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left. This site has many advantages in that there is existing site infrastructure located nearby <br /> at the Barker Boat Landing. This site could also be enhanced to improve an already popular <br /> swimming area. Additionally, the City currently owns the land on both sides of the river and <br /> future uses of the Texas property could enhance the area. <br /> Design improvements at this site must not hinder fish passage or disturb an upstream <br /> spawning area. Additionally, all site improvements must allow for passage of all crafts, <br /> including float fishermen, jet boats, rafts, kayaks and other common river craft. Boaters <br /> could access the site from upstream, as through paddlers, or by paddling upstream from the <br /> Barker Boat Landing. Improvements should act to improve flow conditions in front of the <br /> treatment plant's intake structure by directing the main velocity into the center of the river <br /> and reduce erosion potential and eddy currents. <br /> Figure 1. A "U" Drop design in Green River, Wyoming <br /> A proposed design solution has been created and is shown in Appendix A. This "U" Drop <br /> design consists of a low flow and medium flow chute in the central flow that would create a <br /> dynamic "play wave" feature. This type of feature is currently in use in almost all of our <br /> parks and typically features as the prominent play /competition feature for freestyle paddlers. <br /> These features function at a variety of levels for a variety of paddlers. At lower levels the <br /> hydraulic at the base is smaller and less powerful and is conducive to instructional and <br /> developing paddlers. As the flows increase the hydraulic grows and becomes ideal for more <br /> 5 <br />