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`~~'~ <br />Land Use p,t.J1~ <br />The lower portion of Santistevan Canyon is l_~,`~. " <br />in the process of being subdivided into small ~ ~/4~~ <br />ranchettes. As such, the past land use of grazing ~y~ ~ <br />and wildlife habitat is being replaced by a ~~' <br />residential land use. Curtently, there are ao <br />structures within the area of proposed longwall <br />mining. A small amount (Four acres) of land is <br />currently being utilized as improved pasture and <br />hay production in the southern portion of the <br />canyon adjacent to the Purgatoire River. <br />Approximately half of this area has the potential <br />to be surface irrigated from a ditch which <br />originates from the River. The other half is <br />utilized as rangeland and during wet years one <br />crop may be cut and bailed. Discussions with the <br />landowner indicate that the irrigated area may <br />produce as much as 1000 pounds per acre. <br />• <br />• <br />6 <br />