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somewhat disrepair, to turn it into a first-rate community asset that <br />we can be proud o£ " <br />In terms of learning more about what a whitewa.ter park is, what we <br />found ou# is you need to have a facility that can provide a great <br />variety of experiences and address the various ski.t leveLs so that you <br />can attract a wide range of people that would be interested in doing <br />this; anywhere from students in recreation programs to Iocal faniilies <br />to tourists to expert kayakers. So in having the discussions between <br />the cominunity and the Board of County Commissioners, it was <br />decided that what they wanted to see in the design was a facility that <br />could be used by all elements oF segments m the .community, <br />irrespective oftheir experience ievel, and also it would be a cowrse <br />that woutd be used lry expert kayakers for competition. <br />We alsa 1earned that there was a sidc-benefit of these km.ds of <br />facilities. And that is an enbanced f sh habitat And tbis area is not <br />otly ourrently used as a put-in and take-but but it's also used by the <br />community as a fishing spot. What Cary had talked about when we worked. 'on this was that the <br />course should be about a quarter of a mile iongi it should ha.ve <br />sevexal features m the channel and should have drops and pools. <br />And he also stated that the flow shQuld be somewhere between 250 <br />and 2,004 cfs, smce these flows are commonly foutrd in the prbposed <br />reach of the river. <br />As you sa.w this morning, 'we curre* have on,e structure installed: .. <br />We are stackp. . ?mg rocks iath8 Taylor Cariytin from a[1mm.tellk?ble] highway project to go along with the rocks that we <br />aiready have on boazd. We hope to get back to the river thi5 fa1t. <br />we did nm'into a mimor problem, that ttere is a piece of private <br />ProPertY below the frst structure that i?s in the bed of #he river, which <br />is owned by a family trust out of Qklahomg. Wlien we d.iscovered <br />that, we had fihe ProPertY aPPraised and are in negotia#ions wi#h that family trvst to get that.purcbased. <br />We do have atI ofthe necessary permits. We have a 404 permit ut <br />place. The estimated time for completion would be ihis fa1L If we <br />can get the private praperty issue resolved, that is very doable.. If <br />not, we might have to wai# to complete it this spring, depending on <br />how soon we can acc}uire permission to get back into the river. <br />Cuirentiy, as I said before, we bave $40,000 appropriated. We have <br />spend approxihaxely baIf of tbat in the mobilization and the first <br />struchire. 'I'he City af"Crunnis.an has sauid they wontd also confinbute <br />Colorado Water Conservatian Board <br />September 10, 2002 Hearing Transcript <br />Page 18