Platte River Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement

• File Number: 8461.100
• Description: Adaptive Management Workgroup
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/23/2002
• Author: Rick Brown, Randy Seaholm
• Title: Platte River Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

STATE OF COLOR.ADO
Colorado Water Conservation
Departrnent of Nahual Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us
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MEM
To: Colorado Water Conservation Boas
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From: Rick Browrr, Platte River Coordina
Randy Seaholm, Chief, Interstate S
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Date: January 23, 2002
-, Interstate Streams Investigation
ams Investigation
Subject: Agenda Item 15.d, January 23-24?2002 Board Meeting.
Platte River Endangered Species ooperative Agreement.
Bill Owens
Govemor
Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director
Rod Kuharich
CWCB D'uector
Dan McAuliffe
Deputy D'uector
1. Introduction
In 1997 the Governors of the states of Colorado,
the Department of Interior to improve andlor stu(
Central Platte River in Nebraska. The Cooperati
to allow additional time to formulate a proposed
components: water, land, and monitoring and res
the key activities of several of the Cooperative A
-braska and Wyoming signed an agreement with
the habitat of four endangered species in the
Agreement was extended through June 30, 2003
)gram. The proposed program has three
rch. This memorandum will highlight some of
eement (CA) Committees.
II. Status of Cooperative Agreement
The Board will recall that last year we learned tha
(Service) raised significant concern over the poter.
River Channel in Nebraska. The Service was con,
channel occurred it would make it difficult for the
improvements for the whopping crane, piping plo,
did not agree with many of the points raised by thi
team (especially regarding the potential need to ac
evaluation of the issues. After considerable time,
be within reach. Unfortunately, the resolution wil
for the program participants.
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
ial narrowing and deepening of the Central Platte
erned that if narrowing and deepening of the
3roposed program to provide channel habitat
er, and least tern. Colorado and the other states
Service and the Environmental Impact Statement
i sediment), and we implemented an independent
ffort, and expense it appeaxs that a resolution may
involve additional activities and increased costs
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