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Actions taken by the Council on Environmental Quality state that, <br />Federal agencies should attempt to determine the existence of prime <br />`and unique farmlands in' area of impact. analyzed in environmental <br />impact statements." As a result of this action most federal agencies <br />now require an analysis of the impact of their actions on agricultural <br />land. The Important Farmland Inventory is the means of identifying <br />and locating prime and unique farmland which would be impacted by <br />these actions. <br />Other applications of the Important Farmland Inventory include the use <br />by companies in locating industrial sites in areas which would have <br />the least impact on agricultural land. It is used by mining companies <br />in complying with mining regulations which require identification and <br />reclamation of prime and unique farmlands. It can be used by utility <br />pompanies when locating corridors for utility lines. <br />Most of the Important Farmland Maps in Colorado identify lands which <br />would become prime if irrigated with an adequate supply of water. <br />This information will be useful in locating the best lands for <br />irrigation as new water projects are proposed or in relocating <br />existing irrigation systems. <br />•G <br />Sheldon G. Boone <br />State Conservationist <br />I <br />z <br />ii <br />Attachment 2.04.9 -5 -5 <br />