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<br />BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE <br /> <br />would require cooperation between your Bureau, the Colorado Department <br />of Game and Fish, and the water-user organizations for their solution. <br />The need for hunter access is one of the problems that would need to <br />be explored. <br /> <br />iJhen and if feasibility studies are made, our Bureau and the Colo- <br />rado Department of Game and Fish will enlist your cooperation in consid- <br />eration of the following foreseeable important needs for f'ish and wild- <br />life: <br /> <br />1. An adequate fisheries conservation pool in <br />Ute Park Reservoir. <br /> <br />2. Fishery release from Ute Park Dam and bypasses <br />at diversion points downstream on the \,illiams <br />Fork River. <br /> <br />3. Modification of main project canals, as necessary <br />to prevent loss of big-game animals. <br /> <br />4. Means for mitigation of losses of mule deer and <br />elk wintering habitat. <br /> <br />5. Possibilities for meeting management problems <br />inherent to elk and mule deer use of cultivated <br />lands in the proj ect area. <br /> <br />6. Securing hunter access to lands within the project <br />area, with special attention to those adjacent to <br />the Skylark Canal. <br /> <br />. The opportunity to contribute to your report is appreciated. We <br />recognize that the status Report is necessarily limited in scope, and <br />hence does not include consideration of project effects on fish and <br />wildlife resources. This Bureau and the Colorado Department of Game <br />and Fish will be pleased to cooperate with your staff in any future <br />planning and detailed studies of the Parshall Project. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br />jsj John C. Gatlin <br /> <br />John C. Gatlin <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />26 <br />