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<br />-) <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />modification, provisions to prevent regulatory "bypass flow" <br />requirements, etc. <br />. Informal discussion of Section 7 issues will not constrain or replace <br />efforts with Objectors <br />. Yampa River water right applications (Ditto!) <br />. Cooperative Agreement with YRBP for development ofYampa River Plan <br />. Coordinated Reservoir Operation <br />. Grand Valley Canal water management improvement <br />. Steamboat Lake and Ruedi Reservoir contract releases and deliveries <br />. Flow recommendations expected soon for the Colorado River (Rifle-to-Roller <br />Dam, Roller Dam-to-15-Mile Reach) and Yampa River (below Little Snake) <br />. Orchard Mesa Check Settlement <br /> <br />. Many habitat protection projects <br />. Redlands fish passage completed, passage facilities between IS-Mile Reach <br />and Rifle are being planned <br />. Levees breached at 3 sites along middle Green River and Old Charlie Wash <br />operated to enhance recruitment of razorback sucker <br /> <br />. Non-native fish projects are increasing <br />. Stocking Procedures and implementation agreement adopted <br />. Pond reclamation in Gunnison and Colorado River floodplains <br />. Removal of catfish, carp and centrarcids in Green River; catfish in Yampa <br />River; centrarcids in Colorado River <br />. Stocking of endangered fishes is increasing <br />. 1500 razorbacks in San Juan, Gunnison and Green Rivers; 2000 bonytail near <br />Moab <br />. Ouray(UT) hatchery facilities completed; growout ponds being developed in <br />Grand Valley <br />. Facilities plan is being reviewed to address long-term needs <br /> <br />. "Recovery objectives" are being clarified using best available information to better <br />explain what the Recovery Program expects to accomplish <br /> <br />. State funding contributions increasing (CRDSS, Grand Valley Water Management <br />Improvement Project, Native Aquatic Species Facility, "Species Recover Grants" <br />authorized from an account within the CWCS Construction Fund) <br /> <br />. Long-term funding framework is needed; 50% non-federal funding may be necessary <br />for capital projects (estimated total cost of capital construction is $82 million; add <br />another $9 million for facility operation and maintenance - see attachment) <br /> <br />. Political interest among Colorado constituencies is increasing <br /> <br />. Management Committee meeting in Denver 8/14; IS-Mile Reach Strategy <br />Workgroup meeting in Denver 8/20; Implementation Committee meeting in Denver <br />9/17 <br />