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<br />309~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />/ <br />15 Federal agencies. six state agencies, three city and <br />county entities, six conservation entities, fire education <br />institutions, and four newspapers. None of the draft state- <br />ment recipients requested an extension of the forty-five <br />day review period which ended March 20, 1972. <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />The final statement incorporated the review comments received <br />from the 18 respondents. Specific discussion addressing the <br />comments in detail is contained in the following text. The <br />comments are taken in the order that they appear in the <br />summary listing of agencies, <br /> <br />Department of the Interior <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Management <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Bureau requested additional information on (I) the <br />environmental impacts and their effect on adjacent land use <br />resulting from project water allowing for the expansion of <br />agriculture, residential communities, and industry, (2) impacts <br />on communities from the labor force needed for the project, <br />(3) projects associated with the dam and reservoir, (4) effects <br />increased public recreational use may have on use and manage- <br />ment of adjacent public lands, (5) its requirements to <br />mitigate adverse impacts associated with the Table Mountain <br />quarry, and (6) the possibility of maintaining water levels <br />for a 10 day period to accommodate spawning of warm water fish. <br /> <br />The following discusses Land Management's observations. Most <br />of these impacts are indirectly associated with the develop- <br />ment of Pueblo Reservoir. <br /> <br />(1) The environmental impacts and their effect on adjacent land <br />use resulting from project water allowing for the expansion of <br />agriculture, residential communities, and industry: The <br />supplemental irrigation water will stabilize agricultural <br />production in the Arkansas Valley by reducing crop losses during <br />droughts, and provide a means to diversify the types of cro~s <br />produced, This additional agricultural capability will have <br />stimulative effects on the general economic environment over <br />widespread areas. With increased productions, some associated <br />pollution problems may develop. For exam~le, the use of <br />chemical fertilizer and pesticides may increase. To alleviate <br />this potential adverse situation, Federal and local entities <br />must encourage landowners to use recommended application and <br />follow recognized husbandry practices, <br /> <br />56 <br /> <br />. <br />