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<br />I <br />I TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />I 1. INTRODUCTION 1 <br />2. BACKGROUND 2 <br />I 2.1. Overview of Basin Hydrology and Water Uses 2 <br /> 2.1.1. Water Uses 2 <br />I 2.1.2. Water Rights and Administration 4 <br />I 2.1.3. Juniper Water Rights 5 <br /> 2.2. Endangered Species Act 5 <br />I 2.2.1. Critical Habitat 6 <br /> 2.3. Previous Studies 7 <br />I 2.4. Yampa River Management Plan 8 <br />I 3. ENDANGERED FISH HABITAT AND FLOW REQUIREMENTS 8 <br /> 3.1. Studies Concerning Flow Requirements of Endangered Fishes 8 <br />I 3.1.1. Tyus and Karp (1989) 9 <br /> 3.1.2. Harvey, Mussetter and Wick (1993) 9 <br />I 3.1.3. Modde and Smith (1995) 10 <br /> 3.1.4. Colorado Division of Wildlife (1995) 10 <br />I <br /> 3.1.5. Modde, Miller and Anderson (1999) 10 <br />I 3.2. Yampa River Basin Aquatic Wildlife Management Plan 11 <br /> 3.3. Conclusions of Researchers and Biology Committee 12 <br />I 4. WATER DEMAND STUDIES 13 <br /> 5. EV ALUA TION OF FUTURE FLOWS 15 <br />I 5.1. Definition of Scenarios 15 <br />I 5.2. Instream Flow Rights or Targets 17 <br />6. PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH 18 <br />I 7. ISSUES IDENTIFICATION AND DISCUSSION 19 <br /> 8. REFERENCES 23 <br />I APPENDICES <br />I <br />