MoU Between U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Yampa River Basin Partnership

• Description: Yampa Technical Workgroup
• State: CO
• State: UT
• State: WY
• Basin: Yampa/White/Green
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 10/28/1997
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yampa River Basin Partnership
• Title: MoU Between U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Yampa River Basin Partnership
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Contract/Agreement

AGO NAT. RES. SECTION Fax :[phone] Oct 28 '97 1149 P.08
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Overall direction for development of the Yampa Plan will be provided by the Service in
coordination with a Project Management Team. The Service is responsible for the following
project management activities:
• Development of study plans and scope-of- work.
- Tecjtinical oversight over studies and project activities, including completion of
activities by participating agencies and/or contractors.
• Interagency and public scoping to identify issues and potential alternatives to the
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Public and participating agency reviews and comments.
NEPA, ESA, and Fish andWildlife Coordination Act compliance.
Coordination of the project among program participants and other interested
parties.
Chair the Project Management Team.
The role of the Project Management Teach is to review study progress, provide recommendations
for the scope and direction of the study, and to resolve issues associated with study
implementation. Participants in the Team include:
Fish and Wildlife Service (chair)
Colorado Department of Natural Resources representing the Colorado Water
Conservation Board Colorado Division of Wildlife, and the Division of Water
Resources
Colorado River Water Conservation District
Bureau of Reclamation
The Nature Conservancy
The Yampa Fiver Basin Partnership
The Yampa Plan will be developed in accordance with the requirements of NEPA. NEPA
requires a review of major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the environment.
This process includes public involvement, defining the purpose and need for the action,
determining the scope and significant issues to be analyzed, and evaluating alternatives and their
environmental consequences. The NEPA process is intended to help public officials :sake
decisions that are based on an understanding of the environmental, economic, social, and cultural
consequences of the proposed action. NEPA requires that public officials, interest groups, and
_..concerned citizens. be afforded an opportunity to review information and provide comments .u .. .
before decisions are made. At this time, the Service has lead responsibility for NEPA compliance
for the Yampa Plan.
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The relationship of the CDOW to the execution of this MOU, through the State Department of
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