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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />water during the spring snowmelt season for release to downstream users in the <br /> <br />Divide Creek Basin during the late summer months. These releases will increase <br /> <br /> <br />the minimum flow in East Divide Creek and provide increased opportunity for <br /> <br /> <br />maintaining a fish population in that stream. <br /> <br />The Project will provide a fishery in a pristine mountain setting. This is <br /> <br /> <br />an existing reservoir site and the dam has been breached. In its present <br /> <br /> <br />condition and at low water levels it cannot sustain a fish population. With <br /> <br /> <br />repair of the dam, the reservoir would be a large enough impoundment to provide <br /> <br /> <br />an excellent fishery. <br /> <br />Projects such as this are particularly needed in the Divide Creek area <br /> <br /> <br />because of increasing demand for recreational opportunities in general, and <br /> <br /> <br />sport fishing in particular. These increasing demands result from the growth of <br /> <br /> <br />retirement communities such as Battlement Mesa, the gradual conversion of farms <br /> <br /> <br />in the West Divide area to recreational homesites, and the proximity to the <br /> <br /> <br />major resort areas of Aspen, Snowmass, and Glenwood Springs. While the area as <br /> <br /> <br />a whole has great scenic beauty and draws vacationers from all parts of the <br /> <br /> <br />county, it is lacking in lakes or ponds that can provide a self-sustaining fish <br /> <br /> <br />population. Alsbury Reservoir Rehabilitation will provide a portion of that <br /> <br /> <br />need. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />-25- <br />