7315 ‎(2)‎

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7315
• Author: Colorado Water Conservation Board.
• Title: State of Colorado Hatchery Feasibility Study for Endangered Fishes of the Colorado River Basin, Vols. 1 & 2.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

. SITE DESCRIPTIONS

This section provides brief descriptions of the 16 proposed sites evaluated in the final
screening effort. The Final Report includes more detailed description of these sites.

1. Glenwood Desalini7.ation Facility (near Glenwood Springs, CO):

This proposed hatchery site is located west of Glenwood Springs in a canyon south of 1-70.
The site was proposed in conjunction with a proposed desalinization plant project. The
concept is to use the waste heat from the desalinization plant to heat hatchery water. The
site is undeveloped. The site received a fatal flaw for: Water Reliability - The hatchery
warm water supply would be contingent on the operation of the desalination plant. The site
is also located downstream of a solid waste landfill operation.

2. CO-Ute Plant/CIRG Site (near Craig, CO):

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This proposed hatchery site is located near Craig, on private property. The site was
proposed as part of a larger site development project for industries which would use waste
heat from the power plant, in this case, to heat the hatchery water. This site received a fatal
flaw for: Water Reliability - With current information, the hatchery warm water supply
would be contingent on the operation of the power plant. There may be the possibility of
geothermal water at the site. The area of available land is small.

6. Rifle Falls SFH (near Rifle, CO):

This proposed hatchery site is located near Rifle, on property partially occupied by the
existing Colorado Division of Wildlife - Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery. The water supply for the
site would be cold surface water. Existing cold well water is used by the Rifle Falls
Hatchery.

8. Clines Fish Hatchery (Monte Vista, CO):

This proposed hatchery site, located within the San Luis Valley, is currently the site of an
existing private fish hatchery. The existing hatchery has an artisan geothermal well water
supply. Acquisition of farm land adjacent to the Clines property would be required for the
site to be feasible. The existing hatchery rearing ponds are generally small.

9. Putnam Fish Hatchery (Durango, CO):

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This proposed hatchery site is currently the site of an existing private fish hatchery. The
existing hatchery has a cold water supply from springs. The site has a large area of available
land in addition to the area occupied by the hatchery. The site has good topographical
relief for reaeration of water. The rearing ponds are generally small and grouped on
different terraces across the site.

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