7282

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7282
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, R. I. P.
• Title: Final Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE 4-1. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF WATER BY RIVER REACH
River Source
Green Refinement of operation at Flaming Gorge
Acquisition of water rights on Yampa River
Colorado Refinement of operation at Blue Mesa, Ruedi
Withholding of water at Ruedi
Acquisition of water rights
Acquisition of existing storage water
Yampa/White Acquisition of water rights
Acquisition of existing storage water
In the case where instream flow needs are identified, the States and others
involved in the process will consider a variety of sources for meeting
instream flow needs. For example, the sources may include, where appropriate:
a. Allocation and release of water from existing and new storage
projects;
b. Refinement in operation of existing and new reservoirs;
c. Purchase or lease of agricultural water for use during dry years and
compensation to irrigators for crop losses;
d. Implementation of agricultural water conservation and salinity control
projects and conversion of water conserved to instream flows;
e. Conversion of existing consumptive and conditional rights to instream
flow rights;
f. Changing the point of diversion for senior water rights to downstream
locations;
g. Federal or State filings on nontributary ground water that could be
pumped and put into the streams; and
h. Original appropriation of instream flows in surface streams.
4.1.5 Section 7 Consultation
The mechanism described in the preceding sections is intended to provide the
means to protect and manage the stream habitat of the endangered fishes by
offsetting some of the factors that led to the present status of these fish.
Success of this part of the recovery program is based upon numerous underlying
assumptions, as follows:
a. rapid determination of flow needs;
b. sufficient funds to purchase water rights;
c. availability of water rights;
d. protection of instream flows;
e. provision of flows.by Reclamation projects; and
f. continued participation and support by all parties.
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