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Suitability Case Study: Arkansas River"Suitable"Determination <br /> Arkansas River Corridor <br /> • Completed during 1996 BLM <br /> land use plan revision T". <br /> • Applies to BLM lands between §. N.Leads and Canon City-127 <br /> river miles <br /> ,'. <br /> ` t "� L.1■ 4 ��� • Classification is`'recreational" � ..-. �.- <br /> –highest level of development .-.a 4 <br /> -' - ■ Corridor includes railroad,state - <br /> •sway, ow ,'x a Iv-. <br /> . <br /> agriculture,and ranches <br /> ¢ • Reach is approximately 50% <br /> t`,-;'_,-_t' t. . ` '• "vim e,'-',-;-,,' public ownership and 50%, <br /> r -'''-` -� 4 , <br /> private ownership <br /> 't a I ' r is BLM attempting to maintain? <br /> Suitabili : Maintaining_ORVs <br /> While Allowing Other Uses <br /> e ■Recreation <br /> N • Federal-State Partnership- <br /> • ■ctmrm foal tloatbo,ttmgAnd <br /> t t Arkansas Headwaters /, <br /> c ` pmatc Hum-boating <br /> Recreation Area(AHRA) r <br /> ` ■.bore ti'hin and boat fishing <br /> '` <br /> y includes BLM and CPW <br /> ` N ."`� '•> > : a piarirkiq.hiking,and a ,.- � t .. <br /> " " recreation use recreation ' <br /> e n >.rhc i�,h uxui u.crran,mat use, ` ,y <br /> A rnrrinr;,1,ml,, infrastructure,and other ' ' 4t, .. : <br /> : 9 m 2,02 us<,dacs arm„,.„„„„.d uses in the corridor °t ' <br /> Flow Management Efforts Suitability: Maintaining ORVs <br /> While Allowing Other Uses <br /> • Joint BLM and CPW data <br /> collection and analysis– "Suitable"Determination+ `r a `r': <br /> Arkansas River Flow-Needs -t,', Arkansas Headwaters r5` <br /> Assessment g Recreation Area+ L 1 <br /> • Arkansas River Voluntary Flow :` - s : <br /> voluntary Flow Management <br /> 1 <br /> Management Program(VFMP) . ,, t .,d! g <br /> –CPW,Southeastern,Chatlee a ,, ! Program <br /> County,TU and AROA identify' _ <br /> flows needed for fish and ti- , <br /> recreation,along with flows Land Use Issues and Water s ., wrrs <br /> needed to delivery water <br /> Use Issues Are Fully '" l l+Or!' H ,. <br /> ■ Bureau of Reclamation and Addressed <br /> water users have been <br /> participants in VFMP <br /> 4 <br />