ecl 8.'1; 'I;he sHe farthest dO\n1otrc2ro,
<br />C:'6 0>1 'I;ho el1closetl location m<1p) , could be an 8;l;traetj,vo irn:[lO\.U1r1men'G
<br />for fishin", and oth0r \'I,,;Gel'-oriented J:'ecroation if properly t10siC11Clt1
<br />Md. o11cratec"i.. If \'18;~0r ,,,ere stored for 11 & I purpos88 ro,tlloJ: '~h8n
<br />irrication tho severe Gtunrner dr,.wo,0\1l1 associa;l;erl \~i th the latter could
<br />1)e 8.voic1ed. A rcoel"voir at 'Gllis site \'Iould be eonveniently aco0ssiblo
<br />to resio,en'1;3 of CraiG Dne1 Hayden. It also \~oulcl be {I"~' an' olevo;l;j,onlo\,;" ...i '
<br />enouGh to provido a r012.ti vely lon[(, fj,shing 008.Son. 'Loss' of -~iilcllife' . '."
<br />h~)itat at this oite probablY\'lou1d not be critical.
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<br />lIildlj,fe l'nd Colorn.do-Ute Povrer CornpoJ1;'/ ,~ould, if built, compe'c8 \'Ii th
<br />thio reservoir for fichina UOG. HO\'lOver, j,n ligh'". of tho conflict that
<br />often develops between usc by fishermen <Utd by ",ater skiers and plsooure
<br />boaters, it oould prove advantageous ,to have both reservoirs,
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