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<br />vi.j_',._~~;y <br /> <br />-259- <br /> <br /> <br />will preserve exceptional historic/cultural values as will <br />programs which preserve two nationally important historic sites <br />along the river. Two significant free-flowing reaches of the <br />Missouri will receiv.e added levels of protection through <br />management under the National Wild and Scenic River System. <br />Development and preservation of other park, recreation, and <br />historic sites along Missouri River tributaries will save other <br />notable local and State historic and cultural resources as well <br />as providing increased recreational opportunities and usage. In <br />many instances, these will reduce the severity of two widespread <br />recreational problems: (1) limited river access; and <br />(2) shortage of recreational opportunities in portions of the <br />Middle Missouri and Lower Missouri subbasins. <br /> <br />Local recreational and fish and wildlife benefits will be <br />derived from several other projects and programs, including the <br />Small Watershed Program and purchase of water in a reservoir <br />along the South Fork of the Republican River by Colorado. States <br />also have programs which supplement and assist in implementing <br />recreation goals. These include recreation planning, support <br />services, and development activities. <br /> <br />Power and Enerqy <br /> <br />Most recommended power and energy programs are feasibility <br />studies designed to examine development opportunities for clean <br />energy supplies (wind and hydropower), and as such do not have <br />direct environmental effects. These studies, however, could lead <br />to the development of new energy supplies which may have specific <br />and possible adverse environmental effects. Several recommended <br />small hydropower projects utilize e~isting dams to the maxim~ <br />extent possible and additional impacts are localized and can be <br />minimized. Development of a large pumped storage facility (Boyd <br />COunty Project) proposed along the Missouri River will have local <br />adverse environmental effects on water depletions, wildlife <br />populations and habitat, and agricultural lands. However, it <br />utilizes off stream storage facilities, thereby avoiding <br />significant damage to the main stem Missouri River ecosystem. <br />Detailed environmental effects are currently being studied. <br /> <br />Transportation <br /> <br />The recommended transportation program is located along the <br />lower and middle Missouri River, and is intended to complete its <br />design and use as a navigable waterway. As the Bank <br />Stabilization and Navigation Project is nearly complete, many of <br />