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<br />I <br />." <br /> <br />DRAFf <br />FY 1995 Proposal <br />Yarnpa River Basin Operation and Management Plan <br />and Elkhead Reservoir Enlargement <br />July 27, 1994 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Task 2 <br /> <br />Lead Federal Agency <br /> <br />As lead federal agency for the Yampa River Operation and Management Plan and <br />the enlargement of Elkhead Reservoir the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will <br />coordinate all NEP A compliance and federal agency review and permitting activities. <br /> <br />Task 3 <br /> <br />Project Management and Coordination <br /> <br />Overall technical project management will be provided by the Colorado River Water <br />Conservation District. This will include the following work items: <br /> <br />Yampa River Basin Water Resources Operation and Management Plan <br /> <br />Interagency effort to formulate the Plan. <br /> <br />Public information effort within the Yampa River basin. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Hydrology consultant support for formulation and evaluation of the <br />Plan. <br /> <br />Interdisciplinary team evaluation of fish passage and survival flows in <br />the Yampa River. <br /> <br />Elkhead Reservoir Enlargement <br /> <br />Complete and submit necessary permit applications. <br /> <br />Identification of technical studies necessary to support the permitting <br />activities. <br /> <br />Securing of funding package for the enlargement of Elkhead Reservoir <br />including local, state and federal funding. <br /> <br />The following activities will be coordinated by the Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board: <br /> <br />Evaluation of options, quantities and character of instream flow protection <br />in the Yampa River for the benefit of the endangered fish under state law. <br /> <br />. <br />