An excavator works in the Animas River on Thursday upstream near Smelter Rapid as a crew works to adjust flows of the river in order to improve recreation, fish migration and a city of Durango water intake area. The $1 million project will include rock weirs to shift the flow. The costs will be split between the city Utilities and Parks and Recreation departments.
An excavator works in the Animas River on Thursday upstream near Smelter Rapid as a crew works to adjust flows of the river in order to improve recreation, fish migration and a city of Durango water intake area. The $1 million project will include rock weirs to shift the flow. The costs will be split between the city Utilities and Parks and Recreation departments.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald