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<br />r- <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />Ja- <br />YI I...;Y <br />1~;.) <br />.,y <br />J.t <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />.... <br />(\\)3' <br />~ <br /> <br />4a. Imnact on Morgan County and State of Colorado <br /> <br />The 2) miles of South Platte River bottomland plus additional small <br /> <br />tributaries that would be lost to the Narrows Project provide a yearly <br />value estimated at $1,000,000 for hunting migratory waterfowl, pheasant, <br /> <br />quail, and deer plus facilities for fishing, picnicing, camping, boating, <br /> <br />and hiking. <br /> <br />There are 28 businesses located in the proposed Narrows Project area, <br /> <br />many of which could not relocate in the surrounding area. The economic <br /> <br />value generated by these businesses has not been established at this time; <br /> <br />but their loss, coupled with a loss of over $12,606.000 in gross income as <br /> <br />previously outlined in this statement, would adversely affect the economic <br /> <br />well-being of Morgan County and the surrounding area. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation, in its "Definite Plan Report of 197)", <br /> <br />attributes $1.6)1,500 to irrigation benefits, $552,200 to national and <br /> <br />local fish and wildlife enhancement, and $1,410,600 for recreational <br /> <br />benefits. This comes to a total of $),694,)00 in benefits annually. <br /> <br />How can this figure justify an economic loss of over $12,606,000 to Morgan <br /> <br />County and surrounding areas? We don't think it canl <br /> <br />7 <br />