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:-'~ ~ • • <br /> <br />.-,. Cirrl'1.Cnfc to Far^i cc <br />'r,e Cod Can}~or Rine is located in and ad;;acert to the vane}~s of 6a rd and <br />nilltia-a ,.reeks. ]f these valleys are deterrcined to be alluvial vane, loi;rs <br />(k1'Fs!, as defined under the rules and regulations or" the Colorado dined Land <br />P.eclarbticr~ Eoa,-d, are anal}•sis will have to be performed to deterrine if the <br />h:Fs to be affected are significant to farr.,ing operations in the area. :t <br />s~o:.~ld be noted LF~at "fares" in the k'ard Creek and Willians C,•ee% valleys are <br />,_r,erall}• "ranchettcs", v:he,•e owners terry out limited agricultural activities <br />(e.5., orchards, gardens, raisino of sc^e livestock, etc.) and derive their <br />principal scarce of income fro,, a••=ti vi ti es not related to the rancl;ette. <br />.herefere, the question arises as to ho+:' "significance" should be assessei r:ith <br />respect to ranCF:Ette-type farr.ing opera ions. F+ore specifically, should tte <br />r.:F si;r.ificance analysis evaluate effects solely in terms of a ra~,chette oo-mers' <br />a_ricultu~•=_i practices or evaluate the significance of effects in ter s of bath <br />a;:-icultural and non-agricultural activities of the rznchette o•::ne~•? <br />in 'the past, significance of R;'rs to far,~~in~ operations generally h>_s ~een <br />assessed in t°rrs of classical h~estern farr.ing operations where the fare cer=.ti:utes <br />the principal inco-.e source of the o:+ner (i.e., farr.:ing is the r~cr e-,lc}-e 't <br />2i t1':1 :!: C` the 0~': r,er). Y.~y;e~; er, "ar i^C'• in tf,e 1ti_r~: ~r2c1. ?'._ k'.il :~'., :YC-c'~ <br />va', legs does not aFpear to fit r:ith the ccnver:ticnai defi;:i tier. of`a:~c.:-~ as <br />rc .arc:. tv r~`F pro tec tlOn. itlere .^re, C'il i2 n:e l5 n?2'=_r aS t0 t~0:: _~1 :' ..__c5` <br />p= cigr:ifiCanCe of tifFs to far::~i^., in the i:ard Cree!: and Fill iac,s Cr_e~ •,z~ ies . <br />should to a;,~roached. <br />6. 1-~:~:rtatic.^. of Irri~atior~ kater <br />F significant portion a` the water used for irrigztion in the 6:~rd ire:%: aid <br />k'illia-5 Creek valleys cone from outside these two drainage basins via the Grant}• <br />