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<br />00 <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CHAPTER IV <br /> <br />COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife anticipates that the proj- <br />ect would result in some loss of winter range for deer and elk through ir- <br />rigation of new areas, That Bureau has suggested that plans for irrigation <br />of new lands that are important for winter range include the management of <br />certain areas specifically for the production of winter feed for big game, <br />This suggestion will be fully considered in future project investigations, <br />The project would have only minor effects on wildlife resources other than <br />big game, <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife benefits <br /> <br />Fishery benefits have been estimated by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries <br />and Wildlife at $218,700 annually, Costs may be incurred for the preserva- <br />tion of big game values but no estimate of these has yet been made, <br /> <br />Recreation <br /> <br />Development plans <br /> <br />Specific recreational facilities would be provided at all project res- <br />ervoirs and would include such items as access roads. boating facilities. <br />water and sanitary facilities. and facilities for parking. camping. and <br />picnicking, Lands in the reservoir areas would be acquired as necessary <br />for the recreational developments, The East River and Cement Creek Reser- <br />voirs are on private lands within National forest boundaries while Taylor <br />Park Reservoir is on forest lands, Recreational development at these res- <br />ervoirs would be coordinated with the Forest Service program, <br /> <br />Recreational benefits <br /> <br />Recreational benefits have been <br />of $137.600 annually, The estimates <br />mation on the basis of data obtained <br /> <br />tentatively estimated at an average <br />have been made by the Bureau of Recla- <br />from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, <br /> <br />Stream Depletion <br /> <br />It is estimated that the comprehensive development would deplete the <br />flow of the Gunnison River at the Curecanti unit and consequently of the <br />Colorado River by an average of 31,800 acre-feet annually, <br /> <br />Benefit-Cost Analysis <br /> <br />Total estimated benefits of the comprehensive development compare <br />with the costs in a ratio of 1,29 to 1. with both benefits and costs com- <br />puted as average annual equivalents at 3 percent interest over a 100-year <br /> <br />28 <br />