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<br />Environmental <br /> <br />1. Extent of significant impacts: <br /> <br />a. Agricultural and forest land eliminated from production or <br /> <br />potential production: <br /> <br />land <br /> <br />Number of <br />Acres <br />645 <br />5101/ <br />o <br /> <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br /> <br />Type <br />Crop land <br />Range or grazing <br />Forest land <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />1/ An additional 2,560 acres of range land in the reservoir <br />right-of-way would remain in its present condition but livestock <br />grazing would be prohibited. <br /> <br />b, Upland wildlife habitat eliminated or substantially modified: <br /> <br />Vi) <br />~~t;JMJ <br />~::~;, <br /> <br />(1) ~ <br />Pinion-Juniper wood- <br />land, brushland <br />Irrigated cropland <br />Riparian <br />*Includes 455 acres <br /> <br />Acres <br /> <br />Primary Wildlife Species <br /> <br />890* <br />645 <br />75 <br />devoted <br /> <br />Mule, deer, elk <br />Nongame birds <br />Raptors, nongame birds <br />to recreation development <br /> <br />c. Wetland eliminated or substantially modified: None <br /> <br />d. Fisheries resources, area and type: <br /> <br />(1) Commercial type: None; area affected: none <br /> <br />(2) Sports type: Coldwater trout; miles of stream affected: <br /> <br />4.6 miles of stream will be inundated by Ridgway Reservoir. <br /> <br />(3) Local and National significance: No national, some local. <br /> <br />e. Water Quality: (specify, without mitigation, if any) <br /> <br />(1) Eutrophication in impoundments: Algae Growth Potential <br /> <br />tests on Source Water indicate that no significant <br /> <br />eutrophication will occur in Ridgway Reservoir. <br /> <br />(2) Reduced downstream flow: Yes, 12 miles. Reduced early <br /> <br />season flows will occur in the Uncomphagre River between <br /> <br />Ridgway Reservoir and the Montrose and Delta Canal. <br />