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2 <br />i <br />i <br />aJsr.?au?r.?'2 <br /> <br />/>7.. <br /> <br />•cJ?l?cc <br /> <br />siv <br /> <br />Nl,?)i? <br /> <br />?a?ssin?2 <br /> <br />r?tt--;?ot.fvr•.f <br />at the end of the P. gr 's `firs in rement (approx mately year 2021 <br />actiox?s for a subse uent rogr i remien will be etermined at tha <br />Si ificance of the ro for ro ect do ultation in Colorado <br />With or without th thre -state la Ri+er Recover Ympl entation <br />nexus projects in th e Pla e Riv b in rii under S ion 7 ESA ? <br />the U.S. Fish and ildli e Sez'r?i e r actio likely o dversely affei <br />species, including otent al imp cts of proj ct-re a e depletions. Thi <br />Ihe ESA dues nol c ang with i pl meritat on of the Platte River Pro <br />However, an impo ant nefit f t Progr for in iviclual water-re <br />South and NorEh Pl t?e 'ver ba ins of Col rado wil be to provide, ix <br />streamlined proee s for addres in depleti n-relate impacts to the t <br />whooping crane cri ical abitat. <br />Prior to izxiplement tion f the og am i n 007, inte 'rn measures we <br />the impaczs of depl tion to the arg t speci s until s ch time as a sati <br />Program was in eff ct to more c m rehens ely add ess those impact <br />"intenm measures" incl ed am iual payine ts to the ational Fish an <br />Foundation for m a e ent an /or cquisi 'on of 1 d or water to im; <br />conditions.) "#u TlrO IQ +A-e eeA a-nG <br /> ?Q <br />With a Recovery P gr in pl ce, artici tion ira t e Program can F <br />compliance conce 'ng fects n t e ta?e speeies £ all existing anc <br />new water-related cti?vit es ass cia ed vvi the proj t begin consulte <br />How do I"consult i nider the Pr ra "! what are m obli ations? <br />Seeking ESA cov ge der th Pl tte ? r Recov ey Tmplementati <br />entirely voluntary. Proj t prop ne ts alw ys have e option of seel <br />water-related impa ts to e tar et s ecies t ough al ernative means. <br />Tnterior believes th t the ooper tiv , ba$in wide Pla te program will <br />effective means of rote ting an d r tori6g abitat f these species, 2 <br />consulta.tion proees is a <br />( ailabl to ar tlios <br /> <br />i <br />? who ag e to be covered <br />3 Note.that programs getin a speci tc g ographi area and/ r involving ?t'?ultiple <br />similar nature cornmon y can e handl d, uch like individual rojects, Yhrough a s <br />Service as a programm tic c ultati _ r the s e of simpli ity in this documer <br />used, however it shoul bc un erstood that "pro4r4 <br />i s" also €?re potenti411y relevnnt <br />" The Progm docum nt de nes "Ex stin watdr r ated activi ies" to include surf <br />hydrologieally-connec d gro ndwate act' itieslim lcmcn«d n or befOre duly l, ' <br />related activities" inc)u e ne surface wat r or ?y logically- onnected groundwf <br />both new projects and xpans on ofex stin projiect , which a implemented after, <br />Z of the platte Rirrer R <br />I ove lmple nta ion Pro am for the cotnplete definition <br />I <br />I <br />? 2 <br /> <br />I <br />UblIC Rd'/E}) 4 f.' <br />?), and suitable <br />. time. <br />? _k?? <br />Program, federal- <br />;onsuliati0n wiCh <br />st federally-listed <br />s requirement under <br />?ram. <br />.ated projects in the <br />xnost cases, a <br />a.rget species and <br />re in place to offset <br />;factory Recovery <br />>. (Typically, these <br />i VVildlife <br />)rove habita# ? <br />C ayai lab:/?'y <br />5? r?t?eiirr M?uI??-• <br />rovide ESA <br />, in most cases, <br />d on.4 <br />on Program is <br />ing to offset their <br />However, because <br />be the most <br />streamlined <br />by the Program. <br />individusl actions of a <br />ingle C4nSUltation with <br />t, the term "project" is <br />to $]IS dISGUSSiAr1. <br />?ce wacer or <br />997. "New water- <br />ter activities, including <br />luly 1, 1997. See page <br />, of tt,ese tem,s. <br />60/E0 3J17d 1t10gWb31S AMWd1 8TZT5L89L6 0b :EZ L00ZI90AT0