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<br />,. <br /> <br />:1 <br />.' <br />:. <br /> <br />''1 <br /> <br />~/~ <br /> <br />accidental transmission is sufficiently low that a significant <br />threat does not exist for the endangered fish <br /> <br />. <br />l' <br />I <br />l <br />,. <br />< <br /> <br />RIFLE I-70 POND, ISLAND ACRES, THIRTY ROAD POND, CONNECTED LAKES <br />- LARGE, and CORN LAKE <br /> <br />Our concerns regarding stocking in these waters are <br />concentrated on their occurrence within the 50-year floodplain <br />. : and the sufficiency of screening of the outlets. If CDOW can <br />. demonstrate they are outside of the 50-year floodplain and can <br />install appropriate fish screens to significantly reduce the <br />possibility of escape, we will not be in opposition to these <br />proposals. <br /> <br />National Wildlife Federation has expressed significant <br />concerns regarding the proposed stocking of non-natives. We <br />suggest any final decisions on this proposal not be finalized <br />until our concerns and the concerns of other affected parties are <br />adequately addressed. We urge the CDOW to be very conservative <br />in its stocking proposals and integrate the various risk factors <br />to derive a better estimate of the ultimate risk to the <br />endangered fish. We suggest a more thorough analysis and <br />realistic risk assessment be performed prior to any decision to <br />approve this proposal. We will withhold our support until the <br />substantive issues raised in this letter are effectively <br />addressed. <br /> <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Stephen C. Torbit Ph. D. <br />Senior Scientist <br /> <br />Colo. Wildlife Fed., Denver <br />Nature Conservancy, Boulder <br />Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Denver <br /> <br />-3- <br />