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Pueblo <br />Location: Directly east of Pueblo Reservoir in the county of Pueblo. <br />Physical Structure: Hatchery building includes 5 rearing basins, 32 circular tanks, and 15 <br />troughs. The outside facility contains 32 concrete raceways and 32 dirt ponds encompassing <br />25 surface acres of water. <br />Water Source: Pueblo Reservoir can supply up to 30 cfs of water and three wells produce up to <br />450 gpms. Water conditioning systems are connected to the water sources <br />Number of personnel: 7 permanent FTE's and 15 months of temporary time <br />Species Reared: largemouth bass, bluegill, blue and channel catfish, sauger, saugeye, walleye, <br />wiper, Snake River cutthroat, and rainbow trout <br />Three Year Production Average: 87,000 catchable rainbow trout with an average size of 9.86 <br />inches; 537,000 subcatchable trout with an average size of 3.77 inches, and 18 million <br />warmwater fish with an average size of 0.61 inches (NOTE: Pueblo is a major walleye <br />hatching hatchery which is reflected in the small size of the average subcatchable planted). <br />Operating Costs: $453,539 <br />Operating Cost per Inch Planted: $0.033 <br />Fish Health History: 1993 - Costia <br />Current Health Status: Specific pathogen free but suspect for whirling disease. WD+, free- <br />ranging rainbow trout have been found near the hatchery water intake. <br />75