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342 " October 29, 1982 Page 4 1) Such development, i.e. providing additional water supply, will not encourage strip development nor leapfrog development, since both Cities have planning efforts and policies which are intended to manage growth. Both Cities have policies delin- eating service area boundaries and encouraging infilling. Indeed, central water supply systems are conducive to orderly growth and not strip or leapfrog development. m) No agricultural lands are lost. The only natural resource developed is water. The benefits of such development for urban use outweigh any perceived loss to recreational users. ~Iinimum stream flows to protect visual and aquatic uses also protect the recreational users who venture to the remote locations where the diversions occur. n) The proposed development will remove water only during the high flow periods and will not decrease the quality of down- stream surface water resources, especially the Eagle River downstream of Cross Creek, below that designated by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, as established May 22, 1979. No depletions will occur during low flow periods when water quality parameters are normally at their highest concentrations. 0) The diversion site will obviously be constructed in natural flood plains, but the structures will be constructed to safely bypass flows in excess of diversion capacity. Indeed, the diversions will help to reduce flooding downstream by removing the peaks of high flows. Risk of earthquake is a remote natural hazard. p) The source development area will not exceed Federal or State air quality standards during or after construction as minimal activity will occur that impact air quality. Furthermore, dust mitigation measures will be a condition of the USFS special use permit. Nor are the development areas projected, according to the State Implementation Plan, to exceed the standards after construction is completed and water becomes available for use. q) As demonstrated in this application and the attached Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the proposed development will not significantly deteriorate the following environmental factors: 1. Aquatic habitats are not significantly deteriorated because USFS required bypass flows will maintain minimum flows necessary for aquatic life purposes. Furthermore, the reduction in peak flow velocity is expected to have a