GENERAL44808

• Permit No: M1976032
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 3/21/2001
• Doc Name: FAX COVER
• From: USFS
• To: DAVID BALLODE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Subject: Telluride Gravel
To: Disuict kanger ~ Nnrw nod Ranger Dis'Irict
On Tuesday, September Ib, ]99g, a site visit was made to determine what work should be completed by the gravel
operator under the [cons ul' (hc Memorandum of Agreement. Davit Balludc, who represented Tclluridu gravid at
the meeting, has verbally agred to perform 35h,000 word[ of restoration work, in lieu of royalties ant Ian)
Damages. Also participating in the meeting was alxing District Ranger Cordon Sloane; Je(f Canterou, Forest
Fishery Biologist and acting Resource Safi; soil Jahn .41my, Forest Hydrologist.
Davit Ballade was very cooperative slut willing w Jo any work that the Forest Service (dt necessary in order lu
meet his Iinanciul cummiunem. Thu following work was agreed upon that day:
I. Presently a dike JiviJes the Guw of water into two water uourses. Thu dike begins un Telluride gravel prupurry
and extends up unto National Forest laud. B~Yause an elevation diffcrwce currently uxists he[ween Ute two
channels, it was decided to Icave Ihem iumcl during restoration. Frain dte point where thu two channels join b;lck
lugcdter and fur ~ distance of approzim;ncly I50 feet. the dike will be removed to within a Distance of l Ceut of the
existing tlaodplain clcvatiun. From that point upstream the dike will be removed Jown to IluoJplain elevation. II
was pointeJ out and uudmsmud by all shat by removing the dike the channels may undergo adjustment during spring
[loot flaws. F.vcu (hough the umcmne of the adjusunent a uncertain, returning Ilu: uhnuncl to n more natural
function is dte ohtuuuvc. David hod uu ruservatiun about rcntuval of the Jike and (ell it would ant reprtsent arty risk
to his operation.
2. III Our IIeg Oltal1011 Inr a •lIW pC(It1tI, dle CU[p Was VCry III[CCCSICd 111 Ulaling UI' l'llhallL'l llg WL'II:IIIJ VLLILII'S a] a
part of the restoration. There scents m he an opportunity to acwnytlish that by regraJing of the 11uuJplain nunh of
the channel and west of the enulhlunee. Groundwater is very near the surfncu and by excavating a Depression hvo to
thrcu fuel Dccp into the tluuJplaiu, an ulucrgeut wetland ecosystem shonld become established.
3. The terrace which lies nunh of the stream below dte coufluunce ant extutJs up along the west hank u1' the San
Mtguul shove dlc cunllucucu, will he n•graJ.d h:;ck to a I:1 slope nr Ilaller. Material excavalal hom the Jiku
.[long wish nlatclial uxcavatcd hunt a isolated pcJcstal will he haulcJ ant place) slung the ulc utihu tcrracu and
incnrpurateJ into b;utk recunsuuetiuu. Tciltuide gravel has stockpiled large rock and root wads ant Ihesc arc
available tar use in cunslmctiou of rcvuuucnt us ncedeJ to protect eunsuucleJ hanks. Thu existing stumps hx:ueD
un site appearuD m he of ;nurginal value. because the uttachul hate o[ Ute free are ul' insutBctenl length UI anchor in
place. However, U;rvtU said they would soon be cmlJuuing a clearing operation ant would leave ] U W 12 lict ul'
tree bole ;ulached to beuur servo the purpose.
4. Cuanuwuod trees located un the icrraees would be hat in place. Tht: exception wnulJ be dtuse aces that may be
a victim ut hank reshaping. \While Weir Gnuru Ilenhlt I] llllel'rlalll glvl'll l'It.lilgl'S In dle IV;IICf t:1hle, Ihl'fl' IS fl':I51111 lu
Iwpu that they will survive, given the 10 plus yulrs dtuy have duce su unJer enrrcnt conditions. A nnnlbcr of
cu¢uuwouJ trees have hucn waahcJ uw and :u mte hal,u;nhlt ml:adnn a nmm~er of utem Ita.•1: at:cmnnl:ucd. -ntLSe
Ircc5 will he set into thu channel perpendicular w dte flow. This action, along wiUt some minor filling is hopcJ to
hasten lbe aJjustnlent of the channel by Jivcrung morn of ds Ilow IuwarJs lhu east, which Uu river h;u bean
lending Wwar Js.
s. Nu work uu thu SuuW Furk was prescriheD. The natural recovery process is very cncoungiug. Gravel bar
Jevelupmem ant willow estuhlishnlem has resul[eD in U,e channel creating a mcauDer pattern typiu;dui the stable
upstream reaches. While high, vertical cut banks still persist; monimring of bmtk erusuat puts later that Jay
iudicateD that since last year very little aDJitional bank retreating bas uccurreJ in dlc hul yuar. ShuulD higher
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