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<br />Intangible benefits which will be realized as a result of flood security <br /> <br />inc lude the prevention of the loss of human life; elimination of human <br /> <br />misery and discomfort; deterrence of injury and exposure during floods; <br /> <br />enhancement of public security; avoidance of the interruption of normal <br /> <br />community activities, business operations, and transportation; and the <br /> <br />elimination of hazards to human health due to the breakdown of water <br /> <br />supp ly and sani tary sewage facilities. Additionally, the threat of <br /> <br />insect-borne diseases and the task of vector control as a result of <br /> <br />f100d-water-propa~ated mosquitos will be lessened. <br /> <br />2. Agriculture. The Trinidad Lake Project will store and <br /> <br />regulate the water supplies of the existing irrigation systems which <br /> <br />have been included in the plan of development. Floodl.aters, which in <br /> <br />the past were stored in Model Reservoir, will be stored in Trinidad <br /> <br />Reservoir and made available to the irrigable lands downstream. Regula- <br /> <br />tion and supplementation of the water supply will effect significant <br /> <br />improvements in the weakened agriculture of the area. Those irrigated <br /> <br />lands which are not now producing to the extent of their capacity due <br /> <br />to the inadequacy or poor regulation of .water supplies will be brought <br /> <br />into greater productivity. A greater and more reliable water supply <br /> <br />will enable farmers to intensity production inputs and improved crop <br /> <br />varieties. Greater and wider use of these factors of production and <br /> <br />an increase of irrigation efficiency will result in an increased flow <br /> <br />of economic goods to and from the project area. It is anticipated <br /> <br />that the same general crops will continue to be grown. Improvement <br />, <br /> <br />of the agricultural economy will be synonymous with the general <br /> <br />IV-2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />