WSPP303

• File Number: 8240.200.10.H
• Description: Colorado River Threatened-Endangered - UCRBRIP - Program Organization-Mission - Stocking
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/25/1995
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Colorado Non-Native Aquatic Species Protection Workshop - Summary - 07-25-95
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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the need for a philosophy or management for systems and species.

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the need to assess what research has been performed and what additional research
is necessary.

. the need to better integrate property rights (including water) and land-use
planning.

Group IV Summary:

The data implies or demonstrates:

. The following questions:

** Do we need to save every species?
** Do some species substitute for others?
** Do we need to prioritize?

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the need for a process that addresses various aspects of the problem.

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. the need to reach consensus on management efforts (encompassing data
collection, education, and funding, including addressing the question of who pays
if we do something, and who pays if we do not do something).

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the need for a dual commitment that focuses the biggest bang for the buck and
also encourages continued data collection and adjustment based on new data and
analysis.

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. the need to focus on solutions and make decisions because the consequences are
too great to wait for all data.

. the need to look at the whole array of factors contributing to decline in order to
decide where to put resources, since data presented at this workshop failed to
identify other factors beyond water quality and quantity (i.e., events impacts
of/on non-natives, time frames, other human activities, etc.)

II. THE COMPONENTS FOR THE DESIRED. FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF
AQUATIC SPECIES, LAND AND WATER RESOURCES.

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Following the brainstorming exercise on the significance / implications of the data indicating
decline, the small groups were next asked to identify the desired components for the future
management of aquatic species, land, and water resources. Following several brainstorming
and prioritizing steps, the small groups identified eight major components that together could

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