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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />1. Introduction..,.. ,., ............... .......,......... ,.,........., ,."...." ....." ...,..,.., '..".."...... '.,..' ..... ........,.1
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<br />2. Background......., ...... ..... ..., ,.".., .........,......, ,...,... ..........,.."..', '., ,.....".., '., ...... ..... ,.,....,....,1
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<br />2,1 Overview of Basin Hydrology and Water Uses ,...,................................................,....1
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<br />2,1,1 Water Uses .......,..............................................,............................,................,.... 2
<br />2.1,2 Water Administration and Rights,................"".."......"..,..".."",........,......,...."...,4
<br />2,1,3 Juniper Water Rights ...........,............ ,.,......,...............,...........,..........................,.4
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<br />2,2 Endangered Species Act ",..........",..,...,.. ,..,......'"'.."......"..,..,......,,..,..,..,......,....,,'... 5
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<br />2,2,1 Critical Habitat,.... '....., ...........,.. ,........ .....,....." .................,.., ...'..,..,.... ........,.. ,.,.... 5
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<br />2,3 Studies Initiated in 1990.. '..., ...... ...,.,... ...., ......" ........,.., ...',.., ,..,..,.." ,.,.." ....,.." '..., ,..... 6
<br />2.4 Yampa River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery and Water Management Plan........, 7
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<br />3, Endangered Fish Requirements '.,.... ............ ....,.' ..., ........,..', ..,....." '...., ';" ,., ......,.... '.,.... 7
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<br />3,1 Summary of Previous Studies on Low Flow Requirements,....................,.................. 7
<br />3,2 Non-Native Fish Studies and Yampa River Basin Aquatic Wildlife
<br />Management Plan"..,.. ........,.. ...'... ..,..,........".. ...."".., ...............'""..,..,'......' ........' ....' 8
<br />3,3 Conclusions of Researchers and Biology Committee ...................................,............9
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<br />4. Water Demand Studies ......................,..,........,.,.....'""..,....'......,'."....",.,,......'........".. 1 0
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<br />5, Evaluation of Future Flows ....................,................,....................................................11
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<br />5,1 Definition of Scenarios .............,................ .........,................,.........,.................,........11
<br />5,2. Instream Flow Rights or Targets ................,......,..............,.......................,...,.....,..,..13
<br />5.3 Results of Scenarios ................................. ...... ..,.................................,;..,..............., 13
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<br />6. Yampa Water Management Plan.................,.............................,.........,.......,.............., 13
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<br />6,1 15-Mile Reach Programmatic Approach..................,.......................,...,................,:., 15
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<br />7, Issues and Direction .....'.......,..........,..,........................,.....................................,.........16
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<br />8, References.,..,......, ..,..,.' ....,.,.... ,.......,............ ....,., ........, ,., .....,.."..,.., ,.,..,.., ,...,....,......,,17
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