Laserfiche WebLink
<br />000900 <br /> <br />PREFACE <br /> <br />This document describes the work plan and budget of the Recovery Implementation Program for <br />Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Recovery Program) for Fiscal <br />Years (FY) 2002-2003 (October I, 2001 - September 30,2003). The Colorado River <br />Implementation Committee approved this work plan by Management Committee proxy in <br />September 200 I. As of that date, members of the Implementation Committee were: <br /> <br />Ralph Morgenweck, Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado <br />Rick Gold, Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, Utah <br />Greg Walcher, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Kathleen Clarke, Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources <br />Patrick Tyrrell, Wyoming State Engineer <br />David Sabo, Area Manager of Environmental Affairs, Western Area Power Administration, Salt <br />Lake City, Utah <br />Dan Luecke, Representative, Environmental Groups <br />Tom Pitts, Representative, Upper Basin Water Users <br />Leslie James, Executive Director, Colorado River Energy Distributors Association <br />Karen Wade, Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service <br />Robert Muth, Colorado River Recovery Program Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver <br />(nonvoting) <br /> <br />This work plan is a compilation of more than ]00 scopes of work prepared by State and Federal <br />agencies, universities, private contractors, and Recovery Program staff and administrators. <br />Recovery Program staff and technical and Management committees ofthe Implementation <br />Conunitlee were responsible for assessing the status of ongoing activities and evaluating project <br />proposals submitted for consideration for funding in FY 2002-2003. The work plan was <br />developed to carry out recovery activities identified in the Program's "Recovery Action Plan <br />("RlPRAP"). <br /> <br />Lead agencies will implement activities identified in the work plan over the next several months. <br />The goal is to have contracts issued and funds allocated for all identified activities by the end of <br />the first quarter (December 200]) ofFY 2002. <br />