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<br />2, The White River from Rangely to the confluence with <br />the Green Ri ',er; <br /> <br />], The Yampa River frcm river mile 56 to the city of Craig; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4, The COlorado River from river mile 154 to river mile 96 <br />(to encompass the entirety of Ruby and Westwater Canyons) <br /> <br />C. Other Sensitive Areas. <br /> <br />Large numbers of squawfish are found in the area of the <br /> <br />Colorado River between Palisade anq the confiuence with the <br /> <br />Gunnison River. <br /> <br />It is necessary to maintain adequate flow, <br /> <br />temperature, and hydrologic conditions in this segment of the <br /> <br />Colorado River and to assure that no new barriers to migration <br /> <br />are construct<;d. <br /> <br />This document calls for protection of this <br /> <br />river segment principally through maintenance of flow and temp- <br /> <br />erature regim<;s, <br /> <br />Other protective measures must be considered to <br /> <br />assure long-t<;rm maintenance of this river segment. <br /> <br />In addition, biological opinions for the GCC Joint Venture <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Water System (Aug. 24, 1984) and other proposed projects require, <br /> <br />as mitigation for depletions, contribution of funds toward con- <br /> <br />stuction of fish passageways at the Redlands Water and Power <br /> <br />Company diversion on the Gunnison riv~r (RM 3). <br /> <br />The rationale <br /> <br />fOJ: this action is to "restore forty (40) miles of the Gunnisoll <br /> <br />Rlver co use by squawfish. <br /> <br />Reliance on this measure will require <br /> <br />proof that passageways are being used effectively by adult squaw- <br /> <br />fish migrating upstream and by fry and juvenile squawfish drifting <br /> <br />(\o\~'nst:-t::2.I\\. <br /> <br />The success of this measure will also require rlevel- <br /> <br />opment and maintenance of flow, temperature, hydrologic, and rip- <br /> <br />arian conditions adequate for the squaw fish on the Gunnison River <br /> <br />[rom its confluence with the Colorado River to river mile forty, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6' <br />