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low to high water freestyle boating and continued slalom training /racing, as well as serving <br />as an enhancement to the rafting experience and as a navigational enhancement. <br />Structures 6, 7, and 8 are envisioned as deflectors that would add to the character of the <br />experience and would provide variety and interest for slalom users. <br />"U" structure 9 would reshape an existing feature, nicknamed the "Corner Pocket," such <br />that it permanently captures, controls and diverts all of the flow of the Animas River. This <br />Structure would be designed to provide low to high water freestyle boating and would also <br />be an improvement to the slalom, rafting, and float - through experience. <br />"U" structures 10, 11, and 12 are envisioned as wider, more distributed structures than those <br />planned at Smelter and at the Corner Pocket. These structures require more flow to provide <br />for the same intended recreational usage but are a significant attraction to both in -town and <br />out -of -town users. These structures, through their width, provide for increased variety as <br />well as providing options for multiple boaters, and are often used by instructional, <br />recreational, and developing boaters at lower flows. At lower flows these structures provide <br />for novice /intermediate boating, instruction, and easier recirculation as well as a lower <br />power option to the upper structures. The increased width will also create variety and a <br />significant challenge to slalom boaters. A preference for the addition of structures of this <br />type was expressed at the public meeting in order to provide for these additional uses <br />downstream of what many boaters might consider to be the more intimidating options <br />available at Smelter and the Corner Pocket. <br />Construction issues: <br />There is adequate access and staging available in the Smelter Boating Park. Smelter Park has <br />a history of being accessed for in- stream improvements. The permit process and discussions <br />with the USACE during the construction documents and permitting phases will outline <br />appropriate water control methods as well as timing of construction and construction <br />methodologies. <br />21 <br />