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000665 Bureau of Reclamation Budget 1. Support Bureau of Reclamation funds for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery and San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Programs. Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin Recovery Program participams request Congressional support for $6.950 million for FY 2001 in "Endangered Species Recovery Programs and Activities for the Upper Colorado Region:' ThiS amount would provide the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program with S 5. I 3 5 mil- lion, the San Juan River Basin Recovery Impltmentation Program \\'im $] .815 million. and Activities to Avoid Jeopardy with $535.000. The $5.135 million, supported by Upper Basin Program participants, would be used for water acquisHion and capital construction projects including: Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program Activities . Fish passage: Funds will be used to res lOre fish passage on the Colorado River at the Grand Valley Project and the Price-Smbb Diversion dams. These activities will benefit raz.orback sucker and Colorado pikeminnow by providing access to historic habitat, and will support expanded populatIons to achieve recovery goals. . Waler acquisition: Funds will be used to complete modification and automallon of canals to more effI- ciently operate irrigation projects near Grand Junctlon. Colorado, and dedicate the "saved" water ((J endan- gered fish consistent with State \....'ater law. . Nonnative fish conuol: Funds are needed to modify at least 20 ponds/year to prevent nonnative fish from escaping into the river where they may harm endan- gered fish. Funds also are needed to design and install a fish barrier on Elkhead ReserVOir to prevent nonnatlve flsh from escaping into the Yampa River. . Floodplain restoration: Funds are needed to CQn- tmue land acquisnion, levee removal. and other floodplain restoration acuvilies at high priority sites. Restoring these floodplains is espeually imponalU for razorback sucker and will bene fir a variety of wetland-dependent wildlife. . Endangered fish growout ponds: Existing hatch- eries and native fish production facilities fall short of meeting stocking needs. Funds are needed to excavate or loca[e at least 100 acres of growOUt ponds to raise razorback sucker and mher endangered fish for further stocking into the Green, Colorado, and Gunni!:.on rivers. . Diversion canal screening: Funds are needed to con- struct a scr~en at the Grand Valley Irrigation Company Diversion Canal to prevelU endangered fish from being dra....n out of the river and into the canals. The habitat above the diverSIOn IS used by adult endangered fish. Funds are also needed to constfllCt a screen at the Tusher Wash Diversion Canal on the Green River in Utah to prevent fish from bemg trapped in irrigation canals and [he power plane inzakes. San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program Activities . In FY 2001 fish passage \\'ill be provided at the Hogback Diversion and rearing ponds for razorback sucker will be consuucted. Capita] e..xpenditures for FY 2002 will be the construction of fish passage at the Public Se[\ice Companr of New MexlCo weir and removal of the Cude! Diversion Dam and replacement with a siphon. In addition, the feaSibility of fish passage at the Arizona ?ubilc Service weir will be illn~s[iga(ed and addItional rearing ponds for raz.orback ~ucker will be constructed. Upper Culorddo RJ\'er End.JJ1gered Fl~h Reco\'ery Progum and SUI jUdn RIver BaSin R<:co\'eri' Implementation Progrdm ]