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<br />042~e "f'lodifittprOject Plan" delineated <br />some merit and should be given more in <br />E.l.S. (CEQ ~ 1500.8 (a) (4) ) <br /> <br />. <br />on Page IX-1 aopears to have <br />depth treatment in this, the <br /> <br />final <br /> <br />G. Many substantive environmental questions have been deferred <br />pending the completion of other studies, The E.I.S. is woefully in- <br />adequate in dealing with the question of minimum flows and fisheries <br />management. Ecologically SOUllu minimum flo\'ls should be established <br />wi th concol1'mi tan t anlcndll1ents to the Fry-Ark "Pri nc i pl es of Opera ti on" <br />before acceptance of tile final E. I ,5. lCEQ 9 1500.8 (a) (3) ) <br /> <br />H. The planning for the balance of the Fryingpan-Arkansas <br />system has not considered local plans (CEQ 9 1500.8 (a) (2) ) <br /> <br />1. The secondary impacts upon local planning have not <br />been considered in the final E.I.S. nor have the requirements <br />for local governments to provide services in the following <br />a rea S : <br /> <br />Schools, Fire Services, Police Services, Developed Recreation <br />Areas, Hospitals, Health Care, l'Jater, SeVier, Road Improve- <br />ments, Road ~laintenance, Libraries, Public Housinq, Low Cost <br />Housing, Dog Control, Sludge Disposal, etc. - <br /> <br />VI. Conclusion <br /> <br />In conclusion, we solicit your careful review of this project and <br />~lOuld appreciate your making these comments part of your official <br />record. \Ie feel strongly that the benefits to be ']ained from the <br />balance of the project are not clear and not documented in the final <br />E. r.S, as mandated by the National Environmental Pol icy Act of J970, <br />In particular, ':Ie feel that the proposed Hunter Creek diversion system <br />and plans for operatioll of Ruedi Reservoir represent serious negative <br />environmental in1pacts on Pitkin County and at this ooint, reasonable <br />alternatives to these elements of the project have nut been considered. <br />We ask that funding be withheld and the project halted until further <br />analysis tells us what thc actual impacts will be, should this en- <br />viromnental destructive project be pursued by the l3ureau of Reclamation, <br />Please find enclosed a cost/benefit evaluation of the project as <br />submitted by our consulting engineer, which clearly indicates the <br />negative impact of this project. <br /> <br />Very truly yours, <br /> <br />130ARD or COUNTY CGr'Ij'l I SS lONERS <br />PITKIN COUNTY, ~OLORADO <br /> <br />.::::::-- ----~........ I '" <br />"-. (\ "./~:' //;' ~ <br />\,.: Ot.,. :. .. _." -;...__~_-...~::~:\ "--- <br />LJ~~,i-,~'ni.' r.".- She-j 111,.cl:'; -Jr~'.-:--c"i1J~(r:r'l-l~ii' <br /> <br />DKS/bk <br />