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<br />flow, particularly in the case of Alter- <br />natives 12 and 13_ Wetland areas <br />could be created around the periphery <br />of proposed reservoirs. The recrea- <br />tional use and wildlife benefits of these <br />wetlands would, however, be depend- <br />ent on reservoir operating rules and <br />storage allocations, <br /> <br />Water development on the upper <br />mainstem and mountain and plains <br />tributaries (Alternatives 2, 3, 6, 8, 10 <br />and II) would cause the greatest <br />changes from existing conditions in <br />fish and wildlife habitat and water qual- <br />ity, In contrasL Alternatives 1. 4, 5, 7, <br />12 and 13 (certain aspects) would be <br />the projects resulting in the least <br />changes from present conditions with <br />regard to fish and wildlife and water <br />quality criteria, <br /> <br />Hydroelectric power components are <br />proposed as a part of Alternatives 2, 3, <br />8 and combinations of these, The rat- <br />ings assigned to the alternatives for <br />this criterion for net energy changes <br /> <br />reflect these contributions of hydroe- <br />lectric power generation to the exist. <br />ing energy supply, Not incorporated <br />into the scale factor are the electric <br />power and energy demands of eco- <br />nomic activities generated by the <br />additional development of water as <br />provided by each alternative, <br /> <br />Proposed water storage reservoirs in <br />the upstream parts of the South Platte <br /> <br />River basin are more limited in provid- <br />ing undeveloped water storage vol- <br />umes and associated storage capaci. <br />ties, Mainstem storage proposals in <br />the downstream part of the basin have <br />greater undeveloped flows available to <br />them, buL because of location within <br />the hydrologic system and greater <br />water use implications, have substan- <br />tial impacts regarding water quality <br />and fish and wildlife_ <br /> <br />Public Participation <br /> <br />Distribution of this report for review <br />and comment is being made by the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />to those who are interested in the <br />development and management of the <br />waters of the South Platte River, To <br />facilitate that review_ a public partici- <br />pation process is being conducted by <br />the Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board, Interested parties will have an <br />opportunity to make their views <br />known at public meetings, as well as <br />through written comments, <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman St. <br />Room 823 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />16 <br />