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flexibility, but it also requires a good deal of trust between all parties. Considering <br />the importance and value of the Project and all the parties involved, that trust <br />seems well justified. <br />Access Corridors: Transit Mix of Pueblo will deal with the access comdor issue <br />through an easement approach. In effect, where access corridors cross land that is already in a <br />final stage of reclamation, those using the access comdor will be required to repair that land back <br />to its condition at the time of disturbance for the Project. In effect, access corridors that have <br />been seeded and are re-affected for this project will need to be treated (compaction removed and <br />seeding done) after they are no longer used. This tends to play back into Solution 4 above which <br />provides a more flexible solution at the end of the project. It is possible that some of these access <br />comdors maybe useful in the larger scheme of development of the entire project purpose. <br />Perhaps some access comdors, at the end of the project, will be identified as useful in the future <br />development of recreation areas and should not be revegetated but their use changed to an access <br />purpose. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />It seems important to keep the big picture in mind when considering this matter. It is very <br />likely that the entire current permit area will eventually be a part of a larger vision that the City of <br />Pueblo has for the entire river corridor. The restoration of the fisheries habitat is but a piece of <br />this larger vision which is to establish a recreation and education facility that extends from <br />Pueblo Dam all the way through Pueblo. This permit area is but a small piece of that much larger <br />picture and any actions that can aid in the implementation of that larger and very notable vision is <br />a useful addition. It is therefore concluded that although the requirements of the permit cannot be <br />set aside, allowing a high degree of flexibility in oversight of the project and the permit is a <br />useful approach. For these reasons the following recommendations are made: <br />1. Release from permit all unaffected land along the river corridor. <br />2. Implement Solution 4 to allow for an after the fact consideration of what is needed <br />to bring the permit to a conclusion. It is important to note that a very large <br />majority of the permitted land is not included in the Project area and will not be <br />affected by the Project at this time, but maybe included in future plans. <br />3. Allow Transit Mix of Pueblo to establish whatever easement agreements with <br />contractors are necessary to protect their interests, but with full recognition that <br />Solution 4 provides the final guidance as to what is implemented. <br />4. Establish a monitoring system that includes apre-project inventory, primarily by <br />photographs (both aerial and ground), with reporting of what is occurring in the <br />implementation of the Project either in the annual report or at separately set time <br />intervals. <br />Pueblo West Pit and River Restoration Project Investigation Report Page 6 of 6 <br />