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Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish
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Yampa/White/Green
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Date
1/1/3000
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Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin
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be employed at suitable locations in the upper basin. One approach that is <br />particularly promising is construction of grow -out (rearing) ponds, where fry <br />and young -of- the -year could be reared under conditions closely similar to <br />• those that exist in the wild and from which they can be released into suitable <br />habitat within their historic range in the upper basin. <br />Species management techniques also will be implemented as part of this <br />comprehensive program. The agencies will thoroughly investigate how <br />artificially reared rare fish stocks can be used in the recovery program. If <br />it is determined that hatchery- reared fish will contribute to recovery, <br />production of hatchery- reared stocks will be initiated. Because the bonytail <br />chub is on the verge of extinction, it will be immediately reintroduced into <br />the wild to attempt to improve its status and to permit more careful study of <br />its habitat requirements. Stocking and management of nonnative species will <br />also be carefully monitored and controlled through a cooperative effort <br />between the State wildlife agencies and the Service to minimize negative <br />interactions between these species and the rare native species. <br />Finally, it is recognized that there is a need for coordinated research and <br />monitoring efforts among the agencies. Thus, this program establishes a <br />mechanism for assessing population trends for the rare species and for <br />coordinating and prioritizing all research and monitoring efforts. <br />Funding - - Several sources of funding will be needed to finance the recovery <br />program, including funds from the Federal government, the States of Colorado, <br />Utah, and Wyoming, power and water users, and private donations. Funding will <br />be used to finance both annual operations and capital expenditures associated <br />with the recovery program. The annual operating cost of the recovery program <br />. is estimated at $2.3 million which will cover activities such as monitoring, <br />research, species and habitat management, acquisition feasibility studies, <br />additional annual flow acquisition expenditures, information and education, <br />and program management. <br />In addition to the annual budget, a minimum of $15 million will be needed from <br />Congress to be used under advisement of the Implementation Committee for <br />acquisition of water rights to provide flows for rare species (510 million) <br />and for other critical capital expenditures ($5 million). <br />New water project proponents involved in Section 7 consultation will also <br />contribute financially to the recovery program. Project proponents will make <br />a one -time contribution of $10 per acre -foot based on the estimated average <br />annual depletion of the project. Existing and future Reclamation projects <br />will be exempt from the depletion charge, since they will refine operations to <br />provide water for rare species and contribute financially to the program. <br />1.4 IMPLEMENTATION <br />The recovery program summarized in this document is an integrated, <br />cooperative, comprehensive, and ambitious effort to recover the rare fish <br />species in a manner which is compatible with all Federal and State laws and <br />all private development projects. Each component of this program is necessary <br />and feasible. However, this program is not intended as a precedent that is to <br />be applied in other river basins or other situations. <br />n <br />u <br />1 -8 <br />
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