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<br />BENEFITS
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<br />IRRIGATION
<br />
<br />CoIOf.da'ISrlUlhf'tltta
<br />Rivar V.lllv h,,~ long tlftn
<br />ltlHedbvct"oniewdtlr
<br />$ha'Uoe~. Tlwse slwrlil\llll
<br />h.v"pe,iodicallvretuIUldin
<br />j)Oor oral" and d.p.~,,1Pd
<br />BCOllomiccondilion'-
<br />Additional w.ter lromtha
<br />N."uWlRltS1UVoi,willboo$l
<br />cropand1iVIl'IQCkprod,"'tiol'l
<br />;n the p'olecla,n. ApOlenti,,1
<br />of 13J.OOOac...t....tof
<br />$iJpplement..rlrrigo1ILonw.1N,
<br />InchKlingthllllSUm<!dfob8
<br />ar.quir&dWI'ldonVallev.ighl,
<br />wiJlbtlmad"av.ilablefo
<br />287.000 a<:'M Qf farmllnllln
<br />Sedllwid. Ad~m., Weld, LOlloln,
<br />Mo'Qan,&ndWuh;ngtDn
<br />Cou.\l;U. Wat.., deliv'..l'
<br />wiHbIt&drnil'lll1eredltlrovgh
<br />the Lo"",,'SouthPtal1eand
<br />C....ll~r Colo'ldo Water
<br />eo"s...-vIocyDi,triet3.-
<br />Thl Bur.auQf Redlmal;on
<br />..'mliltllfilhaladditiOflilp'Oj8cl
<br />WlIte< will inc>e.s.'crQp
<br />t><oduct.onb\lS9.!>million
<br />IMuaHv."dliv"Hocll:productiOf1
<br />by about $8.8 miUion annuaUy.
<br />SubI'''ch''9l'w more I"ef' $1
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<br />o
<br />o
<br />o
<br />
<br />
<br />m,llion WOflh of crop, con'>Jm.d
<br />by rivestock..nOIIer.1I
<br />in""'lleinJ"r1UII'grie"lturel
<br />OllIPUltil$17.2miJlionre'1l1IS,
<br />FLOOD CONTROL
<br />
<br />
<br />TI1<I,peelreoldamalitLng
<br />1l<X>d, h~. h>Jr'9 0\1'" tile Soulh
<br />Plal\eR;"e,VeJleytormoI'O
<br />
<br />";;
<br />
<br />-i;;
<br />
<br />_" III rI'
<br />..
<br />\hanl00yeMI. Flood;nllh:a1
<br />(lflent,lke".dreedlu'\ loll In
<br />lJIOpeilY' liv~.'loek - ~nd Ii......,
<br />Signilicen!t1ood,l)CC!Jr<ldin
<br />1844. 11lS4,1867,1816. 1894,
<br />1921.1933.1935.1005.1969.
<br />and 1973.
<br />
<br />nOfthal)Utmentollh,dem
<br />will <>perBte only cturing major
<br />flood<.
<br />FIl>Oddamll\l<l in the Sot.>th
<br />Pl~lle BiI,in ",,;1\ bot tl'du<<d by
<br />.1>Qut SSOO.OOOllnnu.Hy,
<br />;llX:Ofdmqloth"Cofl>>Of
<br />E<>llinPers.
<br />
<br />Ol)t'!'~fjon of the Narrow,
<br />Un;t""illpw"id.!llood
<br />protection for dOWtl~tr..rn
<br />cnmmunitoel arId farm. adjacent
<br />to Ihe,;"e,. Floor.lfloWiWillblo
<br />~Iored ol.nd reg"l~led by lh"
<br />550;000 acre.f....t of flood
<br />COIlltol$pi>Cefobepm"irie<J
<br />IlYlllere~rvoir. AI.>ou.I
<br />41S,OOOacl"e-t,*,l""illbeu_l
<br />.~cl"si.....ly lor tlood QCInll"ol
<br />pu'po'Me,nd 15,OOO'i(,e feet
<br />w,lIbeu'~tJiointty lor flood
<br />mfllrolandconw"'~ljonlK'fpolK..
<br />Two St!p~,at" ,pltlw~ys ""ill
<br />"andl-antie!llated flooding. A
<br />\llII<ld. CtIncrele-hoed ,erviO'J
<br />ij)illwavwilld"cha'~c(lnlrol1e<J
<br />f100dWJler hack to ltle ri>,(!f,Nld
<br />"n ....~dl..y <pillwav 0<> thl!
<br />
<br />FISH & WILDLIFE
<br />
<br />g.
<br />
<br />Prll""VlI1ionoll,sh.nd'
<br />wildlifehi!llongbPen.m'~al
<br />UloCi.tet!Witl1th.pe<;>Pleol
<br />t""Weit, A'ut'rllhi..pi,it.
<br />mgre lhan 7.170acr.sof lan4
<br />adjaoent10 the ,e<efYO;fWitt
<br />booa<:quiredtoreplacel'rabilal
<br />rhalwill be IOJf 0' damaged by
<br />!hepruject.
<br />Facih!i.. pl~.,....d ,ndUd...
<br />li~hatchefv,"earlqUerttrl
<br />r..,lIctin9.PD<tinl/Chec:kllation..,
<br />andp;o(~lnlJjfU.
<br />N~rr"""R">er'll"irwilleuppo.tt
<br />.letjl,!"p.opul.uonolw.lI~e,
<br />nonfle'n pikt,.llrQf!rnouU, ba".
<br />whi,-"baI.s,crap;nel,$unfi*"and
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<br />o
<br />
<br />" --
<br />
<br />ilia
<br />!:.llf;'h. I J.Smir~IOf Ihe
<br />SoulhPlatt.downllrumlrom
<br />NarroWli Dam will bu m.n~
<br />as.cold.""atlllrOUlfi,he'y
<br />Fi$han<!wildlilab"nefit>
<br />~r"e~~la<1tot"r.I$916:.000
<br />1I1r.ually.
<br />SIVO'eseoru:e"';t\Qwildlil"
<br />h.lb'l.T,fis/'linq,elC:"were
<br />oonductedt)yth.Fi\'han<t
<br />W,ldlifeServie.,In eo<>pe'Jlion
<br />with IheColo..do Di.iliQn lJl
<br />Witdllle.rhflo."nllpfog'amwlll
<br />be m.".>q<I<1 by lha ColoraUo
<br />Dly;,ion01 Wildlile.
<br />
<br />RECREATION
<br />
<br />Boot'nll-w.t",k""1l
<br />(w,mmiI11l- h!Jl1lin'l and Ii,"'i,,"_
<br />pjenick;nll-hikiflrJ~';\tl'...e'llll.
<br />ThoIk'afejllulr~wolth.
<br />Olirdoorrllc,ael;oooPpol1uniti".
<br />Iveilable8ttho!N;1('o....'Un;l.
<br />1.<)C,JI!l'dna-arIMh"a,rol
<br />Cu!or.do'tPopsjloo,'r,ontl'l.'lge,
<br />tl1eaf";Ilt"~peotlt"d 10 draw
<br />neady I.Jm'IUO<,~iljlo",~h
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<br />II
<br />yeal. Wilhin lOyeer..\hoIl
<br />fr9Uraj;'~pt'cltldlopmth'2'
<br />miH,Qnrn;<rk.
<br />MO'llha,,910ac,ol,"
<br />bfli'IR aCtlUi'fld "l"J'clli,eelly for
<br />rlir,reetionanhanc<I..,ent.
<br />l'aciI!1i...1QbtCOI111fUCled
<br />includal:>olJl.r.unc/;;nqr.m!>',
<br />latI<Jingdor:ks.picnic8r>d
<br />eamp",gtilC!',l-8r1'I.>rvf.w:ihM<,
<br />shall.."" .oce~. ''''''11, ar'ld P1I,killll
<br />"'80..
<br />~I>i" 'Pl!<',j,e pubt><: U$a "8'"
<br />".,!ple".....d tl>re<lutN""Q'W'
<br />Ae$elyoir dndone'al JacklQIi
<br />r...ke I\fmual,...:rnIKln
<br />b.neli" ." '~i>"CI,d lQ btt
<br />$2.1rniUion.
<br />Th~ NillDrlld P.rk ServlCV,
<br />inooopef'lion~il"'th,CoI"'ado
<br />Dlvisi<lnoIPalkl'an(lO\Jl,-Joor
<br />Rec,~.iio", oonrItJcr..d the
<br />IWdieloonc..",I"'Jr"c...tlonal
<br />""..fl, "ld j)(lI~ibi'ilj., al
<br />NarfoW1. R..cr~.'io" f.eilibn
<br />WlUbem~/l!dbyt""Colo'l!f1o
<br />Di.;.lonofP"lu"r\dOuldo'"
<br />A'Cf811;Oll,
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