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Show The majority of recreation needs would largely remain unmet without modification of existing legal, institutional, and financial arrangements. These unmet needs would amount to 293 million recreation days and $1,129 million for the period 1981-2020. Fish and Wildlife The multipurpose developments presently being considered for con- struction and improvement for the period 1981 to 2020 have the potential to provide approximately 1.0 million man-days of fishing, of which about 60 percent would be expended within 75 miles of the major urban centers. Small primary-purpose impoundments having a total area of 32,^*40 acres are included in the program to meet the fishing demand during the 1981 to 2020 period. Program-associated fishermen access facilities to assure optimum fishing use are provided in the program. Also, to stock the available habitat and that projected to meet fishing demands, the program provides for one cold water hatchery every 8 to 10 years and one warm water hatchery every 6 to 8 years. The continuing wildlife program for the Lower Colorado Region identifies 11.5 million acres of public lands as needing more intensive management to yield maximum wildlife values. The areas would be managed with emphasis directed to the production of fish and wildlife, with appropriate consideration of compatible and/or complementary uses. The identified, areas include some of the more valuable wildlife habitat areas in the Region, plus other areas which have a high development potential due to their location within reasonable-use distance of the major metropolitan areas. The program also provides for accelerated development and improved wildlife production on other public lands throughout the Region having wildlife values. This continuing program provides for the construction of needed access roads, fencing, and about *48,OOO wildlife watering devices. Electric Power Electric power requirements are projected to increase to 108 million kilowatts during the 1981 to 2020 period. The development program to meet these demands consists of transmission facilities for imports, fossil-fuel thermal plants, nuclear-fuel thermal plants, and pumped storage hjrdroplants. Further studies will be needed to determine where the power facili- ties shouILd be located. Factors to be studied will include the costs of conveying cooling water to water-deficient areas versus the cost of 102 |