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<br />lSF\\'S Fhm Rl'comml'lHlalions: We continue to work with Ih~ l;pper Colorado River Endangered <br />Fish Reco\ery Program on objections raised to Ihe proposed now recommendations l'Or the Gunnison <br />Ri\'cr. The recommendations ha\e heen revised se\'era] times by' the principal il1\"cstigator in <br />response to comments from program participants. <br /> <br />Our chief concems remain water availahility. !lood potential. and the nced for the large reak !lows <br />sincc they arc nol support cd by" the channel morphology research, <br /> <br />We al1liClpate revised recommendations for consideration by the Biology COlllmittee in late January <br />or early February. There \\ill be a 30-..l.5 day' re\-iew period for the Committee, ll"therc is slill <br />opposition. the recommendations will he re/clTed to the ~1ana~ement Committee for further aetioll. <br /> <br />Reclamation has indicated that they amicipate beginning an EfS process on Aspinall Unit operations <br />to implemcnt the !low recomlllendations or a reasonable a1temati\'e to them late in FY 2003, <br /> <br />Gunnison Counly \\'l':IIIH'r .'Ioditk~ltioll Pl'rmit: On Dec, IS, 2002 we held a pennit hearing in <br />Gunnison. Ilighlights frollllhe new penl1it include: (I) a shoner seeding season (:-.Joycmber 15 <br />April 15) instead orthe reqllesled i\o\'ember 1 - l\pril 30) 10 address cOllcems of a project sponsor <br />aboLlllost grazing oPP011lmity: (2) COllcems about additional sno\\pack and the impact on research <br />projecls althe Rocky ~,lo11nlain Biological Lab and (3) a rel\llesltl) utili,e the EPA CASTNET air <br />quality monitoring sitc in Gunnison Coullty, <br /> <br />We also requested that three percent or the annual contract between project sponsors. or $..l..000. be <br />made:1\ ailable 10 dctennine impacts to local science projects at the Rock ~l()unlain Biological Lab. <br /> <br />Initial discussion \\ ith Ihe EPA and ~orth American \\'cather Consultants rcganlillg air quality <br />moniloring \\ere dctenllined to he unneeded as sih'Cf iodide pal1icles arc too small to be picked up by <br />air quality filters. <br /> <br />Land and Wa[t.'r Fund Gunnison Basin Watl'r Hot.'purt: The Lund and \Vater Fund oflhe Rockies <br />has rekased a study indicating: that legislators and Front Range urban planners looking for water <br />should look elsewhere \\hen il comes to <br />Ihe Gunnison Ri\'\:"r Basin, <br /> <br />The en\'ironmental group said that t<lpping <br />the Gunnison would "slowly drain the <br />region of its resplendcnt beauty. its <br />eJ1\irOlllllental balance and its economic <br />lifchh)od." <br /> <br />Inslead. the Front Range can find more <br />than enough water 10 meel its needs now <br />and III tile future by cutting its wasteful <br />ways. aeclXding to the group. <br /> <br />We can entail you a copy orthe report if <br />you would like one. I will hring a hard <br />copy to thl' meeting for your infon11:ltion, <br /> <br />This rcport will al~o be provided to thc <br />consullant hired to conduct thl' Statewide <br />\\'at(T Supply Initiati\'c and the Colorado <br />Ri\'Cr Return Project f(x consideration ami <br />anahsis. <br /> <br />None 10 spae <br />::. ! 'J', _..,.. ,_ T. <br />'Ii ,'d <br /> <br />..!")J <br /> <br />.~ .....".., ~ II <br /> <br />r.....-.., <br />. <br /> <br />;.." ,I'. <br />. ~'" <br /> <br />",rr <br /> <br />Oel<lll <br />ilfea <br /> <br />.'.,J' <br />I'.,-:'.....n", <br /> <br />1.,.".- <br /> <br />'U'J' <br /> <br />l';;""r"'.OI1 <br />R'~MEl:l.5'" <br /> <br />"..---. <br /> <br />COJ: <br />"'"" <br /> <br />.,' <br />e" <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />.2"';?,".'_.________1 <br /> <br /> <br />"~n n:~{" <br /> <br /><' <br />"" <br />" <br />. <br />0.._........... C'-~ <br />p- ,~' <br />". .UlYiO' <br /> <br />o. <br /> <br />I,~ ,.: <br /> <br />. <br />... <br />" <br />,'-\..- <br /> <br />. <br />< <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />T""...... ~" ._, <br /> <br />I:' <br />