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Feds seeking.~ . ' cooperation on river.laild County ~sured owners ,':- won't be forced to sell """".1.11\ ll\,.;n.V1~.u dJ~ cS=,,-~ .,). ::''1- 99 ~ (]v ~Y0\ ----- ------ 9y PAUL LLOYO.DAVIES 111. O.lIy Sentinel Two key (juestlons the Mesa County Commissioners had were how would the flooding work and how could mos(juito control efforts proceed in the flooded areas. Soker wid the commissioners that withln' a week he would have the llame of a contact In the agency to deal with mosquito control concerns. " Although the agency's fIrSt pri- ority in the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery PrO. gram is to help the ". razorback sucker in the upper':; Green River below DinosaUr ' National Park, it also wmIts to help the Colorado squawflsh, the bOllY- tail and the humpback chub. , "We will only Ilood the lands we' 1 have thal.gal right to nood:' SO\<er " sai,l. " The pUblic comment period for the draft. environmental assessment , on the floodplain program ended . Friday. ",,' " A federal agency hopes landown. ers along the Colorado River will fol. Iowan example set by Grand Junc- tion and provide riverbottom habitat for endangered fish to breed during high water, but they The alfenclI's first prioritv in won't be forced fj 6' J J into it, the Mesa the Upper Colorado River County Commis- , sioners were told 'Endangered Fish Recovery Monday, p . h / h "We will not rogram IS to' e p t e force anyone to razorback sucker, /t a/so sell," UoS. Fish and Wildlife Ser- wants'to help theCa/orado vice realty spe- cialist David squawfish, the bony tail and SO~'::i~aid'Wlllillg the humpback chub. landowners along the Colorado, (>unnison and Green rivers will participate in the pto. gram to breach dikes to allow his. toric riverbottolt1 to flood in high water, Grand Junction has allowed the breaohing of the dike on the north side or the Colorado River near Fifth Street to create habitat ror endan- gered fish dllring high water. The breach won't threaten adjacent lands durillgtloods, however, J . ,. --- " 0 \b ~ z . ~ ~ i ii' .. .. ~ '" ~ .. ~ iii ... . .. <II 0( ~ i @, "" - l- "I '1 - 2 III 1 VI Z - , - 0( '\) t1 a:: f l- ~ ~ )( I ~ , 0( r'\ II. ~ -0 ,., ! ~flJ Q i ~ t:. 81 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ '" , ~ ~