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<br />00\983 <br /> <br />In developing the projeot it will be necessary to construct some <br />permanent access roads. Hovlever, these roads will be kept to an abso- <br />lute minimum and special care ~nll be taken to preserve the natural <br />beauty of the area. As now planned the major waterways in the collec- <br />tion system lvill be ~~ tunnel with only a few small intercepting <br />ditches appearing on the surface. The recreational value of the area <br />lics in Ule fishing, hunting and camping possibilities. The roads <br />needed for project construction and operation will result in a limited <br />increase of the area available for this sort of recreation. In the <br />development of final plans for the project the Bureau will closely <br />cooperate with the Forest Service and the National Park Service in <br />order that the rccreational and scenic values of the area may be pre- <br />served to the~reatest possible extent and in some cases enhanced. <br /> <br />The Aspen Reservoir site is described by the Wational Park Service <br />in the follovling quotation from the fourth paragraph on page 146, H.D. <br />1871 <br /> <br />"The site of the other project features on the 17Qstorn <br />slope is Aspen Reservoir located on the lower Roo.ring Fork <br />River about 1 mile above the tcmn of :'spen, a highly devel- <br />oped recrez,tional and resort center. No imp,~rt",~>> or unique <br />recreational opportunities or scenic qualiiies oxist within <br />the impoundment area." <br /> <br />The reservoir should add mat~rially to t he recreational opportunities <br />of ':J>.f/ area by providing a t -,::'~r of ...~tor for boe:i;ing r.nd ethor aquatic <br />sports. The average watGr sur:ac~ viOuld rang" bctl'l"en 540 and 650 <br />acres. Only in four ~ears during the period 1920 to 1947 would the <br />area fall below 420 acres. Such a body of em tel' readily accessible <br />to the tovm of Aspen should provide an e::cellent recreational oppor- <br />tunity in an area nrn'l devoid of such water attractions. The state <br />higlwlay which now trav~rses the reservoir area would be relocated <br />as a silOre line rOlld and should develop into an important scenic at- <br />traction. '!he accompanying hydrograph S11017S graphically the content <br />and surface area of the l\spen Reservoir monthl~r during the period <br />1920 to 1947. <br /> <br />Acquisition of land for recreational purposes and the adminis- <br />tration of recreational areas is discussed in the follovring quota- <br />tion of Chapter XI, "Recreation", page 121, H.D. l87: <br /> <br />-11- <br />