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<br />. REFERENCE NUMBER: <br />CITATION: <br /> <br />017 <br /> <br />Valdez, R.A 1985. A review. of the hatchery program for <br />threatened and endangered fishes of the Colorado River. Colorado <br />Water Congress Special Project on Threatened and Endangered <br />Species. 29 pp. <br /> <br />SPECIES AND LIFE STAGE: <br /> <br />HB, BT, CS, RZ <br /> <br />TOPICS: <br /> <br />Research, Production <br /> <br />KEYWORDS: <br /> <br />HATCHERY FACn.ITIES, HATCHERY CAPABILITIES <br /> <br />SUMMARY: The background and current status of the hatchery program for endangered Colorado River <br />fishes was reviewed and recommendations were made regarding future hatchery construction. <br />A new facility was estimated to cost $8,570,000 , plus and additional $333,000 to $588,000 per <br />year for operation and maintenance (U.S. FISh and Wildlife Service 1983). An alternative to <br />constructing a new hatchery was to utilize existing hatchery facilities. The foUowing eleven <br />sites were evaluated; Willow Beach NFH. Dexter NFH, Hotchkiss NFH. Logan FES, Ouray <br />NWR, Fish Springs NWR, Smithfield Well, Big Spring, Rifle Falls SFH, Page Springs SFH and <br />Browns Park NWR. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A-I7 <br />