WSP01076

• File Number: 7630.300
• Description: Wild and Scenic-Gunnison River
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 1/1/1990
• Author: DOI-NPS
• Title: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Conservation Act of 1990-92-Corres Reports etc-Resource/Boundary Evaluation for Lands Adjacent to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

SUMMARY .... . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 1
Resource Significance . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Alternatives ..............................,................ 1
Future Actions and Considerations ...................,.......... 2
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Purpose of Study ........................."................ 3

Compliance .,.................................,.......... 3
Study Area and Zone of Influence .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Recreational Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Land Ownership and Use .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
STUDY AREA RESOURCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Natural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cultural ....................................,............. 12
ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................,.... 15
Evaluation Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Significant Features .........................."............, 15

Conclusion . . . . ' . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , , . . . . . . . 16
ALTERNATIVES FOR MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Basis for Formulating Alternatives ............................... 19
Alternative 1 - NPS Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 20
Alternative 2 - NPS Management . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , ' . , . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alternative 3 - BlM Management. , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND COORDINATION...,..........,... 35

APPENDICES
A. U.S. Department of Interior letter (Wallace Hansen) ......... . . . . . , 39
B. Alternatives Matrix . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
C. Memorandum, June 8,1989 (Water Rights Implications) , , . . . . . . , . . . 61
D. Grazing Allotment Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . 65
E. Socioeconomic and Visitor Use Assessment. . . . , . . ' . . , . . . , . . . ' . . 67
F. Glossary of Acronyms ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 73

GLOSSARY OF TERMS. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

GRAPHICS
Figure 1 - Region Map ......"............................... 4
Figure 2 - Vicinity Map ............"......................... 5
Figure 3 - National Park Service and BlM Boundary Alternative. . . . . . .pocket