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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Associated Design Criteria: <br />· All in-stream work should conform strictly to permit requirements <br />and should have a minimum impact, both short and long term, on <br />the in-stream and riparian habitat. <br /> <br />· Improvements should promote responsible usage. <br /> <br />· Improvements should appear natural and provide for improvements <br />in the in-stream habitat <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Commercial Rafting <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Commercial rafting already exists on the Animas River within this reach. <br />Commercial rafting operations stand to gain considerably from improvements to this <br />section, which will offer exposure, ease of accessibility, increased infrastructure, and <br />the opportunity to link on-the-water experiences with off-the-water experiences <br />offered in the City such as restaurants, parks, and other attractions. Commercial <br />rafting operations typically operate autonomously from the local government but <br />require put-ins and take-outs that can accommodate large numbers of customers and <br />restroom facilities. On the water the rafters will need an extended reach of river that <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />is attractive for an extended season and that provides a bouncy and attractive ride for <br />their customers. The difficulty level of the water should not exceed that which can <br />be navigated by a well-trained guide with a boat full of inexperienced users. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Associated Design Criteria: <br />· The river must provide attractive yet navigable whitewater for guided <br />raft trips. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />· Put-in and Take-outs improvements must accommodate commercial <br />rafting operations. <br />· The river must serve as an attraction to passing customers. The park <br />should create an attraction that acts to increase business and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />exposure for these commercial rafters. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Car: \i.l.~h:.\. r.I-, <br />.1'\5 .\r"r;J.h(l~ ,\\<: li"~jIJd. ('(J X()~()2 <br />Kt:C \\l.i(lllaJ-,~":~inL\.')l!l~~ u l'Ui11~~i."I.!1('l \\" \'( \\ \\ p,tr;';:"-L'l'l)1 1~{Li) ."4)-~XS ~ <br /> <br />13 <br />