Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats

• Description: Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎ and Other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/1/1997
• Author: Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• Title: Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Contract/Agreement

• 3. helping prevent the need to list more basin associated species pursuant to
the ESA;
4. mitigating new water related activities in a -state in a manner that will not
increase the mitigation responsibilities of other signatory states, with the intent
that mitigation be implemented in the state where the new water related activity
occurs to the extent described in Appendix A hereto "Water Component "; and
5. establishing and maintaining a governance structure that will ensure
appropriate state government and stakeholder involvement in the implementation
of the Program, if adopted, or any alternative basin -wide program.
B. Where possible, the Program will adaptively manage the associated habitats to
benefit non - target, listed species as well as target species. To the extent the habitat of
non - listed species is commensurate with that of listed species, the Program will also
manage habitat of non - listed species of concern to reduce the likelihood of future
listings. When feasible, the Program will provide regulatory certainty with respect to
those non - target species.
H. PROGRAM GOALS
• The Program's long-term goal is to improve and maintain the associated habitats. This
goal includes: (1) improving and maintaining migrational habitat for whooping cranes,
and reproductive habitat for least terns and piping plovers; (2) reducing the likelihood
of future listings of other species found in this area; and (3) testing the assumption that
it is possible to improve habitat for the pallid sturgeon by managing flow in the Central
Platte River that may also affect the pallid sturgeon's Lower Platte River habitat.
M. PROGRAM ELEMENTS
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1. Elements, DOI and the states propose a Program with three elements:
(1) increasing instream flows in the Central Platte River during relevant time
periods through reregulation and water conservation/supply projects; (2)
enhancing, restoring and protecting habitat lands for the target species; and (3)
creating protocols to permit new water related activities in a manner consistent
with long -term Program goals.
2. Increments. The Program will be implemented in increments. The first
increment of the Program shall begin with the signing of an agreement by DOI
and the three states to implement the Program, and shall continue for ten to
approximately thirteen years from that date. The Governance Committee is to
is agree upon the specific duration of the first increment prior to completion of
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