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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter III - Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences <br />PDEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations <br /> <br />43 Affected Environment <br />44 <br />45 The sections below discuss the existing socioeconomic conditions in the areas potentially <br />46 affected by Navajo Dam flows, The descriptions provided use the most currenr data <br />47 available at the time that this section was written, Census information collected in the <br />48 year 2000 had not bcen completely tabulatcd and analyzed, however, currcnt population <br />49 numbcrs that were available have been used. In addition, cach State ,U1d COWlty provide <br />50 information and data in differing formats and levels of detail which occasionally <br />51 prevenred specific comparisons berween affectcd arcas. <br />52 <br />53 The most significantly impactcd area compriscs thrce counties in three States, cach of <br />54 which borders stretches of the San Juan River: Archuleta COlUlty, Colorado, which <br />55 contains part of Navajo Rcservoir; San Juan COWlty, New Mexico; and San Juan <br />56 County, Utah. Thc Navajo, Utc MOlmtain UtC, Southern Utc Indian, and Jicarilla <br />57 Apache Reservations would also be impacted by the proposed action, as discussed in <br />58 greater detail in the "IT A/EJ" section, <br />59 <br />60 Economically, the impactcd areas rely on the diverse industries of mineral extraction and <br />61 recreation/tourism, and, to a smaller extent, on agriculture. The development of mineral <br />62 resources originated with coal and oil industries, but major expansion in the natural gas <br />63 indUStry has replaced or ovcrshadowed those earlier industries' regional economic <br />64 importance. The recreation/tourism industry continues to expand as more people <br />65 become aware of the abtmdant natural, sccnic, and cultural attractions available in the <br />66 arca, <br />67 <br />68 <br />69 Archu/eta County, Colorado <br />70 <br />71 Located in the southwestern part of Colorado, Archuleta COWlty compriscs 872,960 <br />72 acres in total area, of which 14.4 percent is tribal reservation land (125,706 acres), <br />73 51.6 percent Federal and State lands (450,447 acres), and 34 perccnt privatc land <br />74 (296,807 acres). Pagosa Springs is the largest mWlicipality and serves as the retail center <br />75 of the COlUley, <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 Population.-The current population of Archuleta CowJt)' is estimated to be 9,142, <br />79 according to U.S, Census Bureau figures. During the 1990s, the ,1l111ual population <br /> <br />January 25, 2002 - NO/for Public Review - Drafl <br />