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<br />BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />Terrestrial and aquatic b~ological observations were made <br />during the fall (November) of 1972 and the summer (August) of <br />1973 at sites (Table A-l) considered to be affected by the pro- <br />posed extension to the Homestake Water Collection System. <br />Quantitative and qualitative pata were collected at the sites <br />to determine the biotic compo~ition at the sites and to assess <br />the possible impacts of the water collection project on the <br />floral and faunal species living on or near these sites; espe- <br />cially important game species: such as elk, mule deer, the <br />cutthroat trout or rare and eindangered species. <br /> <br />The proposed expansion of trans-mountain water diversion <br />by the Colorado cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs would <br />divert additional waters from tributaries of the Eagle River <br />to an existing conveyance sy~tem at Homestake Reservoir. <br />This system would be used to transfer the water from the <br />western slope to the eastern slope of Colorado. New constru- <br />tion would be required to realize the collection and convey- <br />ance of these waters to Homestake Reservoir. The specific <br />drainages involved are the Eagle River, West Cross, Cross, <br />East Cross, Fall, Whitney, No Name, and Peterson Creeks. The <br />last three streams possibly will not be developed because of <br />low water flow. The major streams originate on the north slope <br />of the Sawatch Range and emply into the Eagle River Bastn be- <br />tween Camp Hale and Minturn, after partially draining Notch <br />Mountain, Mount of the Holy Cross, and Whitney Peak. The new <br />fl.-2 \7890 <br />