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<br /> <br />"...:) <br />..) <br /> <br />Satisfying fUture demands for fish and wildlife resources will <br />also require that 11.8 million acres of selected areas consisting <br />mostly of public lands be managed to yield maximum fish and wildlife <br />values. The areas would be managed with emphasis directed to the <br />production of fis.h and wildlife, with appropriate consideration of <br />compatible or complementary uses. The construction of access facil- <br />ities and numerous wildlife watering facilities is included in the <br />fish and wildlife program. <br /> <br />o <br />..... <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Electric Power <br /> <br />Electric power requirements are expected to increase by forty- <br />fold between 1965 and 2020. These requirements will need to be met <br />partially by construction of power facilities within the Region and <br />partially by imports from other areas. The regional water require~ <br />ment for power production would increase from 9,600 acre-feet in <br />1965 to 434,700 acre-feet by year 2020. The increased water use <br />would be supplied largely by imported water supplies. <br /> <br />l!hvironmental Considerations <br /> <br />The comprehensive nature and interrelationship of environmental <br />problems have recently become widely recognized. The Region!s rapid <br />populat.ion growth rate, its concentration in only a few locations, <br />the fragile nature of the desert environment, and the extremely <br />limited: water supplies require that particular attention be given to <br />the environmental impacts which may occur as the result of develop- <br />ment necessary to insure the well-being of the people of the Region. <br />Such considerations have been of paramount concern to planners in <br />nearly every phase of the framework studies. Main items of concern <br />include: preservation of cultural, scenic, and natural values; <br />protect~on and management of land resources; safeguarding the quality <br />of wateJ,' supplies; maintenance of the agricultural environment; <br />enhancement of fisheries; and the preservation of wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />Recommendations <br /> <br />It .is recollllllended that the comprehensive framework program for <br />the Lower Colorado Region, as outlined in the report, be adopted as <br />a guide in continuing the planning processes and in formulating <br />specific'projects to satisfy water, related land, and environmental <br />developmlmt needs. <br /> <br />Summary of Projected Demands and FrameWOrk Program <br /> <br />Table A-2 summarizes the Region's gross demands for water-related <br />functions and services. Table A-3 summarizes the regional framework <br />program tor the development of water and related land resources needed <br />to satisfy projected requirements, and Table A-4 shows the needs unmet <br />by the framework program. <br /> <br />i <br />n <br />II <br />!I <br />'I <br />f, <br />i <br /> <br /> <br />xiii <br />