Specific Comments on Platte River Draft EIS

• File Number: 8461.100
• Description: Adaptive Management Workgroup
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 9/17/2004
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Specific Comments on Platte River Draft EIS
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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COMMITTEE ON ENDANGERE
IN THE PLATT:
National Resi
Grand Islan
August 1:
D AND THREATENED SPECIES
E RIVER BASIN
!arch Council
d, Nebraska
-13, 2003
by
Colorado Water onservation Board
Sub ' ed by
Rick rown
August 1, 2003
1.0 Introduction
The Colorado Water Conservation Board (I
National Research Council's Committee on E
Basin. These comments address two areas of
work:
is pleased to submit these comments to the
red and Threatened Species in the Platte River
that are included in the Committee's scope of
1) Whooping crane critical habitat and habitat
2) Use of the Platte River by the piping plover
ility guidelines.
interior least tern.
In addition, we have included a list questions re arding procedures to be used by the Committee,
with the intent of identifying areas of concern by he Colorado Water Conservation Board regarding
methods and procedures to be used in carrying out the Committee's efforts.
The Board's objective in providing these comme
the Board via formal presentations. The Board r
objective evaluation of the use of the Platte R
Committee to consider in fulfilling its objectives.
is to augment the information being provided to
-ds use of this information as being critical to an
r by endangered species, and essential for the
With these comments, we have attached two
1) "Migration Dynamics of the Whooping
Nebraska," EA Engineering, Science, and Te(
2) "Status of the Interior Least Tern and Piping
Technology, Inc., September 1988.
We urge a complete and thorough review by the
comments. These reports include information, ?
Should the Committee have any questions rega
please contact me at your convenience.
entitled
with Emphasis on Use of the Platte River in
y, Inc., 1985.
in Nebraska," EA Engineering, Science, and
mittee of these two documents, as well as our
and analyses not available in other literature.
these comments or the attached documents,
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