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CWCB <br /> 8/31/83 <br /> LOS PINOS <br /> WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDY <br /> Background <br /> Public Law 93-621 directed that the Los Pinos River, along <br /> with eleven other Colorado rivers, be studied as potential <br /> additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (National <br /> System) . The study, as mandated by Congress, encanpassed an <br /> approximately one-half mile wide corridor along the Los Pinos <br /> River and its tributaries within the Weminuche Wilderness Area. <br /> A joint Federal/State study team was formed to perform the study. <br /> Eligibility and Classification <br /> The Los Pinos River above the Granite Peaks Ranch and its <br /> major tributaries of Lake Creek, Flint Creek, Rincon La Osa, <br /> Rincon La Vaca, Snowslide Canyon, and Sierra Vandera were found <br /> eligible for inclusion in the National System . The other smaller <br /> tributaries were not eligible. All of the eligible reaches met <br /> • the wild river classification (see attached map) . <br /> Issues and Concerns (as expressed by the public) <br /> The major issues expressed by the public were: <br /> o Designation would foreclose the opportunity for the Pine <br /> River Irrigation District to develop its conditional <br /> water storage rights at Emerald Lake . <br /> o Desingation would attract additional recreationists, <br /> which could result in the depreciation of wilderness <br /> values through overuse. <br /> o Designation would foreclose new entry for mineral <br /> prospecting in the wild river area. <br /> Study Team Recommendation <br /> Three alternatives were considered in the study process: <br /> o Alternative A -- Do not include the Los Pinos River and <br /> its tributaries in the National System . The need for <br /> double classification was questioned since the entire <br /> study segment is already in a designated wilderness. <br /> 705 <br /> LP <br />