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<br />- - -~"..., ',- <br /> <br />- "--;.-.~"", --.", ..:-'~tP1="1 <br /> <br />16. The maximum allowable flows of water from the Glen Canyon <br />Dam should be reduced to 18,000 cfs, or 25,000 cfs. <br /> <br />17. Minimum flows for spawning and to eliminate stranding would <br />be required from November through February. These flows <br />would be around 8,000 cfs and would involve minimal <br />fluctuations. There would have to be higher minimum flows <br />in May and June. These flows could be developed by looking <br />at the pre-dam hydrograph. There was some worry about the <br />Little Colorado flows and there may be periods of allowable <br />fluctuations or possible high fluctuations. During the <br />higher minimum flow periods constraints on the allowable <br />fluctuations would have to be developed. <br /> <br />18. The group attempted to scope out flow paramenters by <br />resource to add more insight into this proposal. CUltural <br />resources; it appears likely that fluctuations at the high <br />end are undesirable. Vegetation; timing and duration of <br />floods are important and higher flows are desirable for oar <br />powered craft. Beaches; no conclusions but there are <br />possibly several flow scenarios that will be necessary. <br /> <br />19. Reduced ramping rates on an hour-by-hour basis to prevent <br />stranding of fish and recreationists. <br /> <br />SEDIMENTATION <br /> <br />Sediment Protection <br /> <br />1. Protection of sediment and nutrients within the system. <br />There would be no construction (augmentation through <br />structural means) involved. <br /> <br />Sediment Import <br /> <br />2. Construction of some type of a structural solution to <br />sediment problems in the Grand Canyon. Sediment would be <br />obtained above Glen canyon Dam and delivered to the river <br />at some downstream location slurry pipeline from Lake <br />Powell to the Paria River, trucks, or helicopters. <br /> <br />3. Artificial input of sediment to the system by dredging Lake <br />Powell and supplying sediment to area below trout fishery in <br />Lee's Ferry. <br /> <br />Sediment/Beach <br /> <br />4. Augmentation and maintenance of existing sediment loads and <br />beaches. <br /> <br />5. The sediment resting in the bottom of the Colorado River <br />down stream from the Glen canyon Dam should be placed on <br /> <br />13 <br />