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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />habitat. The effort was quite successful. The poisoning program was <br />supposed to cover only the Green River to its junction with the Yampa. <br />An antidote for the poison was to be introduced at that point. However, <br />because of high winds that day, the introduction of the antidote was <br />not successful and the kill occurred all the way down the river. <br /> <br />!-Jr. Helbiq: I know they did poison the river. <br /> <br />Mr. Reid, Just a little side note. that was before any endangered <br />species pronouncement. It was that incident that prompted Secretary <br />Udall to require the Bureau of sport Fisheries and Wildlife to be con- <br />cerned with the non-sport species. And I think it really started the <br />whole endangered species program, that particular incident. <br /> <br />Mr. Moses: I think there is some lack of communication here. The <br />request that the United States attorneys made was that the minimum flow <br />of l,OOO second feet at Maybell be for boating purposes. My question <br />was, is that figure for boating or for the preservation of fish? <br /> <br />Mr. Helbiq: We have a study with the Utah State University at the <br />present time for a two-year period, starting June 1, 1974. One of those <br />things that will come out of the study is the minimum flow for fish. <br /> <br />Mr. Moses: Is the study for boating or for fish? <br /> <br />Mr. Helbiq: Well, this is one of the purposes of the study as far as <br />we are concerned. Boating, I don't know. I don't have any idea. <br /> <br />Mr. Kuiper: Did I understand you correctly? The study is being made <br />by Utah State University to determine minimum flow in the Colorado <br />reach of the White River? <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: That is only fair, isn't it? <br /> <br />(laughter) <br /> <br />Mr. Helbiq: Yes, the Yampa and the Green. <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks: The 1,000 second feet is of the immediate concern to us <br />because we know historically that at many times the river never carried <br />a thousand second feet at p~ybell. <br /> <br />i'lr. Jones: <br />400 second <br />it does go <br /> <br />Right now on the Green River I think the minimum flow is <br />feet. Boaters can go down at 800 minimum. Occasionally, <br />under that and they will let the boaters know there is going <br /> <br />-9- <br />