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<br />Lower Gunnison Basin Unit, <br /> <br />Uncompahgre valley - A <br /> <br />memorandum by FWS has been completed stating that no <br /> <br />N <br />CJ1 <br />~ <br />W <br /> <br />replacement of fish and wildlife habitat values would be <br />required for the winter water portion of this project. <br /> <br />Grand Valley Unit - The deer ~scape structures are in <br /> <br />place in the Stage I section of the canal. Should any deer <br /> <br />enter the canal during the irrigation season, a means of <br /> <br />escape is now available. <br /> <br />Reclamation is placing a sand <br /> <br />blanket at the exit points to monitor use of the escape <br /> <br />structures. <br /> <br />A cooperative management agreement has been drafted and <br /> <br />copies provided to FWS, Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW), <br /> <br />and Reclamation for their review. The agreement will allow <br /> <br />Reclamation to transfer lands and funds to the DOW for <br /> <br />management of lands acquired as part of the fish and wildlife <br />habitat value replacement. <br />An additional management agreement is being prepared <br />that would allow BLM to transfer their lands and management <br />authority to Reclamation for those lands adjacent to lands <br />Reclamation may acquire as part of the fish and wildlife <br />habitat value replacement. This will allow Reclamation to be <br />the lead agency in the direction of wildlife management on <br />all acquired lands, both private and BLM, associated with <br />fish and wildlife habitat value replacement for the Grand <br /> <br />Valley proj ect. <br /> <br />-16- <br />