Platte River Recovery Implementation Partnership Related Brochures and Maps

• Description: Related to the Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Cooperative Agreement [CA]; aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program [PRRIP]1997 to 2014
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Basin: North Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Author: Various
• Title: Various Platte River Recovery Implementation Program related Brochurs and Maps
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Map

Secretary of the Interior. The USFWS is also doing a formal ESA review to confirm that the proposed
Program meets the requirements of the Act. The "preferred alternative" is not binding on the Secretary or
the states. Even if the "preferred alternative" is the same as the proposed Program; additional negotiations
over details are likely before a basin-wide Program can begin.
• The states and the Secretary of the Interior must agree to the Program as it is finally developed and the
Secretary must conclude it is an appropriate way to meet the requirements of the Endangered Species Act.
• If the states do not agree to the final Program there will be no Program.The other states might attempt to
develop state by state programs, but there is no guarantee these programs would be acceptable to the
Department of the Interior.
Governance 5. One member representing water users on the
South Platte River above the Western Canal
Following the execution of the Cooperative diversion, to be selected by those users; and
Agreement, a Governance Committee was
established to direct, and oversee the activities 6. One member representing water users
undertaken under the agreement. Governance downstream of Lake McConaughy or the
Committee policy decisions must have the Western Canal and Nebraska users upstream
support of every state and federal of Lake McConaughy who do not have federal
representatives. Administrative decisions must storage contracts,to be selected by those users.
also have the support of every state and federal (The illustration below outlines the
representative. Thus, for the Cooperative Partnership's management structure.)
Agreement and Program to work, the
Governance Committee operates by PARTICIPANTS
consensus.
The Governance Committee consists of the iz Water
�� Committee a Comintttee .Committee;4
following members:
1. One member per signatory state, to be
selected by the Governor of that state; ACTIONS
2. Two federal/members, to be selected by the . . 1
Secretary representing
of the Interior, one re resentin 3o, tTho
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FWS and one representing the Bureau of
Reclamation; ,
3. Two environmental members representing 6
the environmental entities in the three states,to f on
Implementation
be selected by those entities; :, ,
4. One member representing water users on the t V
North Platte River in Wyoming and also water
users in Nebraska above Lake McConaughy
who have storage contracts for water in the
federal reservoirs in Wyoming, to be selected
by those users;
For more information about this or other water resource Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
topics you can contact the CWCB at: www.dnr.state.co.us/cwcb
1313 Sherman Street,Room 721 For more information about the Platte River Partnership
Denver, CO 80203 visit:http://www.platteriver.org/index.htm.