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• iii iiiiiiiiiiiuiii • <br />999 <br />Wildlife, Water Resources, Vegetation and Soils Information <br />Wildlife - See enclosed letter and information provided by the Colorado <br />Division of Yildlife and a letter on fish possibilities by Mr. Floyd Getz, <br />local fish hatchery owner and former member of Colorado State Fish and <br />6ildlife Board. Also see enclosed information from aerial photos from <br />Soil Conservation Service. <br />We wish to point out that even though we have only a 4.0 acre lake at the <br />present time in the affected area, we own surrounding property of approxi- <br />mately 158 acres. This land is typical river bottom land with sloughs, <br />low lands and lakes from prior gravel pits. In normal years, this land <br />contains ample water and provides fine habitat for ducks and geese. Herds <br />of deer feed on our alfalfa and pastures most of the years. <br />Fish will thrive in the ponds left by the gravel operations. In a short <br />time moss forms and fresh water shrimp, snails and bugs seem to thrive in <br />the moss. Some of the old lakes on other parts of the property have been <br />stocked and provide fishing for our employees and friends. <br />In normal years, our sub-table is quite high - sometimes as high as 12" <br />from the surface. Due to the high percolation factor of the gravel, most <br />of the surface water gets back to the Rio Grande River as return flow. <br />The land has 20 shares of Rio Grande Canal Water plus 2 active pump wells <br />for irrigation of the alfalfa and pasture. In normal years, this is ade- <br />quate for two cuttings of alfalfa and supports about 25 pairs of cattle. <br />This year, however, we had very little river water, and the pumps are not <br />adequate to supporb the. land. As a result, we autiaipate only one short <br />nutting oP hay and very little pasture. '" <br /> <br /> <br />