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counties is expected to increase to more than 80 percent of the State's population before the dams can be constructed and to more than 90 percent by the year 2000. Maxwell Reservoir, with 25 miles of Phoenix, would be used to full capacity, even now, if its construction included ample facilities for outdoor recreation activity. Phoenix is reputed to have the highest boat ownership per capita of any city in its size group in the United States, but present boating facilities are not adequate. Existing water impoundments in the extremely arid Phoenix-Tucson area include four dams and reservoirs on the Salt River, two on the Verde River, one at their confluence, one on Cave Creek, and one on Pleasant Creek. These are already overtaxed by recreation use. Additional based recreation opportunities for future population expansion will necessarily be dependent upon the four proposed impoundments. Recreation opportunities that would be provided by facilities at the Maxwell and Buttes impoundments would help to meet a growing demand for daily and weekend recreation in the Phoenix metropolitan area. To a somewhat lesser degree, facilities at Charleston Reservoir would serve a similar purpose for Tucson. The Hooker impoundment would serve both of these urban areas but, because of its more remote location, greatest use would be on weekends. Recreation opportunities at the proposed impoundments would consist of picnic and boating facilities, camping areas, nature 4Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 16,023,552 byte