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<br />~,:"pounded in the reservoir. Virtually all of the lands to be acquired
<br />for the reservoir 21:e now in pr~vute ownership.
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<br />Ccme loss of nesting sites for \olater fc-.1l and upland game birds
<br />will Occur. l:o...levc~, waterfo','ll. use of the are",- is en)ected to almost
<br />triple as a result of the incxeac2d water area ~~ich will be available
<br />2'3 the result of tl,e ::ese,xvoir ir.,.:'oundment. The hunting area for small
<br />1.'..~.?]_c~".1d g2.:TIC, such z.s pheaGa;y\.:s and r?~)bits, wi 11 De decreClsed, but will
<br />be! inc,;cased fer \-,<,':e,x fO'..ll. Sport hunting for other aninals, such as
<br />~".coor,:;, ce':o'!:e::: and fo::-:es, will be decreased as the result of the
<br />:;:i.Or:ervcir i~u;:6',tion of the L.::~<ls. There ,,!ill be minor impacts on big
<br />fJl:mc anima.Ie.
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<br />i~o 2,.jverse do,,:nctre":TI "'Cite:, C:l1.ality ef[8cts are anticipated. The
<br />0~cr~tion of t~e dam and ~eser~~ir 0ill reduce the seasonal and cyclical
<br />::luc~l',Clt~,ons in ti;,o:;:2X '-iupply 3.r'.-l permit better water quality to be
<br />2~p~ied to irrig~t~:..i: ~~~d~. C~P~~:~uctio~ of the Na~rows Dam and Res-
<br />ervoir and dcv(,Lop:7!=nt of 'che Jackson Lake Reservoir will create a
<br />quality \,~ter-orientcd outcoor recre3tion and fish and wildlife resource
<br />;::':r p-colic use. E;,8';';or j,r,;,'l or i'lr ,::haeologicul si t,'!s or resources have
<br />::e"~j s'lrvcyed ,','1 u~,~":::d,,',:ce ''lith '~h", Hat!,onal !!isto;: ic Preservation
<br />:~~. P~~~~ti0n and p~~~ervRtion of ~istc:::ic and cultural resources
<br />"ill be i!';, coq,~,iancr; 'li.th F.::'~2u~"i',,", Order 11593 a:1d )6 CFR 800.
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<br />~dvancc planning O~ the project ~:as essentially completed in 1951.
<br />;\ <:t..',~ the p::oj cc'o 'c; rc-au~:hor izu': ion in ~.970, advance planning began
<br />'1'1e..: <~.roJ is no'" vi!:tuully "o"lpleted. Repaymen~: contracts for the
<br />i"~oje,r;t h:lV" L'...,C:1 execut.ec. by ':he ~,r,'o'Ier South Platte Water conservancy
<br />~i.strict. ?r.J ~he central ColOrado WQter conserva~cy District. The
<br />:',':,J,ilul~le p:: ~:; cr.t vlate:- hus been Over subscr ibed in the LOwer south
<br />~'..~:"..:.t.e l?~.st!: ic~.: 2'~.:-1 ~ i.:.he. 7o~.se:t '/L\!1CY :oo2..rL:. will bave t.o make a decision
<br />c,:;: d.....,.~l~].~1J \Y:::::.ter ~:.l.l..OCuC '::"on..
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<br />Cu;:re!1'~ fJ,oc:1 data :1ecessit:ated a restudy of '::he Narrows Dom
<br />Co: ~~,)n \'lhieil il",creased ":he project cost and delayed filing of the envi-
<br />:-:c'~'j:7,r;o,l~"l r:':~te::!ent. ':Phe BureuU of ?eclamat.ien filed 2. draft environ-
<br />"'c::~t::ll :;i;a'::",:-::ent 0:1 December Eo, 1975. The final statement was filed
<br />__... r::(;:" 4 , 197G..
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<br />Funes to init~at~ preconst:::uction planning were first appropriated
<br />,:'1 F~:' IS";:::. ::::econ~;t:>::l1ction planning has progressed since 1972, with
<br />l~-~ ~cquisiticn initiated in hugust, 1976. If construction funds are
<br />",:,::';:;c':cG. for Fo: 197~, ini'':ial ~onstr'-'ctien centrac';s for relocation
<br />':>f:- ':1:e Union paci::'ic railroad l'lill be scheduled for FY 1980.
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<br />Threl:J'''' Dscc-rn::'e.r 3:'., ),977, a total of $5,100,000 has been expended
<br />~,he Par;:ows p!:ojec': !',rO:-<l federill funds. An additional amount of
<br />>':0;:':: $1,500, OOJ h'-'5 been expended frem state and local funds.
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