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Page 5 of5 January 9, 2002 Draft Species Act (ESA), will be responsible for their activity's portion of Phase II costs based upon the population increase that is directly or indirectly supported by the activity. Participation in the Proposed Program and Phase II of the Tamarack Plan is voluntary. Those electing to not participate in Phase II of the Tamarack Plan are responsible for negotiating their own resolution ofESA issues with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the permitting agency. [We have to be careful in developing this concept that we don't place the program into a biding war on privately developed credits. Need to make the participation in the program economically attractive.] Non-Phase II Post July 1997 Projects Non-Phase II water related activities will generally fall into two categories; anomalies related to the assumptions in Colorado's Future Depletions Plan and expansion of irrigated agriculture. An example of an anomaly is a new power plant that causes depletions to the South Platte River, but sells the generated power outside of the South Platte River Basin or a very large reservoir that would overwhelm the Tamarack Plan. [Having said this, even a large reservoir demand would still be population driven] The SED, during its normal process of reviewing water rights filings in Division 1, will determine if a water right filing has the potential to fall into one of the anomaly situations identified above or cause new depletions through expansion of irrigated agricultural acres. If a water right filing is identified to be an anomaly or cause new depletions from expanded irrigated agricultural acreage, DNR will notify the water right applicant that the Tamarack Plan may not cover this project. Also, the notification will suggest that the project proponent work with CWCB staff on whether or not this anomaly can be covered by the Tamarack Plan and, if not, what modifications are available to the Plan that would allow coverage of the project. All costs related to accommodating anomalies within the Tamarack Plan are the project proponent's responsibility. Agreements and Contracts Numerous agreements and contracts will be necessary to implement the Tamarack Plan. The attached spreadsheet lists the most obvious agreements/contracts based upon limited discussion. We can expect to identify the need for additional arrangements as we proceed toward full implementation of the Tamarack Plan. And, although there is a whole bunch more that needs to be said on this issue, I have run out of worlds. Tamarack OM&R plan: version 01/01/2002 5