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Show vRiver Running Rules Listed s By B.L.M. The K'vfr r"nl"K jfSi his slrUi In Utah. IV Buwu of laiul Matiiijje-N Matiiijje-N nirnt Ins jurisdiction over 1 ,P,muimtoly !M miles of urious rivers in Utah wliuh inverse national resource " Units. p4U L. Howard, state Jirevtor for BLM In Utah, said. - rtjin requirements are ne-' ne-' cessan' to help the bureau r better manage this popular recreation activity on the " portions of rivers administered by BLM in he s,sle "d ,0 : preserve the qualities of these " , rs for present and future 'm-ations to enjoy. ' ' The BLM require ments for ; $ river runners are as follows: : l. Portable toilets will be firried on all trips exx pt l4V1i, sport yak. or white- - .Her canoe trips without a - support boat. v. i fire pans will be used for jll cook and camp fires. Ashes must be either carried out of the canyons or deposited in the j main channel of the river. I 3. Croups sizes are limited to the follow ing and only one group per day may be launched by any guide or private gnxip. Colorado River: Westwater 25 people maximum and only one launching per party per day- Rose Ranch to Castle Creek no limits. Green River: Desolation (jrjy 40 people maximum ' ind only one launching per 1 party per day. San Juan: No limits. Dolores: (Utah line to con-1 con-1 fluence) 25 people maxi-! maxi-! mum and only one launching per party per day. 4. Reservations for trips on Westwater Canyon must be x obtained in advance from the BLM Area Office at Moab. J Mr. Howard said BLM will i continue to require permits for . .. both private and commercial . rivet runners on the following " ' rivers in Utah. Private permits ' ire free of charge and can be obtained from the BLM office opposite the river listed. Colorado River, Westwater Canyon. Rose Ranch to Castle Creek; Dolores Rivet Utah - Ene to Colorado River confluence: conflu-ence: Moab Area Office. 446 - South Main, Moab. Utah &45J2 Phone (801) 259-7231. - i San Juan River, San Juan Area Office, 284 S. 1st West, .Monticello, Utah 84535 Phone (801) 587-2201. Green River, Desolation . Gray Canyon, Price Area - Office, 900 N. 7th East, Price, Utah 84501 Phone (801) - 637-4584. . . . Commercial permits have , already been issued and no new permits are available. 't -5 Anyone interested in running i the above rivers can contact J any one of the offices for a list ' of commercial guides w ho - have a permit on one or more '-.' the rivers. Commercial permittees have limited A . amounts of use on each river. ,k ' Mr. Howard said that BLM I;; has river rangers stationed at Sand Wash for Desolation -t"T" Gray Canyons of the Green River, Westwater Ranch for Westwater Canyon of the J Colorado River, and Sand J kland for the San Juan River. , i All river runners should check t iff with the rangers when . taking a trip on these rivers. T The rangers are gathering jf? use information, assisting float boaters with information and inducting studies in the 2 various river canyons. The .; 'i rangers will also be checking boaters for compliance with f Utah State boating safety laws and regulations. This is being J., done to help boaters have a safe trip and assist and support the Utah Division of yl; farks and Recreation in their 'it ' JOb boating law administratis administra-tis tion, added the BLM state J ft '.director. |