WSP12904

• File Number: 8240.200.10.A
• Description: Colorado River / San Juan Endangered Fish Recovey Programs
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 4/12/2004
• Author: UCRBRIP / SJRIP
• Title: 2003 - 2004 Program Highlights, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs
Continue to Garner Bipartisan Support

The Uppl'f Coloudo Rlvrr EndJngt"rc-d Fish R('1,:O\'t'r)'
Progum ~lId Ih.. Sail Ju~n RIVt'r B.JslII Rt'(owq'
[mplenwnl~(illn Progr~m COllllml1' to l~ mtKlt'"h of
cosl.dr~ll\'c. coll~boullv!' !'lIorts 10 n"co\'t'f I'fltb,ngen:d lisht'j;
whil.' m~n~gll1g W~ler to ser\t' hUIlu.n 1I(.fi:Js The ongmng
pmgrrss \Ow~rd these progulIls' SIH:(t'SS h~s been recognllcd hy
St~lc ~nd ~d(>r~1 INders Rcco\t'f)" ProgrOlm p.1rtll'lpanls ut'
pll'OIsed lO provltll' thl' lollowmg exct"rpls by pohucOlI INdl"{s
bmihotr with thl'!il' progrum' efforts:

Department of the Interior
~Mrtlinglh(nrrd.~ofrndangmd\prcif\\\o'hilrrrlpr({jnlllhr Icga1rillbllof
\\oalfr UK!) has brrn a pnority tlfthr ()(panrnrDl tlf tht Intrrior undrr lhj~
Adminillralilln. In lht Upprr Balin, wr hllH had wcer\'; building multi-
Illlkrhllldrr pfogroms fO oddrru lbr nrfds of Iillrd Ipr(iu.. Thr Upprr
Colorado Ril'rr Endan9tftd Fidt RWJlony Program [i\ on uamplt J of bow a
bfood "roup of Ilakrholdm - indlldinllfrdrral,slalr.fribol,andpril'lllr
inlrrrsu . {on 11'01. fOgrlhrr 10 imprO\o'r "'alrl mlln~mrnllln lht Colorodtl
(RiI'fIJ." (Excerplffi)
SI'('fI'IUY oflhl' Inlt"rior G~ll' Norton, Dccemlll'r II, 200]
Coloudo Rivl'r WOIll'r U!;('rs As.,.odotlion AnnuOII MtTling
LH V!'gotS, Nl'v..d.

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ongoing lunm ll"IY.~ (Exn~rplfi:J)
Ser{f'u.ry of Ihe- Intl'rior Srucl' B..bbl!t, Df"l.'l'mbc:r J.f, 2000
Coloudo RiI'(>r Willl'r U!>l'rs As...ocblion Annu~1 M(,(,ling
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mrdns 10 rrlt/ll't rndongrrrd Ipr(lf\ (onni((~,promtllt sp<<ir\ l<<lJI'rry,dnd
dllOl<i ongoing dndupmrnllln.l UI( of Comparl.appolfltlnr.l \'tOlfl rrsourt'f1
thloughoullhrWtll.LallyraJotJinlrrrlUlunrsduJJYDfgollalrdproglom
r<<OItrygllGISflhotJ pllJl'i.lr II (lfor,sucdnCf roa.lmap
10 Prtlll10m panicipanlS...fof fr(oltry,.ltIWnli~lin8an.l
drlimngllflbfrndGngrfrclfhhGndnlbtEndangmd
SprdrsA(I."
BiJlOwe-ns
Go"l'rnor, SI~I(' of Coloudo

UTAH
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Unur.lSlOlf\,undru(tJrnlhfirnporlan(toflbNpfogrGllt'lbUlry olll>>l
W11lrl UK/S in UIGb 10 bulb mainlllin uisflng "'aln
ul(anddfldopnt""lUppllfSwhilfprolt(lmglhr
rnlironmrlll."

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Formtt CioIt'IT1Of, St.all' 1)( UlAh

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IlIpartisan SUppolf. Publj{ lo", J 06..]91 alllhtlli,f1 lhr hdrrolg"mnmrnl
10 prO\o'idr up 10 l+6 million 01 (t11llhllrlng fOI Ihr impltmrnllui"n of cap~
jlalpruj<<uftlr lbr fWorr{ol'trypr"1lroms...Eotb tI(thtftlUf palliripanng
slalnhoslIpplllpriatrdnon.hdf/GlcOSfUlllriogfund_
ing. ThtK fa{UdrmOllSffOltlhtllrllnllCOmmilmrnl
ondrffUfJlrpalmmbipllhol orr plnrnlinoolhllf
IhrKolIgoinllprugroms."
Bill RichudJoOIl
Gon.rnor, Sl~ll:' of Nt'W Mnil.'o

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WYOMING
"TJrnr ongoing, highly IUluufuJ. cooprrOlll'r p1tlll1am\... frnul lhr pmprf
applooehltlprO'\idlngrndongrrrdsptcitsconlff\OlilJnGn.lfr{O\otrywilhin
Ulr fromo\ll,k of thr uhllng Frdrlol Endanl1m.l Sprdo MI, ",hilr (oneur..
rrnlly rrlt/h'ing "ilieal wnnicu IItfWttll rndanllm.l sptlir. Irn,..'tfy ond Ihr
dtlrlopmrnl ond use of Compacl-apponltlnrd ""1rf
rtWUICt1in lhr Upprr Collllodo Rim 8lnin rrgion or
thrlnlrrmtlunlomWrsl.~
0"1'1:' Frl'udl'nlh..1
Governor, Sl~h' ufW)'oming

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