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<br />f' n ;1>-; 37 <br />,)U ,. u <br /> <br />Consultation and Coordination <br /> <br />CHAPTER 4 <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />From the mailing list developed for the draft Ruedi Reservoir 2012 Agreement EA released by the Eastern <br />Colorado Area Office in Loveland, Colorado, Reclamation solicited comments on the proposed action <br />from 40 interested parties. This was done by means of an email distribution describing the proposed <br />action and requesting comments. Nine comments were received. These comments, summarized below, <br />are analyzed in Chapter 3: <br /> <br />. Flows in the Fryingpan River below Reudi above 300 cfs (cubic-feet/second) could affect brown trout <br />by scouring habitat; <br /> <br />. Flows in the Fryingpan above 300 cfs could present a hazard to wading anglers; <br /> <br />. Flows in the Fryingpan from 250-400 cfs damages trout habitat; <br /> <br />. Importance of the Fryingpan River corridor to the economy of Basalt; <br /> <br />. Flows in the Fryingpan shouldn't be greatly increased in October during brown trout spawning; <br /> <br />. Effects to the Fryingpan fishery would be more serious if flows dropped in November from a higher <br />flow in October (flatter flows over a longer period are better); <br /> <br />. Flows in the Fryingpan up to 250 cfs don't present a problem to anglers and guides; <br /> <br />. 250 cfs flows continually during the period without spikes later in the irrigation season would be ideal <br />under the circumstances (with flows up to 275 cfs probably acceptable); <br /> <br />. Proposed Reudi releases could limit the ability next year (and years following) to meet the 5,000 AF <br />of water required every 4 years of 5 releases; <br /> <br />. Proposed releases would benefit the Roaring Fork River and the Colorado River above Palisade, and <br />irrigation return flows might benefit the lower end of the 15 Mile Reach; <br /> <br />. Coordinating Reudi releases with other releases from Wolford Mountain and Williams Fork <br />reservoirs might maintain fishing in the Fryingpan throughout the summer. <br /> <br />These comments were used in the analysis in Chapter 3. <br /> <br />CONSULTATION <br /> <br />In additions to those who provided comments, others were consulted aboutproviding information for the <br />EA. They are: <br /> <br />27 <br />