"Prepared by the Instream Issues Task Force, Denver, Colorado, November 14, 1996." Task force included representatives from: Denver Water, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver Wastewater Management Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver Parks and Recreation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Denver Public Health Department, denver Public Works Department, Denver Regional Council of Governments, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, the Mayor's Office, and the Sierra Club.

Introduction -- Goals. Aquatic wildlife goal ; Terrestrial wildlife goal ; Instream recreational goal ; Off-channel recreational goal ; Administrative goal -- South Platte target reach segment analysis. Rating criteria ; Segment analysis project summary ; Segment analysis rating summary ; Segment ratings -- Instream flow recommendations. Background ; Data collection efforts and instream flow studies -- Resource analysis. Biology ; Hydrology ; Water quality ; Historical water quality ; Recreation -- Habitat enhancement potential. Preliminary identifications of habitat enhancement locations ; Techniques ; Implementation -- Continuing data collection efforts. Current biological activities ; Current hydrological activities ; Current water quality activities ; Data sources and availability of data -- Appendix A: Instream Issues Task Force task list -- Appendix B: HEC-RAS modeling data -- Appendix C: Life history information and habitat requirements -- Appendix D: Summary tables and charts of fish sampling -- Appendix E: South Platte urban watershed stream classification and water quality standards -- Appendix F: South Platte urban watershed bibliography -- Appendix G: Point source permit holders -- Appendix H: Habitat enhancement structure/river restoration bibliography. "The Task Force's objective is to establish aquatic and terrestrial wildlife and recreation goals for Denver's South Platte River Urban Corridor through Denver along with determining habitat, physical structure, and streamflow issues related to those goals"--Page 1.