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<br />ooong <br /> <br />[; Terry Stroh - gvausbrmorrowpoint.doc <br /> <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />Grand Valley Anglers <br />PO Box 3105 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81502-3105 <br /> <br />July 15. 2002 <br /> <br />Mr, Terence Stroh <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />2764 Compass Drive <br />Suite 106 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-8785 <br /> <br />Subject: Morrow POint Trash Rack Cleaning ProJect <br /> <br />Dear Mr, Stroh, <br /> <br />Grand Valley Anglers IS a Chapter of Trout Unlimited located here In Grand Junction <br />with a membership ot approximately 175, Our Mission IS to protect our cold water <br />fisheries, <br /> <br />As you know, the Gunnison River has been heavily Impacted with whirling dIsease. <br />There has been almost no survival of rainbow trout Since it was lirst detected In 1992, <br />Since that lime other events have occurred that have also Impacted the fishery, One of <br />these was the Crystal Reservoir trash rack cleaning that washed huge amounts 01 <br />sediment from the reservorr into the river system, We haven't had adequate spring <br />flushing flows since that time to clean the sediment out of the channel. We urge you to <br />closely monitor the river below Crystal Reservoir to insure that your planned project <br />doesn't release any additional sediment into the river, Your planning last year in the <br />removal of the gravel bar below Morrow POint Reservoir didn't result in sediment <br />entering the river, We urge you to carefully momtor the river again this year to prevent <br />impact. <br /> <br />Thanks for you consideration. <br /> <br />Pal Oglesby <br />President <br />