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<br />~. <br /> <br />,.r <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />STATE OF COLORt\DO <br /> <br />Department oi Natural Resources <br />131 j ;,herman Slreet. Room 718 <br />Denver. Colorado 80203 <br />Phone UOJI .'%&-33 t 1 <br />FAX: U031 B66-2115 <br /> <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br /> <br />April 15, 1993 <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />GO'Ve1'nol <br />KenSal.l.Zar <br />EJl.€culr\"e Director <br />Ron c.mJny <br />Deputv Director <br /> <br />Mr. Robert Williams <br />Utah State Supervisor <br />Ecological Services <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />2060 Administrative Building <br />1745 West 1700 South <br />Salt Lake City, UT 84104 <br /> <br />DELIVERED BY FAX <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Comments on Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the razorback <br />sucker, Colorado squawfish, humpback chub, and bony tail chub <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Williams: <br /> <br />The State of Colorado appreciates the opportunity to review and comment on the "Proposed <br />Determination of Critical Habitat for the Colorado River Fishes: razorback sucker, <br />Colorado squawfish, humpback chub, and bonytail chub," as published in the January 29, <br />1993 Federal Register. These comments are submitted by the Department of Natural <br />Resources, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />on behalf of the State of Colorado. <br /> <br />The designation of more than 2,000 miles of riverine and reservoir areas in the Colorado <br />River basin as critical habitat for the four fish species may have significant social, economic, <br />and environmental impacts to wildlife, recreation, existing and future land use and water <br />development, hydropower generation and operation of the Colorado River System reservoirs <br />in the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins. These impacts may also have far reaching <br />effects outside the basin, since the Colorado River is a major source of agricultural water <br />resources and municipal water supplies for the Colorado Front Range communities, Salt <br />Lake City, Los Angeles, Phoenix and other major metropolitan areas. <br /> <br />Because the biologic and economic supporting documentation will not be available until <br />sometime in July 1993, we are unable to submit detailed or definitive comments at this time. <br />We therefore reserve the right to comment further and to raise additional concerns after <br />that supporting information can be reviewed. However, based upon the information which <br />is currently available, the state of Colorado believes the following concerns require <br />additional review: <br /> <br />GeOlogical Survey. Board of Land CommiSSIOners. DIVISion 01 Mrnera,ls & Geo!Oc;y <br />011 & Gas Conservallon CommiSSion . DiVISion at Parl<:s 8. Outdoor Recr~allon. 50'1 Cono;e""a:,on 30nrd <br />Water Consp.NatlOn BOdra . O''''15,on 0' Wal.€r Resources _ DIVISion 01 Wl(rj~l\e <br />