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<br />Basalt, Roaring Fork River <br /> <br />Breckenridge, Blue River <br /> <br />Recon <br /> <br />Recon <br /> <br />Sep 2002 <br /> <br />Oct 2002 <br /> <br />The proposed project will restore geomorphically Town of Basalt <br />unstable reaches of the Roaring Fork River <br />channel and its associated riparian habitat, and <br />improve aquatic habitat through the town of <br />Basalt The proposed aquatic and riparian <br />habitat benefits will be achieved by rehabilitating <br />the floodplain to a more natural and diverse <br />ecosystem. The improvements will expand and <br />restore floodplain function and restore physical, <br />in-stream habitat, making it more suitable for <br />migratory and spawning trout, waterfowl, <br />amphibians, and aquatic macro-invertebrates. <br />Channel modification will also improve fluvial <br />sediment transport during normal, dominant <br />discharge flow. The project includes restoration <br />work on an associated floodplain pond (Levinson <br />Pond) and a river tributary, Spring Creek. Spring <br />Creek is potentially prime trout spawning habitat <br />A secondary objective of the project will increase <br />access to the town's riverfront for pedestrians, <br />fishermen, and boaters (rafters and kayakers), <br /> <br />The project has strong local support The <br />proposed project will restore portions of the <br />Roaring Fork River channel and overbank <br />obliterated by hydraulic dredge mining activities <br />in the early 1900s. The project will restore <br />definition to the river channel and restore the <br />adjacent riparian areas. <br /> <br />Town of <br />Brecken-ridge <br /> <br />Racen phase: $12.7 million <br />$10,000: Feasibility <br />phase is estimated <br />to cost $563,000 <br /> <br />$10,000 <br /> <br />Not Available <br /> <br />Preliminary Restoration <br />Plan has been submitted to <br />SPD for review and <br />approval <br /> <br />Draft Preliminary <br />Restoration Plan is <br />undergoing independent <br />technical review <br />