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<br />lII-217 - Top - Roar_Fork flows - This is a comm.dable <br />219Gare considcred to bc sufficient flows? <br /> <br />IV-I - A more dcfinitivc br(;akdo\'1n of acreage.s required by the project would <br />give a truer pictur€:; i. e., land inundated hy Pueblo is stated as to <br />prior use. We feel the important point is not only the number of <br />acres but also the fact that this is big gamc winter range, for example, <br />that may be lost in an already critical area or the location is often more <br />important than the nun1ber of acres. <br /> <br />objective, <br /> <br />What <br /> <br />IV -8, Para !II - We believe development or spin-off iron1 project features <br /> <br />will be much more far-reaching and may include all the Roaring Fork <br /> <br />Valley. The:S~lt, Project could adversely affect wildlife hahitat and <br />/.{. to..." ,~.' <br />spur other development, as the implication is that Pueblo West may <br /> <br />be :< child of Pueblo Reservoir. <br /> <br />IV-ll-14 1"1uch could be written about this dissertation concerning fish and <br />wildlife and the assumptions about what mayor may not occur. <br />First, wildlife populations are not necessarily in equilihrium with <br />their environment, pr~f"!'1aTjly because of constant man-mauc changes. <br />If the balance \\."ere true, our management problems \vol..lld be much <br />fewer. \Ve agree tha.t nUlnbers \vill decrease as habitat is lost. <br />Son1e specie~ Inay adapt; others \vill not, as \vitnessed by the numerous <br />species '.vhich are no\v extinct or ne:a-rly so. A change in habitat 1~1ay <br />benefi.t the less desirable species; for exalTlplc, large impour~dm(:nts <br />a:rc oHen a have;l for l;ough fish such as suckers. Construction of <br />reservoi.rs ancl recluc(~c1 strear..l flows Elay produce Testing areas for <br />v..'alcrfowl but clinlinatc nesting and feeding areas. It is a matter <br />of opinion as to the relative 11lerits of the intcrn1ingling of species. <br />Studies indicate that big ganic v:inter range Or sno\v-free arcC\.s are <br />the limiting factor. It reallydoesnot matter how much sumnwr <br />range is available if the anilnals have died frorn starvation during <br />the winter. <br /> <br />IV-IS, Para #1 - Edge effect s0111c::tirr'Jes helps, but proper cover and food and <br />\valcr are still requi L.ernc:::nt~ [01' any given specLcs. If it. is the <br />edge o'f l1othir~.g, it rcrnains nothing. In high rnountain areas \l/ith <br />rct.:!.rclcd p:rolif(;l"atlon, cl~al'ing Inay have an 2.dVel"SC irnpact. In <br />other areas lhc :llTIOunt of v/lnlcr range: will be reduced. <br /> <br />IV-19, Para HI - It appears tllat the inundation of the elk ca.lving area IS <br />dlS1l1isscd ralher lighlly U;{ sa)"ing a herd reduction \vill be necessary. <br />An economic sluely cloYlc 10\, R.A. Wykslra and Petcr Ashton of <br />Colorado State Uni';crsit), values an elk hunter clay 2t $266.00 and an <br />average of 19 hU10ter daysis expendc.e1 p"r kill. To put this into rclative <br />perspective, then, the loss of the elk c.Ll1d lhcir offspring over the one <br />hundred ycars estimateel for the project life, woulel amount to a rather <br />siz~ble SlIl1"l. SC\'l~l'al Jiircrcnt rnclhods coulcl be used to projecl <br />this reproductiDn potential that will be lost. <br /> <br />-6- <br />