WSP11851

• File Number: 8065
• Description: Section D General Statewide Issues - Endangered Species Act - Fisheries
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 11/1/1983
• Author: Various
• Title: Endangered Species Act - Various Reports - 1980s - 11-01-83 through 09-13-89
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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non-federal) upon the endangered .species necessitates a
basin-wide solution; and
9. After many years of data collection, the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service has yet to issue a Recovery Plan pursuant to
Endangered Species Act, S16 use 1533(f), and the cumulative
impact nature of the problem in preserving the species may
preclude effective and consistent conservation plans by,
separate applicants pursuant to 16lJSe .1539(a)(2) (A) and (B),
and, accordingly', a basin-wide conservation program
implemented by the Secretary at this time is necessary and
appropriate.

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B. Passage of' this statute shall prevent the issuance of any
jeopardy opinion pursuant to 16 use 1536 where such opinion is based
upon depletion of water flow in the Colorado river system by proposed
water development projects. Interagency cooperation and consultation
pursuant to 16 use 1536 shall continue on specific projects to evaluate
site specific impacts. Supplemental conservation plans pursuant to 16
use 1539 may be created to respond to. site specific impacts. /.

II. The Colorado River Basin Conservation Program for the humpback
chub, the squawfish and the bony tail chub shall protect and enhance the
species.

A.
species,

In order to stabilize and protect existing populations of these
the Secretary shall:

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~1. Develop and implement a hatchery stocking program;
2. Stop the stocking of non-native, exotic fish in the
Colorado River Basin where such fish are predators upon, or
compete with the endangered species for the same or similar
habi tat.

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B.
eligible
shall :

To enhance and maintain the species so that they become
for removal from the endangered species list, the Secretary

Option Number One:

1. Implement a monitoring plan for basic data collection;
2. Implement a program for evaluating existing and future
data concerning habitat needs, temperature and water quality
needs, flow requirements, relationships of flow with .
temperature and habitat requirements, and the competition and
preditation among various fish species;
3. Implement a program to evaluate physical habitat
manipulation methods;
4. Implement a program to evaluate water flow control methods
through the use of existing and new federal water storage
project faci~ities. and through the purchase of water right'l/ fl,~/;.r
for maintain1ng cr1tical flows in important or designated/ {Y-' ~
critical habitat areas; . / ' ,-,.f'. -!'
5. Implement a progr3m to evaluate the relot:ation of :7-':j'

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