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<br />1. The d,-,volopmcnt' of flo,>d control vhich vould' provide
<br />protection against 98,7 percent of predicted Bear Creek flood damages.
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<br />2. The establishment of specific recreation sites and
<br />facili ties.
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<br />3. The possibility tDr establishment of II. managed, cDld-
<br />vater trDut fisher::.
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<br />B. Beneficial ~nilc~_t" discusscd.
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<br />1. Flood control - Since 1876. 22 floods rnnging i,n severity
<br />from !:linor to major. h:wc oecurrcd in the Bear Creek bllSin, There
<br />has been considerable property rlaJll6fl:es and some loss of life associated
<br />vith these rloo(ls. Illllng the year 1966 level of urbanization as a base,
<br />average annual flood dcma,<;e9 of $744,000 can be expected vi thout the
<br />project. U,.blUlizat :,',," b rOrpidly incretl-3ing belov the proposed
<br />dnm site; therc,cn" ~\,c'..e ill on ever-increasing need for greater
<br />flood proteetion'.,''; \~;'c'Cl the yeo.r 2000 level of urbanization is taken
<br />o.s the base, the pr ,0,1 (, ,t."d "verll,~e IU1nual losses from flooding are
<br />$3,130.000. 11\" 'P,',-l"'~. if implemented, vould prevent 98.7 pereent
<br />of the damn"~r. rC6uiUIl6 from Be:>.r Creek flooding. Additionally,
<br />the project "O\ud pl'''v'~nt 92.8 percent of the ,combined Bear Creek
<br />South Platte River fl00d dnn',ages. In the rural areas extensive
<br />grazing by cattle ~,d horses hns been responsible for seriously
<br />depleting tlle native herbs and grasses and al101iing undesirable veeds
<br />to take over.
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<br />EAtcn3i ve ;ni nill!; l'perntions (sand. gravel and clay) have torn up
<br />mBJ1Y areas of the lund~cnpe. Implementatfon or the project vould bring
<br />about a ccssation 0;: such mining operations. Al'ter cessation. steps
<br />vould be tRken to 1:~"l these mining SCIlI'S through land shaping and
<br />re,egetntion. j)ed;"atioa 0; 2 .919 acres of land to the project vould
<br />convert the "rea fi'C'" o,crgrazed p'astureland, as veIl as other private
<br />uses, to public-us~ recreation areas.
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<br />~ple~cntation 0;: floodplain zoning vould regulate future
<br />encronchm"nt on strNh'OcolJks belO1i the project site. Even "ith the
<br />pro,'ect n mll,lor flood could not be contained vi thin the ll<llU' Creek
<br />banks. Thus, any st.ucture located close to the banks vould be
<br />subject to SODle d'lm3,",c from a major flood. In addition to preventing
<br />dlLllloe;e froD'. floodin,",. l:oning vould improve the aesthetic value of the
<br />creek by leaving p~'~ or it in a relatively undeveloped. natural state.
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<br />2. Recrco.tlon - J';ven if all of the present open~vater sites
<br />in the Denver mctrci~lltnn ~ren vere developed for vater-oriented,
<br />public use recrcatio:l, 0. 9horta,o;e vould exi.t. Thus, bencfi ts for
<br />recreation at the Delli" Crcc:, site can be ju.tified. The t"o Soda Lakes,
<br />vould be brou/!,ht into 1'.:1>lic ovnership .... part of the project. Artong
<br />the three InkeD a totol 0;: 228 surface acres of vater vould be included,
<br />in the proJect. PubJIe use areas vould be developed tD accommodate
<br />a variety or outdoor ~l.(. t.1 \"1 t.les .
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