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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3., ("'Ii <br />t lJ oj <br /> <br />frequently show a substantial increase in purchasing boating <br />equipment indicating reore people boat after a reservoir is <br />developed. Pueblo Reservoir is within a short driving <br />distance-less than 10 miles-of the people who will use it. <br />This is an important factor for reducing travel time, accom- <br />modating week-day and weekend use, and giving the recreationists <br />a longer period of time to be active on the water. <br /> <br />(5) Insect breeding: It is assumed the Bureau is referring to <br />mosquitos breeding around the reservoir. Mosquitos frequently <br />pester recreationists. Fluctuating a reservoir's water level <br />can frequently be used to control mosquito breeding. Mosquitos <br />need undisturbed stagnant water to successfully hatch their <br />eggs which cling to the surface tension of the water. When <br />the water is drawn down, the eggs are destroyed. Exceptions <br />may be problems associated with the ponding of water in small <br />wildlife areas in the upper reaches of the reservoir. Some <br />biological controls, such as introducing insect feeding fish <br />and amphibians, will be encouraged in wildlife ponding areas <br />if insect pests become a problem. The wildlife areas are <br />away from the intensive use recreation areas; therefore, <br />problems associated with vector control are expected to be <br />minimal, <br /> <br />National Park Service <br /> <br />The Park Service suggested (1) editorial changes, (2) more <br />description of borrow area source and rehabilitation, and <br />(3) burying utility lines. Each category is discussed in the <br />following text, and its comments pertaining to the historical <br />and archeological studies conducted with the University of <br />Missouri are used to answer comments supplied by the Advisory <br />Council on Historic Prese:rvation. <br /> <br />(1) Editorial changes: The reference to recreation facilities <br />curtailing "environmental abuse and neglect" contained on <br />page 38, Item 4 may need clarification. Recreation facilities, <br />such as paved access roads, campground pads and parking lots, <br />provide a means for better management by directing vehicular <br />use. Undeveloped areas without management would be subject <br />to vehicular abuse such as the compaction of soil, the <br />elimination of vegetation and subsequent wind and sheet erosion <br />of the soil, Wildlife habitat and the soil to support vegetation <br />would be lost. <br /> <br />64 <br />