Upper Roaring Fork River Management Plan
THE PROJECT
In 2016, the City of Aspen and Pitkin County began a project to study the upper Roaring Fork River, from its headwaters to a point just above the confluence with Brush Creek to determine river health, community values and expectations, and river management possibilities to manage flows during periods of critical need in ways that improve water quality, river health, ecological health, recreational opportunities and riparian habitat.
The original goals for the project were to:
In 2016, the City of Aspen and Pitkin County began a project to study the upper Roaring Fork River, from its headwaters to a point just above the confluence with Brush Creek to determine river health, community values and expectations, and river management possibilities to manage flows during periods of critical need in ways that improve water quality, river health, ecological health, recreational opportunities and riparian habitat.
The original goals for the project were to:
- develop operational, management, and physical options that improve the health of the river while respecting each stakeholder’s rights and interests
- Convene a group of experts and stakeholders familiar with the Upper Roaring Fork River to identify problems, constraints, and stream management goals for various sections of the river.
- Identify stream management techniques or projects (targets) that can achieve these goals.
- Run scenarios to see how effective these techniques or projects are at meeting goals.
- Weigh the effectiveness of techniques or projects with the feasibility (e.g. legal feasibility, financial feasibility, physical feasibility, etc.)
| Upper Roaring Fork River Management Plan - Final Draft |
| Executive Summary |
Contact: April Long
City of Aspen stormwater manager and Clean River Program manager
April.Long@cityofaspen.com or 970-901-6082
City of Aspen stormwater manager and Clean River Program manager
April.Long@cityofaspen.com or 970-901-6082