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<br />001710 <br /> <br />PoJ~entiallimitations of the Test included its length (above), the <br />unpredictability of river bank storage, sporadic localized rainfall <br />thCJt augmented river flows, mechanical equipment limitations <br />proventing the release of exactly 250 cfs, and lower rates of water <br />diversion than anticipated. These issues will be addressed in the <br />subsequent EIS. <br /> <br />Monitoring <br /> <br />M4:mitoring activities conducted during the Test included the <br />folllowing. <br /> <br />"* Aerial photos from the dam to the Animas River confluence <br /> <br />"* Water temperatures (pre-test, during, and post-test) at <br />several locations from the dam downstream to the <br />Bloomfield area <br /> <br />"* New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) <br />documentation of trout and trout fishing. <br /> <br />"* Visual assessment of flow, habitat conditions, and impacts <br />to water diversion structures and recreation at several <br />locations between the dam and Shiprock, NM <br /> <br />"* Flow data from existing gage stations along the river <br /> <br />"* Stage (elevation) readings at several locations along the <br />river <br /> <br />"* Observations of resource specialists in the field during the <br />Test <br /> <br />-4- <br /> <br />Summer Low Flow Report - November 2001 <br />