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Design Report for Canon City Whitewater Kayak and Recreation Park in the Arkansas River <br /> • M. Summary <br /> The Colorado Water Conservation Board has funds available for the design and <br /> construction of whitewater parks that are designed and constructed in a manner so as to <br /> comport with Colorado's statutory requirements and the Board's rules and policies <br /> regarding Recreational In-Channel Diversions ("RICDs"); and <br /> Colorado Water Conservation Board supports the protection of non-consumptive uses <br /> within the State in a manner so that they are compatible with the Board's responsibilities <br /> to maximize utilization of Colorado's water resources and the protection of Colorado's <br /> entitlements under interstate Compacts and equitable apportionment decrees. <br /> The proposed design meets the first goal outlined in the MOA agreement between Canon <br /> City and the CWCB. Our opinion is based on the fact that the recreational experiences <br /> sought,which include three distinct levels of freestyle kayaking, can be efficiently met <br /> with flows equivalent to Chaffee county RICD flows. The USGS gage located at Canon ' c , ,s <br /> City is available for administration of the design flows and all federal and state permitting ° t <br /> requirements will be met. The design flows are the minimum for each structure as shown j XAp <br /> in the hydraulic analyses. The design would not significantly increase the Base Flood <br /> Elevations and changes would be addressed in a City effort to revise flood insurance <br /> maps for existing conditions. The final design would have an adequate factor of safety to <br /> be considered stable under the 100-year flood scenario. The proposed project is expected <br /> to have insignificant temporary environmental impacts associated with construction and <br /> • no long-term environmental impacts. The proposed WKRP is expected to provide an <br /> economic asset to Canon City. Goals 2 and 3 will be further analyzed by the CWCB and <br /> the City of Canon City if an actual RICD filing is desired for the WKRP. <br /> XII. References <br /> Landcaster, Adam. 2007. Personal Communication. Canon City Engineer, June, 2007. <br /> 719-269-9011 <br /> Nahomenuk, John, 2008. Personal Communication. Bureau of Land Management River <br /> Manager,Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, June, 2008. 719-539-7289. <br /> Policky, Greg. 2007. Personal Communications,Managers, Colorado Division of <br /> Wildlife. Site Visit,November 1, 2007. 719-530-5525. <br /> Camp Dresser and McKee Inc.,Floodplain Information Report,Arkansas River. Prepared <br /> for Freemont County, Canon City, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board, 1982. <br /> Colorado, Water Division no 2, District Court, Case no. 04CW129, October 20, 2006. <br /> Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decree of the Court, Concerning the <br /> • ` RE IV 14 of 16 <br />