8020

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8020
• Author: Horak, G. C.
• Title: Proceedings of the Symposium on Mitigating Developmental Impacts on Fish and Wildlife.
• USFW Year: 1979.
• USFW - Doc Type: March 1979.
• Copyright Material: NO

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FOREWORD

The papers in this volume were presented at a half-day symposium on
6 January at the 1979 Annual American Association for the Advancement of
Science Meeting in Houston, Texas. This symposium addressed the "track-
record" of the methodo10gi es for assessi n~ developmental impacts on fish
and wildlife as well as the mitigative measures which are requested to
lessen or compensate these'impacts. Specifically, the symposium highlighted
the success of the techniques and measures used to mitigate the construction
of water resource projects. The various aspects of the mitigative process,
formulation, bargaining, implementation, operation and maintenance, and
retrofit weredi scussed by the parti ci pants. To date the mitigative process
has focussed on the formulation aspect; whereas, the symposium provided a
forum for discussion of the important bargaining, implementation, operation
and maintenance, and retrofit aspects. This session was devoted to determin-
ing ecological, engineering, legal, and administrative uncertainties, con-
flicts, and constraints which prevent effective preservation of fish and wild-
life. Furthermore, solutions to these obstacles were recommended.

The success of any symposium is, of course, the result of the combined
efforts of many people. The diligent efforts of the individual contributors
to this volume are sincerely appreciated. Also recognized are the cooperation
and financial assistance of the following: American Society of Zoologists,
AAAS Section on Biological Sciences, U.S. ArmY Corps of Engineers, National
Wildlife Federation, Colorado State University, and Enviro Control, Inc. who
financed my participation and published the proceedings.

Papers are arranged in the chronological order of presentation at the
symposium. Each author prepared his/her paper camera ready for printing.

We hope that the users of these proceedings will find them to be a valuable

reference for fish and wildlife mitigation problems.

Enviro Control, Inc.
1520 East Mulberry Street
Suite 250
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524

EDITOR
Geral d C. Horak

Ma rch 1979

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