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<br />Cimarron Dredging Environmental Assessm.ent <br /> <br />today's rates. this amount of generation equates to about $98.539 per year. <br /> <br />If the Aspinall Unit was needed to respond to a power system emergency, dredging activities <br />would be stopped until the 6 hour dredging window was again available. This would also apply <br />to any emergency that would require a change in operations that would make the 6 hour dredging <br />window unavailable. <br /> <br />Commercial Guiding Services <br /> <br />Commercial guiding services have developed on the Gunnison River as a result of the high <br />quality of fishing, rafting, and sightseeing available to the general public. The majority of <br />commercial float and walk-wade fishing use on the river occurs within the BLM's Gunnison <br />Gorge NCA and Wilderness. These activities are popular throughout the summer (May - early <br />October) with the highest annual use of the river by both commercial and private float and walk- <br />wade fishers occurring during early June (stonefly hatch period). Floatfishing by commercials is <br />also extremely popular in late July, August and September. Any action that would reduce <br />fishing success. river navigability, or the aesthetic nature of the river may have a negative effect <br />on commercial guiding services. <br /> <br />The majority (79.4%) of visitation at Curecanti National Recreation Area and the Black Canyon <br />of the Gunnison National Park, Management Area occur between May and Seprember as <br /> <br />2500001 <br /> <br />2??oo0 <br /> <br />50000 <br /> <br /> <br />IICurllCilnuNiluonaIAec'eanon~B8 <br />. Black CanjlJn of !he Guonlson Nauof\lll PlI,k <br /> <br />150000 <br /> <br />100000 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />~n ~ ~r ~ ~ ~n ~I ~ ~ ~ NM ~ <br /> <br />Figure 4 - 2000 Visitation Statistics in PersonsIMonth for Curecanti National <br />Recreation Area and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park <br /> <br />18 <br />