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<br />project was serving its intended purpose and are essentially irretrievable. <br />There would be an irretrievable commitment of labor and materials needed <br />to construct the project should it be implemented. Approximately 1 1/2 <br />miles of Bear and Turkey Cre'eks would be permanently lost when it is <br />inundated by la1<e waters and sediment, <br /> <br />VIII. Coordination with others. <br /> <br />A. Public participation. <br /> <br />The intial public hearing WaS held at Denver on 29 October 1957 <br />to afford local interests an opportunity to express their views on the <br />flood and water resources problems of the Platte River basin and the <br />improvements desired. A second public hearing, held in Denver in November <br />1965, favored acceleration of studies to devise a plan of improvement for <br />Bear Creek basin similar to that of the authorized Chatfield project. A <br />third public hearing was held on 15 June 1966 specifically to describe <br />the plan of improvement formulated for the Bear Creek basin and to afford <br />local interests an opportunity to express their views on the project. <br /> <br />Specific environmental considerations were not discussed at <br />any of the public hearings. <br /> <br />B. Government Agencies. <br /> <br />The draft environmental statement was sent to the following <br />governmental agencies requesting their views and comments. Their comments <br />are summarized below and copies of the replies are attached to the <br />environmental statement. <br /> <br />1. State Conservationist; Soil Conservation Servic~ U.S.D.A. <br /> <br />Comment: The statement presents a thorough description of <br />the environmental impacts, and remedial, protective and mitigative <br />measures. <br />Technical assistance in plant species adaptations, planting <br />techniques and other soil and water conservation practice guidance can <br />be obtained from the office of the Soil Conservation Service in Golden, <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />2. Colorado Department of Highways. <br /> <br />Comment: The department has no objection to the project, <br />but sees a definite increase in traffic volumes which will be created <br />by the completion of this project. However, Highways 285 and 1-470 have <br />been designed to handle the anticipated traffic volume increases. <br /> <br />Response: The statement was revised to indicate the <br />sufficiency of this hi;hway system. <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />".J <br />