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<br />. <br /> <br />river will actually promote the recovery of the <br />squawfish. <br /> <br />The fifteen mile stretch is actually a portion of the <br />river a1reacy nighly a1t~red by existing projects. <br />\lliile it may be laudable to try to assist those fish <br />(if any) occupying this fifteen mile stretch of the <br /> <br />river, the recommended conservation measures are ill <br /> <br />no way associated with impacts which might be attrib- <br />utable to MAE!. Equity would seem to dictate that <br /> <br />current problems be resolved by current water users. <br /> <br />MAE! should be accountable for its incremental <br /> <br />proportionate share. <br /> <br />,More fundamentally, it is difficult to determine the <br />probability of success for the mitigation proposal <br />when the critical habitat needs of the fish are <br /> <br />unknown. The question remains, how do you mandate <br />mitigation for the recovery of the species when you <br />don' t kn_o\-~_ t~.!. species needs? <br /> <br />-14- <br />