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DRAFT-OS/10/85 <br />~... <br />~: <br />~: <br />~e <br />Y <br />t ~,k 4 <br />~.., F <br />., 1~ YF_i.a <br />~~gg 8 ~t. k <br />I{~ b, <br />.~ ~~. <br />~~ ~ ~ <br />}, <br />ti° <br />compact delivery„requirements are implemented, the <br />provisions of the interstate compacts-wily-act to maintain <br />onditions for endangered species, and other fish <br />favorable c <br />.~. ,, as the Lower Basin receives its <br />and wildlife resources <br />allocation of Colorado River water originating in the Upper <br />Basin States. Disruption of the interstate compacts or <br />State water rights administration systems could ultimately <br />have an extremely adverse effect on endangered species and <br />other fish and wildlif e, and would. cause widespread social <br />and economic disruptions. Furthermore, Federal purchase of <br />water rights protected by State water rights administration <br />systems may eventually prove to be an attractive alternative <br />for conserving endangered fish species. <br />The concept of economic acceptability, as applied to <br />specific recovery actions, means that those actions are <br />affordable, and produce some corresponding benefit which <br />reflects the cost of the management activity. This implies <br />that the recovery plan assigns priorities to activities, <br />operates within realistic resource constraints, and is a <br />managed„program. Funding sources should provide a reliable <br />source of funding for implementation of high priority <br />recovery activities.. <br />3.0 RECOVERY PLAN ELEMENTS <br />The recovery plan elements suggested may be generally <br />applicable to endangered fish species in the Upper Colorado <br />River Basin. While recovery may be a long-term effort, <br />9 <br />