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<br />. <br /> <br />the nine springs, there are two other springs that yield 449-898 gpm. <br />Also, the hatchery has water rights to the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River (1796 gpm or 2920 ac-ft) and Le Roux Creek (3143 gpm or 5100 ac- <br />ft) which has not been used for some time because of siltation, risk of <br />disease and high temperatures for trout. <br /> <br />There was a storage building and a residence at Chipeta. The storage <br />building was destroyed by the slide. The only road leading on to the <br />property was also destroyed and has only been marginally restored. The <br />stability of the slide area and the future of the Chipeta Unit is very <br />much in doubt. <br /> <br />The water quality of the springs is good, although some turbidity is <br />present and trace amounts of pesticides have been reported. The Gunnison <br />River and Le Roux Creek waters are of lesser quality and are laden with <br />suspended solids, various types of fish and potential disease organisms. <br />Gunnison River water temperature ranged from OOF to 690F in the 1981 <br />water year, peaking in September. Le Roux Creek water temperatures <br />reached 690F in September, 1981. <br /> <br />The Chipeta Unit probably had the potential of becoming an endangered <br />species hatchery prior to the landslide. I-Ihile the water sources were <br />not lost to the slide, the means of delivery to the ponds and the ponds <br />themselves have been lost. Because of the instability of the landslide <br />area any reparation of the damages seems to be out of the question at <br />this time. <br /> <br />Some private land lies below the Chipeta Unit and borders the hatchery <br />property. If this land were purchased it could be developed into a good <br />hatchery site. The property would need to be surveyed and evaluated by <br />engineers to determine if ponds could be built there. Some of this land <br />is cultivated and currently is not for sale. <br /> <br />The facilities at the Headquarters Unit will be upgraded during the next <br />few years to make up for the loss of the Chipeta Unit trout production. <br />Five 20'x90' gravel bottomed raceways at the lower end of the hatchery <br />were rehabilitated in FY 83. They will be supplied with water from the <br />upper raceways. These units have the potential to grow limited numbers <br />of Colorado squawfish, about 100,000 fingerlings per year. Some undeveloped <br />land is in the same area (3-5 acres), but is too small far building <br />production ponds. Furthermore, concrete raceways for trout are to be <br />constructed in this area according to development plans. Because of the <br />recent landslide and the uncertainity of trout production and future <br />facilities, Hotchkiss is no longer being considered as a potential site <br />for locating an endangered fish hatchery. <br /> <br />Lo an Fisheries Ex eriment Station FES -is located in Logan, Utah on <br />t e ogan iver, a trl utary of t e Bear River. The growing season for <br />agriculture in the area is 117'days and the average air temperature is <br />470F. It is a fishery research station under the Utah Division of <br />Wildlife Resources (DWR). The facilities include a combination labora- <br />tory, office and shop building, a hatch house, several small storage <br />buildings and two residences. There are about 42, relatively new concrete <br />raceways, i.e. 20 small (3'x25') and 22 medium (4'x50') sized. The old <br /> <br />00 <br />