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<br />000937 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />operations of Federal dams, and operating other reservoirs in a coordinated manner to. <br />benefit endangered fish. <br />Habitat development including restoring floodplain/wetland habitats, constructing fish <br />passageways around dams and other barriers in the river, and constructing'fish screens in <br />major canal diversions. <br />Native fish propagation and genetic management involving establishing facilities to hold <br />adult brood stock to prevent extinction of these rare fish and maintain their genetic <br />resources; develop growout ponds; conduct research to improve survival of endangered <br />fish raised in captivity and stocked in the wild; and support appropriate stocking and <br />reintroduction efforts. <br />Nonnative species and sportfishingentailingmanaging detrimental nonnative fish <br />species in habitat considered "critical" to endangered fish. This' also involves educating <br />and distributing information to anglers to reduce accidental capture of endangered fish. <br />Research, monitoring, and data management provides information about what these fish <br />need to survive, grow, and reproduce in the wild. Efforts include compiling data on the <br />number, sizes, and 10catio1;ls of endangered fish; monitoring endangered fish population <br />tr,ends; and making river flow recommendations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Need: The Recovery Program identified a need to construct and operate a fish screen in the <br />Redlands Power Canal to prevent entrainment of adult and sub adult Colorado pikeminn6w and' <br />razorback sucker. ' <br /> <br />Purpose: The purpose of the proposed action is to implement Recovery Program elements to <br />minimize incidental take of endangered fishes, enhance critical endangered fish habitat and assist <br />in recovery of the Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker. ' <br /> <br />. Actions taken should be cost effective, timely, and complement related actions to help <br />restore native fish populations and protect existing and plaimed rights and uses affected by the <br />project. Related Recovery Program actions include providing fish passage at diversion dams and <br />structures, stocking endangered fish, controlling non-native "fish species, acquiring and restoring <br />floodplain habitat, and protecting instream flows. ' <br /> <br />. Potentially affected uses of Gunnison River water include: providing irrigation water to <br />residents of the Redlands Community, hydroelectric power generation at the Redlands Power <br />Plant, and the Redlands fish passageway. <br /> <br />. The' choice among alternatives should ensure costs to the Recovery Program are as low as <br />possible while considering benefits to the endangered fishes. <br /> <br />2 <br />