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<br />, reach from the City of Aspen to the conflnencewith W oocJ.yCre\lk iS~$o d!)sfgl'lll-ted"WildTrol1t Wll,ters" by
<br />the Cotarad0.Di'VisiofrofWildlife. ',W/ilciJTtoutWatets: arewa~I;jfisth'atsnPl'!~rtslll:t';';sUsta:l:nil1g,' s611ifl.tflllPl1li1!!l\J:el$Ig
<br />wl1dttcntp,opmations,inwhich liFtifi0i'a1 stodcip:gis notnoffnwD1yunw:e)it$etr;" Wat\lr~ualio/ in~es~,l!'1ie~of
<br />_he ROarll'igEo1'kise'lFceblent.. The Colorado DeparmrentofJ!fe,ittll,Wat~QnalityControl'C(f)~i'S&~o~'\has
<br />classi:&ed,these areas as Class 1- cold fora'lluitic life andClasil':1'fot teerea~on, Recentwater,:~i"'aJ1iity..
<br />monitorin~ by the Roaril!lgForkConse;cvancY~fW(J;1)wri"frea,tJaatoiVel'aIlWa~t~ll'llilitY is high; ,~dWafet
<br />qualitystrpPl'ilisthe(fesignated nseso! aCfnati:dife;a&rl0u1tiiJi.e;lrirclliree.tealii~h. ' "
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<br />AlfuOughthese ,sl:UTounlfing, npstreamandd'oWitstteamar\l$lJirf1:rew4tet~li:e&lfaiVe excellent wrater~.Wlfh'd
<br />supportsigni~cantsPQrt- fishing activities, the river stretch tbro1.J,ghBasl(lthasbeendegra^d.ea' fuy]J@0,l!iJlflmn '
<br />encrClaehrnent. Tliisdegradation tllFeatens' theaoilityofthe. ri~ertQ' Sllppi01'tf'isnandai!),ll'atic OI;gani$~'S:on
<br />Whichtlte,y depend. Theunstab'leStreahrc1ifu1neleannotprovltre'tftephysica'l\lhVironmenHhatffs1i.;~~:a'f0r
<br />spawning and-growth, and the, turfuidl'ty aausedbY,the'unstabPee1'la1'!ne}idimimshes water.qualityicFeli~tn:$\a '
<br />degraij,edl1afultat.IDamageto ,theflooGlplain, ,espe0ialty tipa,tiianV\ilgetatll;i1Q;.deur.easesoan:k shadin:g:l!N'
<br />vegetatiofl,'provision of physicalcqverandprotectl'on,'cont)ji;fuutililIrofoF.gatllc m~ltter.totheaguatf0 f\1fQ!twep;
<br />moderation of water tempeniture tfu'Qugh shade, amI protee'fr@n:&,61fi erosii1ln?:f1!l:.s@"diJ:f1e:f1tinputs,tl\l:,~eiwitter. '
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<br />The lIbility 0fthe Roaring F@rkandFryingpanRivers tosuppctt:heaIthy'tiri1ll1tPOpw.atwns is direetlylil'~~nd~nt
<br />on the quality of the aqJiatichafuitat in\theriverand thesmToundingtToodplainand streaniban:k, Forexamp'le,
<br />trout need an envi:ronmentwiththefollowing characteristics (Tow of Ba.saIt 2(02):
<br />.. Clear, cbld,sprij,rg-fed or snowmeltwater, ,','
<br />. Asiltcfreerocky sUbstF.ate iMiftlecnm, areas,
<br />. ArlapprOXll11litel:1 pool!riffleiFlItio,
<br />. Beep, slow, tlatsurface wamrpools,
<br />. .. Wellcvegetatedstream ban:ks;
<br />Abundant incstteamcover,
<br />. RelatiVely stable watedlow, temperatUre regim:es, ana: sttell111bank,
<br />. Hafuitat for Y0ungcofJth.e-yearnursery,spawmng,rearing,a:nd ever-wintering,
<br />. Water with low sediment load and deposition.
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<br />The proposedproject will restore aquatic and riparian hllfuitat of the riverreaehtbroughBasaItandhnptoveth.e
<br />ability of the river in this area to support healtl1y fish p'opu:lati0nS ,and natlve riparian conllnumties. .
<br />Improvements in water quality wiIlbenefit downstream reaches; and improvementsinaqnatichabitat:will
<br />benefit trout populations that seasonally migrate throughoutthe watershed. This restoration and proteatlol'Mf
<br />the riverine environment will also, benefit the residents ofBasalf,who\ar'e eeonornicany.'deJYendetrtont1l:e .'
<br />naturalreS01iroe-baiJed tourism and recreation, especially f'lShingandfuoating. 1'heriver alsoservesias;M '
<br />important cw.tural connection with the tesidentsand visitors to this reg'(on; Improvements intheriver' .
<br />environment will draw more peopletothe river and strengthen theit idl~ntif'ication with the river. Ultoo;ttely
<br />these connections ,strengthen people's appreciation ofthe river andthei'r'stewardshipoftheir enviromrrent
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