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<br />2193 <br /> <br />population 1~1 studies of the impact of con.uction and fishing <br />pressure c"'c completed. It has been di _ ssec1 with USBR <br />pcrsonnel and recomincnded that a locked gate be installed near the <br />junction of the North Fork road, lirniting access to foot traffic only. <br />It should also be n1entioi:ed that rnany of the access roads reqllired <br />steep, high cuts and fills that are very erosive at best and perhaps <br />subject to slides. <br /> <br />II-142 (b) " Mt. Elbert Forebay, switch yard and road relocations/construction <br />will interfere with deer and elk rnigration routes. Sightings of neck <br />banded elk using the area confirrn this. <br /> <br />1I-144 (b) - Relocation of State High..'.'ay 82 for the TwinLakes cnlargement <br />will encroach on deer and elk winter range. Sightings of neck <br />banded elk and use of the area by neck banded elk confirn1 this. <br /> <br />II-188 Perhaps this. would be an opportune tinle to mention the conservation <br />(minirnurn pool) or lack of provision for san1e. Fulurc \vater use <br />for such as the oil shale needs could create another drastic permutation <br />in this arca. <br /> <br />.. 1I-197 (3) (a) - and Volume 2 - IV-165 - It has always been our underst2.nding <br />that a fish unit would be built below Pueblo D2.m as part of the project <br />as ne\v and enlarged project impoJncln:cnts \vill increase the den1ancl for <br />fish stocking. Cl~.rification of this statement would be appreciated. <br /> <br />11-204. Para 1,~2 - \Ve are a\1;.rare thZlt these diversions are not an actual part <br />of Frying Pan-Arkansas Project. Vfc have been hopeful that through <br />at least the partial intcgr~tiorJ. of the operations. something could be <br />done to alleviat.e the scnr:et:i:ncs alrn.ost tolal diversion of the streanl <br />flows of the upper Roaring Fork River. <br /> <br />II-217, Para 1.'4 - We havc o[["n commented that the provlslon" . . so far <br />a~ ~s prac~i~ablc . . . II anc_l "n~t _p'r~ct~cablerl ca.n be perniciollS and <br />that any and all fishery flo\'.'s can be tcrmin2.ted. Article 19 Page <br />II-2c13 also cree.teo a type vf oligarchy that conld, hopefully not, <br />decide fishery flo\\'s arc not necessary or th2.c other use.s 8.re mOTe <br />inlportant since no 111c:l.lbcl" of a \,:ildlife agency \vi11 serve on the <br />conlmission or at best would be a Ini.nori.ly 111enlbc1'. Certainly <br />uncler Public ;L,avi 87-590, \':(' are placed in a posiLion of \'1eakness. <br /> <br />II-2'16 The flowo designated under Pnblic La'.'.' 87-590 should be listed. <br />These rno1'c ideal inrerirn nov.--s h<~V0 heen ll.laintained only through <br />the: cooperation of the Bureau of RecLirnation nnd the present op- <br />erational flexibility. <br /> <br />-3- <br />