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<br /><;:6nunentary in regard to 'theaboveEx'e!=,\')~W.r~ suiiuna:!:)' itemsfonow:s~
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<br />It, l$ highlyi.lliHkeiythere lSi;lseH-s",st:ainingra:1hbowt):'Ciut
<br />"fisherY. in ..the . rele:vant. 3. 5 .mil,e '+.ea6J:iof.. specie ,:Creek;
<br />. sections of the'lemer .reachof Specie, Creek have been ob$erved'
<br />tObetotally' dry di.u'Lirg,the maJority of thefie1.dobse.rvation
<br />q.ates during Augustan4 September,6fportions 6fthe;I.a$t 10
<br />y~rE;. ' DUring tl'i~ lastfenlr years'I ha:ve ,$j;"'"ut C'lhaver.age of
<br />2 week$ per year on SPecie Mesa' during the month$ 'ot August
<br />and septemb:,~; . , ' , : " . ,
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<br />'l haV'efis;hc~iieil6ng.the r.eac';:h i:>fthe San Miguel River l.odct1:ed
<br />adjace;nt.tothe'ConnuencewitJl Spede Creek at least 15-20
<br />timescturing the, la'st;aecaae;' dUring these' .t imel'i : T have~,rl1y .'
<br />'onq'e s.e'eh,flow ,exiting:~emouth of' Specie Grel'!kihtothe'San
<br />M,iguel: RiVE>:!:;. , Theopse.rved ,flow: was' low, , in the .approximate
<br />" rang'e of100.g;ojllons per'minute. ' , . ^
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<br />i.rilequrrent#~Ui irtfc>J:~mati6p,' simulated hydroldg:Ldd;;{taand
<br />,assun\ptionsU'UlLzed by the CWG;B fortheprop6$~d. Sp",c.ie .Creek '
<br />. " MSF 'filing: :are i;ns.uffi6ient to. assert.theepdsteI:lc'ebfaself-
<br />. sustaining ,rainbov;' .trout : f isl:iery i . and are. . inadequate. to
<br />justify the claimedMSp..a~ounts in .Specie Creek. .
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<br />. Thl.,; cD6wstr~am surve-ydat~ pres'en'ted~s part; of t.h.e Executive
<br />· summary.. Appendices ,stateund'i'i .'the ".commE:!nts .secti~n,
<br />"subterrimeanstreamflow, ma,ny dry reacl;lE!S". ":This st;ate;ment
<br />,'is. i,ncOns'istent with.',the .!,!sserticin' 'of .a seli':"-sustaliting trout.
<br />fishery. . .', . ,". ", .. .
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<br />Prim:: to,fi,;I.:ihg a: MSFiiPl) He at ion on sp~c ietcr~ek ; :t:he CWCB
<br />Si'hciliTd:,,?bt:t=i,fn. '~'h .~_, minin,JjJtii ,.th~,>f611.o~~iin,g:da'ta ,:'. ',,' , : .
<br />a)' .... Seasona),'f{eiii dischargedata,:l;orspecle:creek,'atidn,gthe
<br />.' .' ''CourSle'?fat; l",a,st:one ..'( 1) year; .' These data.l:ire 'cd.tical
<br />. to, demol1strat<;\ . ,the ..,potentlalfor ;idequate .year~.r.ciund
<br />available, fb?wil1. SpeCie Crae'k.,'l'he flow monitoring
<br />shOlildbe . p~rforll\ed',at various reaches .i>.long . the' entire
<br />. iengt.h of, the releVfint 3.5Jl1ile.'rei'l.chd1iring. eachiif;'the'
<br />'tour'seasons. '. . ...... ", ..... '," . ',' ............... ....... . ;.. .;.
<br />b). SeasonaXfisn.:cbunt...d.ata tor, Speciec'reek..The fish.
<br />cchintsshciuid.' bE:! pe;J:fOr'1nedat. v<:>.:r;'ious reaches: along. the..'
<br />enhre .lert<;J'tti.of .the 'reJ,'evartt'3; 5....mile. reach, .' notjus.t
<br />.:near 'themouth of specie ,CrElek, .These,:data'arenec;:essary
<br />to'demonst~ate.ttieexistence,Ofa.Self::;'sustaining'''reaQh
<br />distrlbuteidl,ra1nbowtrbutfishery.. .' ....... ." ....
<br />Tal!i:wfth ..' Specie Mesa property'. owners. who hav,e o1:/served
<br />~ped.e,creekover seve.ralyears. . My' borivel;'sations.with
<br />suchJ;lrqpertyoWners . j.ndidC'ltest.~ereis .nota susta:tl1.able
<br />.. trclUt f'ishe:ry' in. SpecieCr~ek.. . ... .
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