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flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, and roundtail chub. The BLM, CDOW and others have <br />signed amulti-state conservation agreement designed to protect habitat for these species, with <br />the goal of preventing listing of these species under the Endangered Species Act. <br />At this Board meeting, the CWCB will hear recommendations from the Southwestern Colorado <br />Water Conservation District on the potential use and/or disposition of the Uravan Water Rights, <br />and will hear comments and concerns from Montrose County and other interested persons and <br />entities. <br />Because the earliest that Umetco expects to complete remediation of the mill site and obtain <br />governmental approval of the remediation is late 2009, the Uravan Water Trust may not convey <br />the Uravan Water Rights to the CWCB until sometime in 2010. Consequently, the Board need <br />not make any decisions at this time on the use or disposition of the Uravan Water Rights. Staff <br />will continue to work with the Southwestern Colorado Water Conservation District, Montrose <br />County, San Miguel County, the Towns of Norwood, Nucla and Naturita, and other interested <br />persons and entities to develop a mutually acceptable approach to addressing the concerns that <br />have been raised about future water development and to preserve the natural environment of the <br />San Miguel River to a reasonable degree. <br />4 <br />