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<br />r-- <br />.. <br />C <br />t"< <br /> <br />c:. <br /> <br />Potential health problems also exist due to mosquito infest- <br />ation along the river. <br /> <br />(~~1J <br /> <br />The tourist industry, including concessionaires on Bureau of <br />Land Management property, have been heavily impacted. The high <br />velocity flow, debris, and bank erosion caused by present releases <br />of water threaten the safety of vessel traffic and adjoining <br />shoreline; consequently, the U.S. Coast Guard closed the river <br />to all navigation from Davis Dam to Blankenship Bend and from <br />Parker Dam to the Mexican Border. The prohibition of recreational <br />boating has caused great economic loss throughout the Colorado <br />basin. Some businesses may never recover. <br /> <br />Pisaster Assistance Centers (DAC's) opened on July 6, 1983 and <br />were closed on July 12, 1983. Registrations for assistance <br />in Arizona were 639 and 331 in California. Temporary housing <br />as of July 12, 1983 was assisting 135 applicants in Arizona and <br />60 applicants in California. Many secondary homes are damaged; <br />therefore, the need for temporary housing is low when compared <br />to the total number of homes damaged. <br /> <br />Due to the nature of the flooding and anticipated duration of <br />high water for an undetermined period of time, an accurate <br />assessment of damages cannot be made at this time. <br /> <br />f:I)1 <br />.~'. <br /> <br />5 <br />