7281

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7281
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Environmental Assessment, November 1987.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

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impacts because, in most respects, the Recovery Implementation Program
is simply an acceleration of current species management efforts, that
is, the "No Action" alternative. With respect to habitat development
and maintenance, stocking of rare fish species, control of nonnative
fish and sportfishing, and research, data management, and monitoring
actions, the two alternatives tend to differ only in the speed of
implementation (see Table II-1-B and Appendix B, environmental
assessment).
The greatest difference between the Proposed Action and the "No Action"
alternative occurs in the area of habitat management actions. A
program to acquire and appropriate water rights for instream flows for
endangered fishes is what most differentiates the Proposed Action from
the "No Action" alternative. This action is not likely to result in
significant socioeconomic impacts because it will be a limited program,
combined with other forms of instream flow protection, and implemented
in cooperation with States and within the context of existing laws and
regulations.
If a future action differs substantially from that assumed, or new information
becomes available, National Environmental Policy Act review can be reinitiated
and revised, prior to implementation. In addition, speculative actions that
cannot be meaningfully evaluated at this time can be analyzed at a future
date, as necessary, in site-specific National Environmental Policy Act
documents.
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Regional Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Denver, Colorado
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