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<br />, .' <br />~....l j <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Prior to construction of Pueblo Reservoir, a review of the area's <br />resources and potential was done by Colorado Division of Wildlife, <br />the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation. As a <br />result, a number of recommendations evolved which are being adopted. <br />TIlese include a multilevel water outlet for the fish hatchery and <br />rearing uni t, wildli fe food plots, sub impoundment for waterfowl, <br />wildlife cover plots and brush piles for small game cover. Proj ect- <br />wide research studies ,,,hich were recommended and presently are in <br />progress include: ecology of the Arkansas River, ecology of the Mysis <br />Shrimp in Twin Lakes Reservoir, ecology of the lake trout in Twin <br />Lakes, ecology of Twin Lakes, construction and operational impacts <br />of the Project on Twin Lakes, and heavy metals studies of Pueblo <br />Reservoir and the Arkansas River above Granite, Colorado. Discussion <br />of these studies can be found in Chapter V., Section B2. <br /> <br />2. Issue: Is the <br />fish and Hildlife? <br />be contradictory. <br /> <br />Project as planned going <br />Let's look at their own <br />Examples are beloH: <br /> <br />to conserve and develop <br />statements which appear to <br /> <br />Raised by: <br /> <br />Name <br /> <br />Representing <br /> <br />Joseph Edwards <br />*Tam Scott <br />*S tacy Standley <br /> <br />Pitkin Coun ty Commiss ioners <br />Colorado P~vers Council <br />Ilayor of Aspen <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ao Volume 2, Section IV, Pages 13 and 14 contain the language, "The <br />terrestrial and most avian fauna will decrease because of the accumu- <br />lative loss of habitat as a result of Project development and land use <br />...h...........,,'"' J:'.....t-.,hl-r...h.......:l .........,..,-........ .....~ ....;..._......;........ ~~.r' 1 1-....... ...............__............:1 .........:1 <br />-.....uo--. ~......._................_... t'....................... ...... ......e,................u ................ u.... .......................1".......... ......... <br />modified. Big game species will have migratory habits impeded by <br />inundation of former rangeland and by the barriers posed by canals. <br />Fish and other aquatic organisms will have primarily upstream migrations <br />impeded by physical stream barriers and changes in water velocities. <br />Big game resources are expected to decrease if the carrying capacity <br />of the range is already low." <br /> <br />Response: <br /> <br />\~e ackn""ledge that the Project will adversely affect certain wildlife <br />species, flood out several trout streams and intrude on areas of <br />great natural beauty. However, in many more instances there are <br />offsetting positive results as discussed in the response to issue No. 1 <br />above. The Fish and Wildlife Service studies sho.' that': the Project <br />reservoirs will contribute a gain of 196,100 annual man-days of fishing, <br />fishing on the Arkansas River will gain 5,400 annual man-days, and the <br />Leadville National Fish Hatchery will be able to increase fish production <br />to provide for 100,000 annual man-days of increased fishing opportunity. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />XI-437 <br />