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Relief Ditch Diversion Reconstruction. Gunnison Gorge Anglers Trout Unlimited. MULTI-FACETED PROJECT Aids irrigators Stream restoration Facilitate native fish passage Reduce fish entrainment Provide safe boater passage Reduce invasive plant populations Reduce downstream sedimentation.
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Relief Ditch Diversion Reconstruction Gunnison Gorge Anglers Trout Unlimited
MULTI-FACETED PROJECT • Aids irrigators • Stream restoration • Facilitate native fish passage • Reduce fish entrainment • Provide safe boater passage • Reduce invasive plant populations • Reduce downstream sedimentation
OUR APPROACH • Contact stakeholders • Assemble management team • Find seed money • Hire designer (RFQ / RFP) • Solicit support • Network with money people • Grant applications • Identify IT and accounting/reporting help
SURPRISES • Correct legal point of diversion • Army Corps of Engineers exemption • County flood plain permit • U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Insurance Requirements • Environmental Assessment • Grant restrictions
CONTACT INFORMATION GEORGE OSBORN PROJECT COORDINATOR GUNNISON GORGE ANGLERS (970)872-3564 gmosbo@tds.net CARY DENISON GUNNISON BASIN PROJECTS NATIONAL TU (970)596-3291 CDenison@tu.org