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STATE OF COLORADO John A Love. Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Harry R. WoorJ'NiJrd. r)irect0r T. W Ten Eyck, E.ecul've Direcror DIVISION OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS GAME, FISH AND PARKS COMMISSION October 12, 1971 Le~oy Rolnon, Ch""",~" Hilrry Comb.. V'Ct' (h."rm,)n De,)n ~u!ll,., ~l!crel~ry W,llon W Cog~well, .II, .\'\errlb,~ R. Wllher~ Cool, Member (h~r1c~ A Gebo'luer. Ne"'b,,r Orel~ Gerb~l, Member Lonn;e P;pp'n, Member Wlllo~m W ~l)b"'IOn. ^'embl" ford 51'0"'1. Mc'"ber. 6060 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80216 . 825-1192 Mr. R. G. Burnett, Chief Engineering Division U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 7410 U. S. Post Office and C:mrt House Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Dear Mr. Burnett: We have reviewed your Draft Environmental Statement for Bear Creek Dam and Lake, Colorado and offer the following recommendations as our comments on the Statement. The Environmental Statement indicates the proposed routing of Interstate 470 is now quite firm. Obviously, construction of this highway through the center of an intensive recreation area will have a detrimental effect, even though the degree might possibly be mini- mized. To maintain some semblance of unity Mount Glennon should be an integral part of the project. Design features should be incor- porated so that they include trails, underpasses for pedestrians and equestrians. Perhaps a well designed unobtrusive trail system should be constructed. We suggest horse trails be rather limited to preclude excessive use and subsequent erosion. The most important benefit derived from the inclusion of Mount Glennon within the project take-line would probably be the prevention of the establishment of unwanted development and the preservation of the natural setting. Air and noise pollution caused by highway traffic must be minimized or eliminated. Flood plain zoning is an excellent idea and should afford the proper control to assure the optimum development of the recreational potential of the area, I think the statement should indicate the extent of the flood plain zoning; whether it is merely in the area immediately adjacent to the Dam and Reservoir or how far it extends upstream or downstream.