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<br /> <br />l'- <br />~ <br />- <br />C'" <br /> <br />(continuedj <br />erable design and planning measures <br />were taken to protect the lives and hab- <br />itats of deer, bighorn sheep, bald eagles, <br />desert tortoises, indigenous fish, kit foxes, <br />Gila monsters, and many other animals <br />and birds. Special consideration also was <br />given to desert vegetation, and riparian <br />areas, as well as rare and endangered <br />plants. <br />The same concern for the environ- <br />ment that is evident in the CAP system <br /> <br />Prickly Pear cactus. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />also was an important part of the design <br />and construction of the wcson Water <br />Treatment Plant. Eighty acres of the <br />Treatment Plant site have been left <br />as an undisturbed natural buffer zone, <br />separating the Plant's operational facilities <br />from the surrounding area, All structures <br />on the site were designed to appear one <br />story high, and most storm water runoff <br />structures are below ground and not vis- <br />ible from the road. <br /> <br />Special attention was given to preserv- <br />ing the natural ground cover of the area, <br />More than 350 desert trees and hundreds <br />of cacti were salvaged from the site, then <br />returned and replanted after construction <br />was complete. Remaining disturbed areas <br />will be replanted with native shrubs and <br />grasses, Acacia, blue paio verde, mesquite, <br />creosote, and brittle bush are just a few of <br />the species that have been used to stabi- <br />lize slopes and berms around the water <br />reservoirs. <br /> <br />] <br />, <br />o <br />'" <br />iO <br />o <br />::; <br /> <br />~~V^~~A <br />