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<br />002483 <br /> <br />Study Team Recommendation <br /> <br />The study team recommended that the upper 26 miles of the <br />Gunnison River study corridor be designated as a wild river <br />area, This segment contains about 12,900 acres. It extends <br />through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument into <br />the Gunnison Gorge Recreation Lands, See attached map, <br /> <br />Impacts of Designation (from Study Report) <br /> <br />o Lands within the eligible river segment are already in <br />Federal ownership and are already being managed to <br />protect and enhance the river's natural and <br />recreational values. Because of existing Federal land <br />ownership and preservation management objectives, <br />impacts of the proposal on all other resources -- <br />including land use, fishing, physiography, geology, <br />minerals, and transportation -- will be negligible. <br /> <br />o Implementing the proposal will prohibit construction <br />of any project Which may diminish existing geologic, <br />scenic, recreation, wildlife, and related values of <br />the proposed area. The following proposed water <br />development projects would be prohibited: <br /> <br />Smith Fork hydroelectric project proposed by the <br />City of Delta with a 54,000 acre-foot capacity. <br /> <br />Cedar Flats hydroelectric/industrial water project <br />proposed by Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining <br />Company with a 162,700 acre-foot capacity, <br /> <br />Tri-County hydroelectric/industrial water project <br />proposed by Colorado Ute Electric Association with <br />72,650 acre-foot capacity. <br /> <br />o Implementation of the proposed action will cause minor <br />increases in recreation use and attendant vis tor <br />impacts over those expected to occur without <br />designation. <br /> <br />Current LegiSlation <br /> <br />There is no current legislation pending on the Gunnison <br />River, <br /> <br />Ibm <br /> <br />-2- <br />