Gore Creek Water Quality Improvement Plan

Location

• Gore Creek, beginning at the mouth of Black Gore Creek through the Vail Golf Course
• approximately 4 miles of stream
• hot spot – the creek at the East Vail exit

The Issue

• highly impaired aquatic insect colonies indicating human-caused stresses to the creek
• stormwater management
• potential listing of Gore Creek by the state as a 303(d) "impaired" waterway

The Project

• identify potential impacts to the creek
• conduct assessment of landowners and managers to determine common management practices
• draft plan addressing impacts
• implement plan

The Partners

• Town of Vail
• Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
• Vail Recreation District/Vail Golf Club
• Vail Associates
• Eagle River Watershed Council
• Eagle County
• Colorado Department of Transportation
• Town of Avon
• Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

The Project

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