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Buena Vista Correctional Facility <br />Location: two miles south of the town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County <br />Physical Structure: The unit is on Colorado Department of Corrections property and is inside <br />the perimeter fence. The unit has 20 raceways. <br />Water Source: springs 418 to 668 gpm <br />Operating Costs: $52,989 <br />Operating Cost per Inch Planted: $0.130 <br />Number of Personnel: one permanent FTE and inmate labor <br />Species Reared: rainbow trout and Snake River cutthroat <br />Three-Year Production Average: 22,000 catchables average size 9.52 inches and 38,000 <br />subcatchables average size 5.14 inches <br />Fish Health History: 1988 - whirling disease; 1990 - ERM <br />Current Health Status: Specific pathogen free <br />Chalk Cliffs Rearing Unit <br />Location: on Chalk Creek in Chaffee County near the town of Nathrop <br />Physical Structure: Seven earthen rearing ponds and four main raceways adjacent to the ponds <br />Water Source: Chalk Creek. The creek flow fluctuates seasonally from about 25 cfs to well over <br />1,200 cfs. A good portion of the creek flow originates from warm springs upstream of the <br />unit. Therefore, the water temperature is slightly higher than would be expected for the <br />climate with a range of 40°F to 70°F. <br />Number of Personnel: six permanent FTE's, 10 months of temporary FTE's. Supervision is <br />shared with Buena Vista. <br />Species reared: rainbow, brown, and Pike's Peak cutthroat <br />Three-Year Production Average: 820,000 catchables, average size 10.11 inches <br />Operating Costs: $428,683 <br />Operating Costs per Inch Planted: $0.052 <br />Fish Health History: 1975 - IPNV & ERM; 1984 - "Ich"; 1985 - ERM; 1988 - whirling disease <br />Current Health Status: whirling-disease positive <br />68