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Arizona Fishing Lakes The initial, immediate action phase of fish and wildlife development for the Pacific Southwest Water Plan includes about 50 fishing lakes to be constructed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department in connection with the Central Arizona Project. These lakes would provide 2,000,000 man-days of fishing, mostly for trout. Based on the interim schedule for evaluating benefits adopted by the Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources, these 50 fishing lake would produce annual benefits of $6,000,000. These fishing lakes would be built by the Arizona Game and Fish Department with funds available to it. The cost for the dams and reservoirs would be about $350,000 each for a total of $17,500,000. In addition, $50,000 to $75,000 would be required at each lake for roads, access facilities, parking areas, and the like. The lakes would be built at an average rate of two a year. The lakes would average 100 acres in size. The majority would be located in the higher elevations of Arizona and none would be far from good roads. They would be managed and stocked with trout by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Water to fill and maintain these fishing lakes would be supplied by the Central Arizona Project. They would require a total of 60,000 acre-feet for initial filling with a total annual consumptive use, due to evapo-transpiration, not to exceed 40,000 acre-feet. Water for these lakes would be supplied on a nonreimbursable basis, that is, the cost of water would be borne by the Federal Government and the water would be delivered without charge to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. This action would be taken in recognition of the widespread outdoor recreation benefits of the lakes and the heavy investment by the State in these lakes. Most of the lake sites probably will be beyond reach of the new water-conveyance system planned for the Central Arizona Project. In circumstances where the intended use of water for fishing lakes might be in conflict with established water rights, exchanges of water would be effectuated to provide, in effect, Central Arizona Project water to supply these lakes. Engineering surveys by the Arizona Game and Fish Department will make possible the selection of the sites for the proposed fishing lakes. Access and Facilities The access and facilities associated with the particular reservoirs indicated in Table 3 are needed to realize the fishing benefits associated with such impoundments. Maxwell Reservoir, for example, 39 719-028 O-64-14 DEpson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 13,975,552 byte