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<br />001538 <br /> <br />Public Scoping Comments, Gunnison River Contract, conI. <br /> <br />,.:;~~?>.. <br />'~~~~./?:.~:?:' <br /> <br />5. GREENO+; p6.'2. Issue E. Protection of Guooison Gorge - The same values listed in Section C <br />above should be protected in the Bureau of Land Management's recommended Gunnison Gorge <br />Wilderness Area. Although the Bureau of Land Management claims no reserved water right, it is <br />required under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and other statutes to protect <br />environmental and recreational values on public lands. The Colorado Water Conservation Board and <br />other state agencies also have obligations to protect the public interest and environmental values in their <br />decision making. <br /> <br />4. GREENO+; p6,'3. The Gunnison Gorge is very likely to be designated as a wilderness area and <br />as a wild river at some point in the future. The proposed contract should provide water sufficient to <br />meet the requirements of these designations. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />14c. <br /> <br />14b. <br /> <br />STUDY. <br /> <br />GREENO+; p6,'4. Issue F. Trout Fisherv and Whitewater Boating - Trout fishing and <br />whilewater boating are two of the most important recreational values that should be protected and <br />enhanced through the contr8.ct negotiation process. ' Studies should be done to determine optimum water <br />flows for both actiwties and the consequences of departures from these flows under each alternative <br />should be thoroughly-analyzed. <br /> <br />'I <br />1 <br /> <br />GREENO+; p6, '4. Issue F. Trout Fisherv and Whitewater Boating - Trout fishing and <br />whitewater boating are two of the most important recreational values that should be protected and <br />enhanced through the contract negotiation process. Studies should be done to determine optimum water <br />flows for both activities and the consequences of-departures from these flows under each alternative <br />should be thoroughly analyzed. <br /> <br /><}~~~[..\ <br />'.:',:;." ,':. <br />,:..;.:.... <br /> <br />GREENO+; p6,'4. Issue F. Trout Fisherv and Whitewater Boating - Trout fishing and <br />whitewater boating are'two of the most important recreational 'values that should be protected and <br />enhanced through the contract negotiation process. Studies should be done to determine optimum water <br />flows for both activities and the consequences of departures from these flows under each alternative <br />should be thoroughly analyzed. <br /> <br />GREENO+; p6,'4. Issue F. Trout Fisherv and Whitewater Boating - Trout fishing and <br />whitewater boating are two of the most important recreational values that should be protected <br />and enhanced through the contract negotiation process. Studies should be done to determine <br />optimum water flows for both activities and the consequences of departures from these flows <br />under each alternative should be thoroughly analyzed. <br /> <br />22. GREENO+; p6, '5. Issue G. Electric Power Marketing (W APA Contracts) - The relationship <br />between the Gunnison River Contract and the Western Area ,Power Administration (WAPA) long-term <br />supply contracts needs to be defined carefully. Willtbe W APA contracts (currently under study in the <br />Electric Power Marketing EIS) control the terms of the Gunnison River Contract or will the W AP A <br />contracts be adjusted to conform to the Gunnison River Contract? WAPA should not enter into any <br />long-term contracts that would commit Gunnison River water unless it protects the flexibility of the <br />Bureau of Reclamation's position in negotiation of tbe Gunnison River Contract. <br /> <br />19.. <br /> <br />GREENO+; p7,'2. <br /> <br />Issue H. A-B Lateral Proiect <br /> <br />58 <br /> <br />,:<->'~. <br />;~, ':; ..." <br />.."",". <br />