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Show Continued development of the Colorado River and the construction and improvement of fishery developments by state, Indian, and private inter- ests will provide about 2.0 million man-days of fishing annually. Two cold water fish hatcheries are being constructed and will be in production by 1980. Fishing demand not met by multipurpose reservoirs would be met by primary-purpose fishing lakes of 200 acres or less serving primarily the population centers of Las Vegas, Gallup, Phoenix, and Tucson-Douglas. Approximately one-fourth of the fish habitat would be within the city proper and the remaining three-fourths within 75 miles of the cities. The program provides for 1,960 acres of primary-purpose fish habitat in the 1966 to 198O period. Associated fisherman access facilities are provided to assure optimum fishing use of the total habitat expected to be in existence in 1980. The program also provides the equivalent of one cold water and two warm water hatcheries by 1980 to stock the avail- able habitat. Satisfying future demands for fish and wildlife resources will require that selected areas consisting mostly of large tracts of public land be managed to yield maximum fish and 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. Approximately 330,000 acres of existing riparian and wetland habitat would need to be set aside between 1966 and 198O to be administered prin- cipally for wildlife management. Locations of the proposed primary- purpose wildlife areas are shown on the map following page 9^. The early action program includes the construction of access roads into remote areas, fencing, and the development of approximately 1,000 wildlife watering facilities. Electric Power By 198O, the Region will need 12.7 million kilowatts of generating capacity including exports of 2.3 million kilowatts-more than twice the 1970 demand of 3.9 million kilowatts. It is anticipated that during this period, the principal sources of additional electric energy will be imports from the Upper Colorado Region which will supply about ^.3 milli-on kilowatts. Generating capacity to be developed within the Region during the 1966-I98O period is estimated to be 0.8 million kilowatts from the Montezuma pumped storage plant to be located near Phoenix and 1.9 million kilowatts from fossil-fueled thermal power plants to be constructed in 95 |