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<br />D9LOR~S RANGER DIST. <br /> <br />ID:3038827582 <br /> <br />FEB 24'04 <br /> <br />12:50 No.OOl P.05 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />100 N. 6Lh St~. P.O~ Box 210 <br />DOLORESJ CO 81323 <br />(970) 882M7296 <br />FAX (970) 882-2646 <br /> <br /> <br />USDA Forest Service <br />Dolores Ran~er District <br /> <br />In Reply Refer To: BlM (CO-810) <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />USDI Bureau of Land Management <br />Dolores Field OffIce <br /> <br />To: John Rehring, CDM <br /> <br />Fran,: Rick Ryal'. BLM Re-creati.oJ1 SIJE'clalist <br /> <br />SUbject; Issue for SWSI Management Objectives <br /> <br />D~L67ft:blutuy 24.2004 <br /> <br />HaHn John _.4 I 'IJeuld lil<o to-odd my oommonts to Y10 draft of-Roundtable Cemmontn <br />discussed at the last meeting In Durango. I heard at the meeting that the eWeB. <br />lhrougtl lhe 5WSI is Inlt:!rC!slC:3u Irl all wctl(:!r I~~ue~ tifuJ tJ(:!J'U::UlcJ~. Wilt, Ltlal in rTlInu I ff:!al <br />one water Issue relating to recreation involving the Dolores River Drainage my not have <br />been recognized or identified in the draft of Roundtable Comments. <br /> <br />Please refer to page 3, number 5 (Sllpport Recreational Needs); objective 39 Enhance <br />RV\iIUitltarnrtOlltlUrluIJiti,,::tl :'Juu uujen...livCJ. Pluvi.Je-a-daLfuc:lttr wdl..' rOJTd1;fmiu.1 <br />when and where needed. In the overview of comments most of the drainages identify <br />needs such as I'provide flow for corridor enjoyment/experience; need predictable, <br />dependable flows. t . to support rafling/' etc. Under San Juan/Dolores/San Miguel it <br />states.. UChange needs to options. n I suspect if you talked to the boating public and the <br />commercial outfitters who float tl16 Dolores River tRey would ssy there ie a defiAite-need <br />for water and options are limited. The comrnen\ seems to reflect no input from the <br />Dolores River boating community. <br /> <br />The big issue impacting the boating community is the development of Plateau Creek <br />Reservoir. Since McPhee Dam was compietedJ the only water that boaters could hope <br />fot was spi" -Water. If iht:= fl:'tiervuir Uue5 nut'fili ttrere iH rlO SJJiti-ttlerefure flU buatirlQ, <br />period. Plateau-Greek wtlt-store split waterwl'lcJl'~lormally woutd go dOwllstrearn:-i 11ave <br />b.AAn told b~lnhn e.nrtArr formally with DWCDt thwn fAct SnroA yeAfsJhArp-wol,lrllleJlfl <br />boating &eaSOD beC'..aJ.LSe ot.P~t~alU'J:PaRaCU:'rvoh:_....Pblteall r"J"p..ek...R,e...-=;eD/oh:js DoUhA <br />only project proposed to store Hspill'~ wale.. if1 the Doto..e'!~rf)rai(la'ge; ts tI'tts-tlOt-an <br />Imporbtlnt-enough iS3Ue-tO bc.inoluded In tho oommonto-? <br /> <br />Another comment under the Dolores Drainage states: IIAllocate portion of costs to reo <br />uscrs~J' In ono of mony meetings I attonded disouooing water availability tho statemont <br />w,:aQ mgdQ thAt oven if w::.tQr Wgs:z ::aVQU",bIQ for QAIQ it would not be>> Raid to bo::atlng <br />interests. <br />