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<br /> <br />0[1549 <br /> <br />Trinidad Lake North Watershed <br /> <br />Plan/Environmental Assessment <br /> <br />Las Animas county, Colorado <br /> <br />Lead Aqencv <br />U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service <br /> <br />State and Counties Directlv Affected <br />Colorado <br />Las Animas County <br /> <br />Abstract <br /> <br />Trinidad Lake North Watershed Draft Plan/Environmental Assessment <br /> <br />The Document describes the formulation, implementation, and <br />effects of a local-federal, cost-shared project to solve problems <br />related to erosion in the Trinidad Lake North Watershed. Damages <br />include sediment and water quality problems in Trinidad Lake, as <br />well as sediment and erosion damages to rangeland, woodland, and <br />roads. Various enduring and management practice treatment <br />alternatives were investigated, including a no-action <br />alternative. The recommended plan calls for implementation of an <br />accelerated resource management program including the necessary <br />enduring and management practices. This will reduce the amount <br />of soil movement in the watershed due to water erosion. The net <br />effect will be a reduction from 166 to 62 acre feet per year in <br />the amount of sediment reaching Trinidad Lake. As a result, <br />fewer heavy metals will enter Trinidad Lake. Approximately <br />58,000 acres of various land uses will be protected with the <br />project. The total cost of the project is $1,528,400, including <br />$1,168,900 PL-566 funds and $359,500 local funds. The average <br />annual benefits are $211,400 and the total average annual cost is <br />$181,900 with a benefit/cost ratio of 1.16:1.0. <br /> <br />Copies of this Plan/Environmental Assessment can be obtained <br />from: <br /> <br />State Conservationist <br />USDA - Soil Conservation Service <br />655 Parfet Street, Room E200C <br />Lakewood, CO 80215-5517 <br />Telephone: (303) 236-2886 <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />