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<br />River from the upstream boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National <br />Monument to its confluence with the North Fork of the Gunnison River is <br />I <br />designated as a gold medal and a wild trout water. Wild trout waters are <br />waters which support J naturally reproducing and self-sustaining trout <br />population without artificial stocking. Within the study area, wild trout <br />waters have been established on Cochetopa Creek, Los Pinos Creek, and on the <br />East River as shown in Figure 4.1. All other streams, lakes and reservoirs <br />within the study area are presently unclassified by'the CDOW. <br /> <br />The Water Quality Control Comission, as a result of Colorado Water <br />Quality Control Act {25-8-102{2}C.R.S., 1973}, has the authority and <br />responsibility to maintain and improve Colorado water quality. To achieve <br />this goal, the Commission has designed a classification and water qual ity <br />standards system based on criteria developed by the Environmental Protection <br />Agency {1976}. The five general categories of classification include <br />recreation, aquatic life, existing high quality waters, domestic water supply, <br />and agriculture. Only the first three classifications have been assigned to <br />the streams of interest in this study. <br /> <br />4.1.3 Existing Improvements for Fisheries <br /> <br />Significant improvements of the fisheries within the study area have been <br />made in the past. Methods used include special fishery regulations to control <br />the harvest of fish on wild trout and on other waters as shown in Figure 4.1; <br />fish stocking to increase the number of fish available to be caught, and <br />habitat improvements as shown in Figure 4.2. Habitat improvements previously <br />constructed include, among others, the placement of boulders and logs to <br />create additional pools in short segments of the Taylor River, Spring Creek, <br />Slat~ River, Cebo11a Creek, and Gunnison River; acquisition of public access <br />easements on the Gunnison River above Blue Mesa Reservoir; and streamflow and <br />lake level management for fisheries on the Taylor River and Taylor Park <br />Reservoir. <br /> <br />4-2 <br /> <br />I 10003159 <br /> <br />'3 . ., <br />, ( '. <br />'" - '"~ , <br /> <br />.f" .' <br />