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<br />levee:lt Ihe El,l Wildlife S,mcluary, During Ih,' prcp:\ralion Oflhis Dr:rft EA, Inflll111alioll on
<br />iSSllCS "nd \,nneems "'as rccc-ivcd from rrojcd.area residents and C'olora,k) Slale I';rrb hee
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<br />"re d.'....:f1ocd, and Impact' nlX",cted underlhe ~o Aclinn and AClinn Allen","ve is .lis\'us-.:d
<br />Ibis chapler concludes wllh a ,ummary cmnp:\nsnn of the ahema!!ves and" liS! of mlllgallOn
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<br />The pnlicel aren is lncnlcd in Mesn Counly, ('"I"n..!", along Ihe COINadll R,vcr, which IIlclude,
<br />Ihe Ela \Vi1Jhfe Sanclllary ~lcsa COllfHy has a p"polalion "fal'out 11'l.2,~IIU.S Cellsus.
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<br />-t1.'J~6_ Although agrKulturc rem"In" ,mport,mlln M~sa Ct>unly [(x1ay, '''me lighl
<br />maulllill;lUrlng and <crvice ""llIslries int111CllCC Ihe economy, ToufI,m is aho" ,j~lIifle;lnl
<br />source nfeco"nrni., "di"lly for lhe afea,
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<br />,,~nirlCanlly nlt~,,'d hy water dh""""lIs ami us~" infrrng"menl hy r;111ruad.s. gravel "f'CrltllOlts.
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<br />",'"s I'u"'h,,,edhythc (iraud Valley Ch,lPler"fthe ,,\udubon S",,';" lylllp,escrve\l-II,l1lfchahllal.
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<br />SUCIKC. ~(~13J BcfNe th" I'wpcl1y "'a, pureh"",:d hy Auduhon. n W,l< mined hy UnucJ
<br />Companies fOf gravel One large anu fj"c small ponds arc rcmll3nlS of 1'''.'1 rmn;ng adll')li.,s, A
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