| | | | | | | | VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO
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| | | | | | | | ITEM/TOPIC: Update on Gore Creek Macroinvertabrate Scores
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| | | | | | | | PRESENTER(S): Dave Rees, Timberline Aquatics and Pete Wadden, Watershed Education Coordinator
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| | | | | | | | ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: As this in an informational presentation only, there is no action requested of Council at this time.
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| | | | | | | | | BACKGROUND: Dave Rees, aquatic entomologist, will provide an overview of his surveys of Gore Creek Macroinvertebrate populations from 2016.
Gore Creek has been listed as an "Impaired Waterway" by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment for failing to meet EPA standards for aquatic life since 2012. The town and its partners have undertaken major efforts to reverse the downward trend in insect populations in the creek. In 2016, some improvements in aquatic insect populations were observed in several monitoring locations in the creek, while declines were observed in others. Rees will present the findings from 2016 and offer analysis of what the scores indicate about the current status of Gore Creek.
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| | | | | | | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION: There is no staff recommendation at this time.
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