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<br />ii.A. \X'orkin/.: wilh fl'preSl'nlmin'!i or the (c..(trlal
<br />illlplcllICl1Iil1J,:' ;lJ.,'Cndcs, ;lIld 8olicilill~ inpul
<br />frorn other (ederal ag'c.'m:ics ;lod Ioilakc-
<br />holders, wt'Mcrn !HaU: reprcsClllali\'f:s under
<br />the auspice!! IIf 11-1(-' \'('SWC should clilahlish ;1
<br />prultKnl IHlllining: ohjn:li"cs ;lml principle,"
<br />fur implcmt'nlin/.: ESA Sn:linn 2(c)(2). lis
<br />nhjt'clin: should he In minimize.' conflicts
<br />.lrising: hc.'rw('cn die.' 11M: of wat!:f fut Ihe
<br />IIn'ds of li!Hc..J ",pt.'des and ollll:r "":ller uses
<br />;lIltl to (nsler coup...ralion ;Iml com;ul!;llioJ\
<br />hClwt'l"1I I'edt'f;l! and SI<lH.' /.:O\'crnnll.'lllal
<br />cmiliclI In l'nh;llll.:e spl'dcs protection and
<br />rcelln'ry. "hile proll'ctill/.: rig:lulI III w;ller
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<br />IIse.
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<br />Ttw pr,,[. 1("01 ..houltll...... pr",lnin' II'" only In It"ml."
<br />of ;I<.ldn's,mg issues In .l<h-:mn' of I'ul~ntl.ll cn".,:s, hUI
<br />III .I\"i.ling "ub"t"lJut'llI .KliollS 1I1ltln th.: ES.\ such ;IS
<br />. fultm: li"fln~s. Thc PTOlUCt,1 "hould pro\'idl' ;I ro,l,l
<br />map Ml.j p.llhw:IY for th~ St;lI~ W;tll'f tln'dopm.:nl ;tlltl
<br />nl.ln;l!-:l'm~llI otj..'CIlClI'" ;lnd thl' sl!-:tl:llof)' t(-t1.-r,oI .lj..'t.'n
<br />nt's 10 t'Oln imo .lpl'n>pri,IIl: .l!-:rl','men!s 1I\;It .Ift' mu
<br />lu,lll~ Ilellt,tl,'i:11.
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<br />Tlu' prolUn.1 "hout,1 allow for Ihe ulll'-juent''''' of
<br />":Il"h lot.otl "llU;lfIOIl ,md t',,(h 1Illi'-jlle n:\fur.11 rc\oun::,'
<br />thaI m:ly 1'1-' ,II no;k therdl~ .11loWlllg .1j..'CnCll's 10 UlloT
<br />,lWt"'l11l'Ill' ,lpprnrfl;lIdy, It IS imrorl.lnt lu 1101,' lhM
<br />lhe rrul'l(ol shoul.1 001 .I.,'t";mr :IllY m'w .\lIthority. nor
<br />sh"u]d It prohihit Ihl' t'x(n:i".: of t'XI"UIIJ.; ;Iuthoflt)'.
<br />'111': prl\to.:ol sh"uld r..,cognile th:II Ihl'll: ;Ill: C('nain
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<br />limit;ujons lh:u :If..'Cncics h:l\e, but ,'ncour~e IhoM'
<br />agencies. whert'H'r :lnd Wht.Ot"\I'r rll""ihlc, III :Lth',lOn'
<br />the expressed obWClives aOlI principles,
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<br />TlIl' dt'vl'lopmt'Ol and impll'lllCntaUon of Ihe: prn
<br />t,l(ol would repreS"1lI ;r furrhn imporl:ml Sll'p in Ihe
<br />\Utl'S' proacli\-t' cffons In the tle\'clopn1l'1lI of (ol1.Lho
<br />r,lIl\'e \olutlons to the watl'r ch;tIl,'n.l..'Cs I",.....tl b~ the
<br />I~S,\. The sutes have' hi'Cll surl"lrtin' ui the "Ul'.
<br />Ces",'s lhOlt ha\l' 11l,.1:n prnt'rt:d hy b.l,in.wi,ll' slleril's
<br />TecoH'1') ..fforb such :IS Ih:11 in thl' t'rrO\:r Color,lIlo
<br />River. SI:IIl'S support the 1':o.p,mSl<m of lhi, Olrpn);l(h
<br />III Il1hl'r lu"ins, such as tho\{' heiOJ.; fOTmubll'tl in the
<br />IIL"le and ~"s"nun Ri\er l);l~im, The ha,ic lent:lS that
<br />form tht' found,lUon of tht: pflllon,l ;lTe l'nltc:t! In
<br />cff,'ni\t", dtinem ,Lpphcation \If 1m' Fh'i.-\. Iml'"'men.
<br />Ull,.n of tIlt' I'rm-i"i"ns o(the pr'm.n>1 tlm,ugh p,rrl
<br />nershir ct)"urts !>t:lwt'en lhi.' f,.der.11 impklflt:nung
<br />a~t'n(Il'S .lndlh.. sl;lIes would mo\'.. us low.lnl ulllform
<br />;lrrhcati..n :\Cros" the rej.;lon~, 'urroT! fuf1ht'r h:I"rn.
<br />Wllk rccoH'I')' ..fforts and aSSUfe lhat ~t;llC' rnm:lty
<br />lI\"l'Tw;lIl"f:Jlfl(;l\i"n dl'ci~i"ns 1l'1ll,lIn" rnt:L(!.
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<br />6,B, Idl'llIify wnls umler westem !;lal,' Willer hi\\'
<br />Ih;\l cOIn he used to pro\'ide WOller fur thrc;u-
<br />t'ned and 1'0d;U1g"elt'd sp,'eie" pTtJlection,
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<br />:\Cll'lIlS:11 "'cue alltll......allC\'ds an:: .,ften lhe TII"SI
<br />sllret-s,ful illll{':um~ wllh W;ltef r"'UI'S 1m. ,IVlng lhrc:ll
<br />1'lIed :Int! entLlIlJ.;cred spt:l:r.:s. In thl'iT pmll;l~' mil- In
<br />m;lIl:I~Illj( w:llcr rl'SO'Urn's. rt is thn~f.'rl" llllp,.rt,ml fl'T
<br />WOII'Tn SI,UI'S tn con"ltkr \':muus ,Ippro.lcht.s (Of uh
<br />lainin~ \LIII'r rlt.'Ct:SS,I'1' fur Ihrcall'lll'tl ;md end:m.l..'t.'rl',1
<br />"pt..(ll.... It is likewi"C impun;lnt fOf Ihl' '....'It-T;ll ~"\Trn
<br />memo I';lrtlcul.irly the l!S Fish anti \\'il,lIrfe S,:nll"e
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<br />"The de\'Clormem "nd implementation of the protocol would
<br />represent a further important step in the stales' pro;lcti\"C efforts in
<br />the dl'\"i.'lc}PIlll'IlI (If o)lbl){Ir;ltin: solutilms II) the water challenges
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<br />posed by the 1':SI\:'
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