8196

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8196
• Author: Center for Public-Private Sector Cooperation and G. S. o. P. Affairs.
• Title: Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver.
• Copyright Material: NO

Chapter 3. (continued)
3.4. Water Acquisition Strategies for Interim and Long-term Instream
Flow Protections ....................................... 3-9
3.4.1. Generic Descriptions of Water Acquisition Strategies. .......... 3-10
Appropriation of an Absolute Junior Water Right . ............ 3-10
Appropriation of an Interim Water Right . ................. 3-10
Appropriation of an Interim Absolute and Conditional Water
Right . ...................................... 3-10
Acquisition of Existing Absolute Water Right. .............. 3-11
Acquisition of Existing Conditional Water Right. ............ 3-11
Non-federal Rights to Reservoir Storage. ................. 3-11
Federal Reservoir Re-operation . ....................... 3-11
Acquisition Salvage Water . .......................... 3-11
3.4.2. Application of Water Acquisition Strategies to Colorado Rivers. ... 3-11
3.4.2.1. Priority Strategies for Water Acquisition ............. 3-13
3.4.3. Further Development of Instream Flow Issues. .............. 3-12
Chapter 4.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1. Conclusions . .......................................... 4-1
4.2. Factors That Made Progress Difficult ........................... 4-1
4.2.1. Technical and Legal Complexity . ........................ 4-1
4.2.2. Technical Uncertainties/Methodology Problem . ............... 4-1
4.2.3. Diverse Jurisdictions and Perspectives . .................... 4-2
4.2.4. History of Conflict . ................................ 4-2
4.2.5. Problem Solving Confidence . .......................... 4-2
4.2.6. Lack of Skill-Building Module. ........................ 4-2
4.3. Factors That Assisted the Progress ............................. 4-3
4.3.1. The Prior RIP Process . .............................. 4-3
4.3.2. Committment to the RIP . ............................. 4-3
4.3.3. Committment to Avoid Adversarial Conflict Resolution. ......... 4-3
4.3.4. Full Participation of the Stakeholders . ..................... 4-4
4.3.5. Agreement on Process Issues. ......................... 4-4
4.4 Recommendations ................ . ...................... 4-4
4.4.1. Prompt Action. .................................. 4-4
4.4.2. Continuity of Future Process. ......................... 4-5
4.4.3. Reinforcement of Internal Commitments . ................... 4-5