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<br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />CONSERVATION GROUPS <br />COMMENT LETTER <br /> <br />MEItJUIfOUH <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />(I\1ruu Of Iltc:l.m<ltlan <br />La..,r l'llnourllhg1ofl <br />Attn: ISO p,O.80.l:25241 <br />D.nytr,C080225 <br />Hill" l:oantry Angler. C"'.phr of Trout Un! t/lllttd <br />'.0. liD.. 124 <br />Ghnwood Springs, CD 1!116Ul <br />SUBJECT: Second ~und W.ttr S.1es 1rOlll Ruedl huryoir <br />,nd tht Or"1. StlPl)lI'!Itnt.l [nvlronllllnUI <br />IlIIpltt SUtUltnt <br /> <br />FROJIl: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />D.ctlllb.rl,191!J3 <br /> <br />orFICL: !;~.:!.CO:,y <br />1\(. "".~ <br />li,l".::.., <br />err- ;::s~ <br /> <br /> <br />Pleau be .dvlsed thu the Hila'" Country An91ers Chlpt" of Trovt <br />Unlillliud 11 opposed to tl'l. Pnhrnd Alttrnut"l outline by t/'lt <br />Buruu In tl'll Or.ft !iEIS for lI.nlgtment of the Second Round W.tlr <br />S..ltS frOlllR.uldl Reurvotr. <br /> <br />Tht ("llllap," .htr 11. unique n&tur,l ,nOllrel UI.t 1. <br />lIatton.l1y rttDgnlztd U In OuUt.ndln9 Gold Hld.l ftshUy. 5",1'1 <br />. r.puUtio" drlws thouunC:S of fishermen unul1ly 1nto U,e Iru. <br />Soth tht rltrutlonll days provided by the Frylngpln !tlnf .nd <br />tht IconQtlllc vl1ut to the uu If 011I thOse who COIllI to use It afl <br />.mph JUltUlutton for tntense conslderlt1on Ind prouct10n of <br />the rhlr. <br /> <br />11-1 <br /> <br />The PrlferredAlternlttvl or thlDflrt SEIS provtdes ror nltther <br />Such conSIderation nor luch protect10n. Rlther. the dutruct10n <br />0' the Fry1ngpln Alvlr fishery IS outllnld In the Drift SEIS <br />through vHlul hlbiut 10ls Ind reductions tn trOut popullt10ns <br />tndtcatu thlt tht aurUu'S P"hrred Alternatlvll<:druses <br />neither the rl(f,ltlonll vllue of tht Frytn~pu River nor Its <br />econQlllic vllue to thl 10clllru. <br /> <br />~e do not dIspute thl Bur..u's luthorlt1 to sell wlter frOlllRuldl <br />Ruervolf IS luthorlzed by le91s11t10n to flcover rl!llIlburUble <br />construction COlts. HowlVlf, such luthortt1 dOIS not In our <br />oplnton rellevl the Surelu 'rOIll the resllon'slbllHy to 1Il1lu every <br />effort to protect Ind preserve ouutlndlnljlloc.11 ruourus. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />--..-- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />RESPONSE <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />o <br />C> <br />en <br />CO <br /> <br />11-1 : <br /> <br />The conclusion of the impact analysis on the <br />trout fishery in the Fryingpan River is that a <br />gradual decline in numbers and/or growth rates <br />is possible. This does not equal the destruc- <br />tion of the fishery, Compliance with existing <br />Operating Principles in regard to minimum flow <br />requirements and projected operations ensure <br />that the trout fishery is not destroyed. <br /> <br />..... <br />..... <br /> <br />N <br />'" <br />