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<br />LA <br /> <br />floodplain landowners, local officials, State and federal agencies, <br />etc, In June, 1997. Dave moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. from <br />where he will continue his work on the Green River. and also <br />coordinate land acquisition activities for the Colorado and Gunnison <br />rivers. Ultimately, the Program expects to acquire easements, <br />leases. fee title, and/or other forms of agreements, from willing <br />landowners, to restore and protect floodplain habitats for <br />endangered fishes. <br /> <br />V, Study Area <br /> <br />This SOW pertains to the Green River floodplain between Pariette <br />Draw (RM 238) and Dinosaur National Monument (RM 318); the Gunnison <br />River floodplain between Escalante SWA (RM 50) and the North Fork <br />(RM 75) and the Whitewater area; and the Colorado River floodplain <br />between Westwater (RM 127) and Rifle (RM 240). Properties outside <br />of these reaches will be considered on a case-by-case basis as <br />opportunities arise, <br /> <br />Green River <br /> <br />There are -111'privately-owned floodplain properties between DNM and <br />Pariette, For various reasons. not all of the owners of all of <br />these properties will be contacted, at least not initially. For <br />example, some of the properties are small lots with houses. <br />surrounded by other small lots with houses, with multiple-owner <br />tracts between them and the river, The ideal bottomland property <br />would be large. single owner, within the 5-year floodplain. with <br />levees that could be breached to enhance floodability, and no <br />adjacent landowners that would be affected by enhanced floodability, <br />The following criteria were considered in determining which <br />landowners to contact first: <br /> <br />1. Property within the 100-year floodplain, <br />2, The most "floodable" properties will be targeted first (i .e" <br />properties within the 1 to 10-year floodplain which flood or <br />could be made to flood at the lowest flows; determined by <br />aerial photos, 1993 High Flow Damage Assessment surveys; and/or <br />floodability surveys). <br />3. No ~ contaminants problems (based on existing available <br />data) . <br />4. Surface acreage, <br /> <br />6 <br />