4210

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 4210
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Preliminary Conceptual Approach to Recovery of Endangered Fish Species In The Upper Colorado River Basin
• USFW Year: 1985.
• USFW - Doc Type: Draft.
• Copyright Material: NO

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implementing -and monitoring habitat modification
alternatives, and continued studies. Operational and.
structural modifications would be implemented at existing
major Federal water projects.•where such modifications are
found to be technically and financially feasibile, and ~ ,~
environmentally acceptable. In addition, ,the Federal ~f ~~„~~°+
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government would initiate purchase of water, rights, if ~~
continued studies indicate that flow augmentation is
necesary.
Under equilibrium conditions, hatcheries would be
maintained, stocking programs would be implemented, as
needed, predator control may still be needed, and monitoring
would continue. Instream habitat improvement systems would
be implemented, if needed, and in accordance with State
water rights administration systems and interstate comgacts,
releases from Federal projects during critical flow regimes
would occur either with Federally purchased water rights or
the endangered species components of new Federal projects. _
4.0 INSTITOTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
This section discusses institutional responsibilities for
implementation of a recovery plan for endangered fish
species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. A wide range of
activities should be pursued to insure the recovery and _
conservation of endangered species in the Upper Colorado
Basin. Institutional responsibilities for those activities
are discussed in a general context here.
4.1 RESPONSIBILIIES
Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act provides that:
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