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<br />. <br /> <br />stream depletion of 2.9 AF per month. This represents a continuous flow of 22 gallons <br />per minute (0,048 cis), <br /> <br />4.0 INJURY WITH MITIGATION <br /> <br />To the extent that some or all of the expected 22 gallons per minute (gpm) of stream <br />depletions accrue to portions of the two ewes instream flow reaches. Echo Mountain <br />proposes to implement a mitigation plan designed to improve the water quality of Little <br />Bear Creek and lower Soda Creek. The plan is to pave a portion of the county road <br />adjacent Little Bear Creek thereby reducing a major source of sediment supply to the <br />creeks. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Paragraphs 1 through B (Attachment 1) displays the condition of Little Bear Creek and <br />the adjacent county road. As shown in the photos, Little Bear Creek has been heavily <br />impacted by the road. Due to the narrow valley, the creek has been channelized and <br />relocated in several locations to accommodate the road platform. Sediment from the <br />gravel road directly enters the stream causing adverse impact to the aquatic habitat (see <br />photos 2 through 8), <br /> <br />The Applicant proposed to chip and seal the county road in effort to reduce a significant <br />sediment source to the two creeks. The paving project would extend approximately ~ of <br />a mile from the confluence of Little Bear Creek with Soda Creek up to a point just above <br />the confluence of Warren Gulch and little Bear Creek. The estimated cost of the project <br />is approximately $75,000. The Clear Creek County Road and Bridge Department has <br />expressed written support for the proposal and is currently discussing project logistics <br />with the Applicant. If the mitigation plan is approved by the cwes the Applicant will <br />pave the road during the summer of 2006. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5 <br />