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<br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />COLORADO :,RIVOO' STORAGE, PROJECT <br /> <br />ADVANCE PLANNING ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />The majofl'ortion of this work consists of the collection of final <br />design data, tp.e preparation of final designs and specifications and <br />c~mpletion. of: definite, plan reports.. It also includes negotiations <br />With localmterests leadmg to executIOn of repayment contracts. <br />The definite: plan report on the Bonneville umt of the central Utah <br />project is nearling completion and work progressed on reports on the <br />Upalco and Jehsen units, which are scheduled for completion in fiscal <br />years 1965 an4 1967, respectively. <br />Quality of )"ater studies were continued in the Upper Colorado <br />River Basin a$ authorized by law. <br />, <br /> <br />FISH AND -WILDLIFE DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />In cooperatlon with the Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming <br />Fish and Gamr Departments, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wild- <br />life stocked 61 million rainbow trout and 2 million largemouth bass <br />fingerlings in Lake Powell, Flaming Gorge, and Navajo Reservoirs to <br />meet jointly e~tablishd fishery management objectives. Due to its <br />rem<;>te locatio), and extensive surface area, . the stocking operation at <br />Lake Powell relied heavily on air transport for deli very and release of <br />the 5.8 milliori fish assigned to the lake, <br />Purchase of' the North Fork Trout Farm and the Chipeta'rearing <br />unit from the' Colorado DepartmeI1,t of Game, Fish, and Parks has <br />given the Bur~au of Sport Fisheries and WildMe the combination of <br />sites necessary for develo~ment of the Delta National Fish Hatchery. <br />This hiltcherYlwill serve Ourecanti unit roservoirs and those of nearby <br />participating 'projects in Oolorado. The Bureau of Public Roads <br />continued its Jlreparation of detailed plans for the access road to Jones <br />Hole N ationalJ FIsh Hatchery site in northeastern Utah. 1,'he 14-mile <br />. access road ~ill link the proposed>hatchery area with the Uintah <br />County road system. " ' , ' <br />Fishery investigations were initiated at Flaming Gorge Reservoir <br />and Lake Po~ell by the Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming Fish and Game <br />Departments.' These 6-year studies, to be completed in fiscal year <br />1969, will guide management measures during the initial years of <br />reservoir impoundment. The similar study initiated in 1963 at <br />NavajoRese~voirby the New Mexico Department of, Game and <br />IJ'ish was con~inued, as well as the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and <br />Wildlife's stu<jlY to assess the downstream effects of Flaming Gorge <br />Dam closure "Ind the rough fish control operation of September 1962. <br />Plans for improved fishing access on the Gunnison River and its <br />tributaries ab(lve Blue Mesa Reservoir were developed by the Bureau <br />oiSport' Fisheries and Wildlife and the Oolorado Department of <br />Game, Fish, 'lnd Parks, Potential easement areas that would open <br />'18 miles of stj'eam to free publie fishing were appraised for possible <br />acquisition.. : <br />The Bureanof Sport Fisheries and Wildlife acquired additional land <br />'at the Flamin$ Gorge unit for both big~a!TIe and water(owl pUlJloses. <br />The 886 acres pbtamed are on the Green IHver near theUt..h-Oolorado <br />State line andl include direct flow rights 'and a 1,,16Q acre,foot storage <br />right., Planning was initiated on related fencing, viater development, <br />and range rehabilitation measures by the Utah State 'Department of <br />Fish and Game. <br />