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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chapter III - Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences <br />POEtS - Navajo Reservoir Operations <br /> <br />111-109 <br /> <br /> <br />618 500/5000 Alternative <br />619 <br />620 It is anticipated that there would be limited positive impacts to the local economies of <br />621 Archuleta county, Colorado, San Juan cOlmty, New Mexico and San Juan ('..aunty, Utah, <br />622 with implementation of this alternative. <br />623 <br />624 <br />625 RecreationfTourism.- Thc minimlml flows of 500 cfs are consistent with flows <br />626 experienced during the last few years, with minimal recreation-related economic impacts, <br />627 <br />628 <br />629 Agriculture,- This alternative would not mcet the Flow Recommendations; future <br />630 agricultural development would be restricted. It would put NIIP (Blocks 9-11) in <br />631 jeopardy because their ESA compliance would no longer be valid. <br />632 <br />633 <br />634 Summary of Socioeconomic Impacts <br />635 <br />636 The sWllmary of socioeconomic impacts includes monctary impacts for othcr resources <br />637 when they were identified in their respective sections in this DEIS. Monetary impacts <br />638 were identified in the San Juan River and Navajo Reservoir "Diversion Structures," <br />639 "Water Quality," and "Hydropower" sections. <br />640 <br />641 Water diverters along the San Juan River from the dam to the confluence of the Animas <br />642 River may be economically impacted but to a much lesser extent than other rcsources. <br />643 Under the No Action Alternative there would be no impacts, However, the 250/5000 <br />644 Alternative would require that impacted diverters expend an estimated total of <br />645 $16,000 to modify thcir water diversion structures, Under the 500/5000 Alternative <br />646 an estimated total amowlts to approximately $7,000 ("Water Diversion" section, <br />647 table III- ). <br />648 <br />649 Low flows Wlder the 250/5000 alternative would also negatively impact Bloomfield's <br />650 water treatment plant, resulting in the need to modify plant facilities and operations. <br />651 CoSt estinlateS for those modifications have not been made at this time ,U1d their, <br />652 significance is yet to be determined ("Water Quality" section, Impacts Analysis, <br />653 250/5000 Alternative), <br /> <br />Draft - Not for Public Review - ja1IUary 25, 2002 <br /> <br />01083 <br />