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• Study Team Recommendation <br /> The study team recommended that the upper 26 miles of the <br /> Gunnison River study corridor be designated as a wild river <br /> area. This segment contains about 12 ,900 acres. It extends <br /> through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument into <br /> the Gunnison Gorge Recreation Lands . See attached map. <br /> Impacts of Designation (from Study Report) <br /> o Lands within the eligible river segment are already in <br /> Federal ownership and are already being managed to <br /> protect and enhance the river 's natural and . <br /> recreational values. Because of existing Federal land <br /> ownership and preservation management objectives, <br /> impacts of the proposal on all other resources -- <br /> including land use, fishing , physiography, geology, <br /> minerals, and transportation -- will be negligible. <br /> o Implementing the proposal will prohibit construction <br /> of any project which may diminish existing geologic, <br /> scenic, recreation, wildlife, and related values of <br /> the proposed area. The following proposed water <br /> development projects would be prohibited: <br /> - Smith Fork hydroelectric project proposed by the <br /> City of Delta with a 54,000 acre-foot capacity. <br /> - Cedar Flats hydroelectric/industrial water project <br /> proposed by Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining <br /> Company with a 162,700 acre-foot capacity. <br /> - Tri-County hydroelectric/industrial water project <br /> proposed by Colorado Ute Electric Association with <br /> 72,650 acre-foot capacity. <br /> o <br /> • Implementation of the proposed action will cause minor <br /> increases in recreation use and attendant vistor <br /> impacts over those expected to occur without <br /> designation. <br /> Current Legislation <br /> There is no current legislation pending on the Gunnison <br /> River. <br /> /bm <br /> -2- <br />