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<br />~ROM:RES. RIGHTS <br /> <br />TO:CWCB <br /> <br />JJ2di4 <br /> <br />AUG 12. 1994 1:11PM ~4?9 P.06 <br /> <br />Colorado is a party to a Recovery Implementation Program for the <br />fish, which has allowed water development to proceed for the past <br />seven years. However, the continued success of the RIP is not a <br />foregone conclusion. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has made <br />it clear that the RIP must continue to make sufficient progress <br />towards recovery of the endangered fish if water development is <br />to proceed. One of the elements which the USPWS has identified <br />as needed for recovery is protection of instream flows. The CWCB <br />believes that such instream flows can be protected without ad- <br />versely affecting Colorado's compact apportionment, and is work- <br />ing towards identifying and protecting such flows. It should be <br />noted that a number of environmental organizations are looking <br />over the shoulder of the USFWS, and have shown they are ready to <br />go to court if they feel the USFWS has failed to protect the en- <br />dangered fish species. Thus, making the RIP work is one of the <br />most important steps in protecting Colorado's ability to develop <br />her compact apportionment and continue her existlng water uses. <br /> <br />AG Pile No. E9413123.112 <br />