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STATE OF C OLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE Aquatic_ Section, Northwest Region November 25, 1991 Lane Wyatt Northwest Council of Governments Box 739 Frisco, Colorado 8044 Dear Lane This s is to let you know !�i our plans for the Crystal River over the next few years. As we discussed, habitat conditions in the Crystal preclude managing it as a wild trout fishery. The frequent and ma=sip_ input of fines from Coal Creek and ether tributaries depress aquatic insect populations to the point that trout numbers are very low, excep7 for those we stock. We intend to manage the Crystal as a put-and-take fishery with an 8-fish limit and no restrictions can tackle Q . e. , bai allowed) . Access to Coldwater streams is the Northwest Region' s top priority. We have had success in trading stream consultant services for public access. We plan to continue with that effort on the Crystal and I ' d guess that over the next five years we' ll do three to five stream stabilization projects there, averaging about $10, 000 each. In a typical project of this type, we provide design, permitting and construction supervision, and we often donate a large part of the materials used. Assuming that the Forest Service, Pitk:in County and the Mined Lanc Reclamation Division require appropriate corrective actions from whoever buys the Mid-Continent property, and that you are successful i7 securing 319 funds for a sediment reduction project can lower Coal Creek:, we would be happy t�� d�� macro invertebrate sampling and to i establish Trout Stream Inventory indices in order to monitor the effectiveness of these fines control measures. Good luck: in your efforts. I sincerely appreciate the energy y'=u7 expended so far and I thank you ��n behalf of Colorado sportsmen who uErE the Crystal . Siinncerely Yours, 4- �C� Alan Czenk:usch Aquatic Habitat Bilogist CZNlpbp : Sealing, Wright