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. ..-. r ~ ...... ;J.~ ;L.'':;; Raised by: Representing Dwight Shellman, Jr. *Murray Pope Pitkin County Commissioners Himself (letter of June 4, 1974) Response: " l, The influence of new reservoirs on local land use pattern depends a great deal on their location. Ruedi Reservoir, Turquoise Lake, Twin Lakes, and the enlargement of Clear Creek Reservoir are located in mountainous areas and distant from heavily populated areas. Generally, housing developments around these bodies of water will consist of recreation cabins, summer homes, resorts and concessions. These in some cases are limited change, since the previous use was similar. Most lands adjacent to these reservoirs are National Forest used previously for timber production, livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, or recreation as prescribed under multiple-use directives of the Forest Service. Private lands acquired for these reservoirs were similarly used for pasture, some of it irrigated. These lands will be turned over to the Forest Service upon completion of the Project for manage- ment, primarily for recreation and wildlife purposes. . Pueblo Reservoir, on the other hand, is located near a major metro- politan area. The acquired lands were previously used for irrigated and dryland farming and as rangeland. The lands adjacent to the reservoir will be turned over to the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation and the Division of Wildlife for wildlife and recreation management. Spinoff developments adjacent to the Project tRke line have occurred, including Pueblo West and another subdivision near Liberty Point. These created low to moderate density residential and light industrial uses on lands previously used for agriculture. This information is included in Sections A and B of Chapter IV of this statement. 5. Issue: The "EPA Standards" (sic) Section 1500.8, Subparagraph 2, requires a discussion of how the proposed action will conform or con- flict with objectives in specific terms of approved or proposed Federal, State and local land-use plans, policies and controls, if any, for the areas affected, including those developed in response to clean air and other standards. An inconsistency exists for the creation of a recrea- tional amenity in the Fryingpan River, which currently is an area deemed premature for development because of the absence of any land-use planning in the area. The statement should describe the existing conflicts or inconsistencies to the extent to which the agency has reconciled its proposed action with the plan, policy or control, and the reasons why the agency has decided to proceed, notwithstanding the absence of full reconciliation. . XI-470