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/ other m~~n~ of wat~+ rights under existing state systems to meet the ~gree4 ~pon Q~pitat needs. Pro~~~ C9~t$, Revenue Sources, and El~ents The reQOV~ry Program is expected to require 15 years and cost apPro~i~ateli $62 million OVer this period of time. Operating eost~ of $37 million will come from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the S~rvice, the states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, and water d~veloPment groups. A Congressional aPPropriation of $:t!5 million.will be soUght and water development depletion fees (f~nds collected in conjunction with the issuance of biological opinions under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act) are e~pected to provide the remaining $10 million. Th~ program contains five major el~ments. :t. ffapitat management: identify and acquire instream flows, inoluding the change in operation of federal reservoirs in the pCl,sip. 2. Habitat development: research methods for creating, protecting, and improving habitat. ~, Stoc~ing native fish: identify and maintain specific genetic stoc~ of native fish, study s~rvival of hatchery fish stqO~ed in the wild, and evaluate feasibility of constructing a hatchery. 4, Non~native species and sport~fishing: monitor sizes of native and non~native fish populations, studY competition between th~ two, and limit ar~as in which non-native fish may be stoclceq, 5, ReSearch, monitoripg, ~nd data management: stUdy various m~~ns of recovering fish, monitor long-term population trends, recommend flows, evaluate genetic differences between populations, reCommenq "refugia" (facilities to hold and protect rare fish), evaluate differences betwe~p hatchery and wild fiSh, establish brood stock, and develop and manage centralized data base. status of tne Reqovery Program and tne ~nvironmental Community~s Role Sinqe its official start~up in early 19aa, the debate over the endangered fish in those Par~s of the basin addressed by the program (essentially all of the Upper Colorado except the San Juan and its tributaries) has become more con~tructive and has focused on a more coordinated research effort, An agreement is emerging on habitat needs and the research agenda of the Service's fisheries biologists is now mOre coordinated with its 2