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<br />Cimarron Dred~in~ Environmental Assessment <br /> <br />Gunnison National Park...." <br /> <br />Response: This sentence was changed based on BLM comments. <br /> <br />Comment 9: Page 9. Paragraph 7: Has the effect on private boater access to Crystal Reservoir <br />post-dredging been evaluated? If not. what are the preceived impactslbenetits? <br /> <br />Response: The public has limited access below Morrow Point to launch boats. The road leading <br />down to the tailrace is gated and locked. In addition. high fluctuation in flows below Morrow <br />Point make this site unsafe. Boats have to be carried down to the upper end of Crystal Reseroir. <br />The proposed dredging activity would not change this requirement. When the dredging project is <br />complete. boats may need to be canied further down past the Cimarron River cont1uence to <br />launch boars because the tailrace would be drained when Morrow Point is not releasing water. <br /> <br />Comment 10: Page 10. Paragraph 6: The Colorado Division of Wildlife does not manage the <br />Gunnison River below Crystal Reservoir. The National Park Service manages the river as part of <br />Curecanti Narional Recreation Area and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife does have fisheries management responsibility on the river. <br /> <br />Response: "fishery resource of the" was added to this sentence to clarify management <br />responsibility. <br /> <br />Comment II: Page 10. Paragraph 6. Sentence 4: should read .....below the Black Canyon of the <br />Gunnison National Park." <br /> <br />Response: "Monument" changed to "Park". <br /> <br />Comment 12: Page 12, Paragraph 6: While the Colorado River cutthroat trout, bluehead sucker. <br />and flannelmouth sucker are not federally listed species. they are State Special Concern Species. <br />As such, the National Park Service must manage them in a manner similar to its treatment of <br />federally listed species. Therefore, potential impacts to these species must be evaluated. <br /> <br />Response: The proposed dredging project is predicted to have no effect on these Stare Special <br />Concern Species. <br /> <br />Comment 13: Paragraph I: states .....flushing flows are not being considered at this time..." Is it <br />conceivable that flushing t10ws will be necessary? If so. what is the contingency in case they are <br />needed? <br /> <br />Response: Flushing t10ws are not being considered in the mitigation plan. The project is <br />designed to address sediment deposition issues associated with dredging. Dredging activities <br />would be stopped immediately if sediment issues arise and therefore, flushing flows would not be <br /> <br />26 <br />