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Appendix E <br />Bellvue Hatchery <br />Location: Bellvue, Lan6er County <br />Physical Structure: Built in 1924 and upgraded to present level of 68 hatchery troughs, 16 nurse <br />basins, and 16 raceways. <br />Water Source: Hatchery and nurse basins operate on 500-1000 gpm at 54°F. Upper raceways <br />operate on 700 gpm of recycled water pumped from settling ponds and this combines with <br />nurse basin water to operate lower raceways. <br />Number of Personnel: 10.25 permanent FTEs and 15 months temporary (NOTE: numbers are <br />total for both Bellvue and Watson) <br />Species Reared: Colorado River Rainbow, McConaughy Rainbow, Steelhead, brook, brown, <br />kokanee, Snake River cutthroat, Pikes Peak cutthroat, Colorado River Cutthroat, golden <br />and splake <br />Three-Year Production Average: 1.1 million subcatchables; average size 2.7 inches <br />Operating Costs: $208,200 <br />Operating Cost per Inch Planted: $0.069 <br />Fish Health History: 1970 - IPNV; 1972 - IHNV; 1991 - furunculosis; 1993 - BKD <br />Current Health Status: specific pathogen free <br />Watson Rearing Unit <br />Location: Bellvue, Larimer County <br />Physical Structure: twenty-four nurse basins and 14 raceways <br />Water Source: Watson Lake (Poudre River) 7,000 to 14,000 gpm at temperature of 36 to 68°F. <br />Limited water in the winter results in recycling 2,500 to 5,000 gpm from November through <br />March. <br />Number of Personnel: 10.25 permanent FTEs and 15 months temporary (NOTE: numbers are <br />total for both Bellvue and Watson) <br />Species'Reared: rainbow trout <br />Three-Year Production Average: 397,000 catchables average size 10.35 inches <br />Operating Costs: $326,491 <br />Operating Cost per Inch Planted: $0.080 <br />Fish Health History: 1975 - ERM & IPNV; 1977 - Bloodfluke; 1985 - "Ich" and Columnaris; <br />1986 - Gyrodactylus; 1993 - BKD; 1994 - BKD; 1995 - Whirling disease <br />Current Health Status: whirling-disease positive <br />67