Board Meeting 11/03/1983

• Board Meeting Date: 11/3/1983
• Description: Agenda, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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the desired results would be achieved were an alternative
implemented. The two agencies are therefore proposing a plan of
action that will identify and quantify existing and potential
roosting and feeding habitat, refine the habitat-flow
relationship information currently available, identify and test
potential on-site management techniques for providing the desired
habitat characteristics, develop a Platte River Management Plan
for whooping crane habitat, and define that portion of the plan
that would be the "responsibility" of the Narrows Unit. The
findings of this plan of action would be developed into a Platte
River Management Plan for Whooping Crane Habitat prior to award
of the first major construction contact for the Narrows Unit.
The target date for the completion of and agreement upon the
management plan and the Narrows Unit increment is February, 1986.

Mr. McDonald called upon representatives of the BR and FWS,
Messrs. Bill Martin and Roger Weidelman, BR and Mr. Bill Green,
FWS, to discuss in some detail the proposed plan of action. (See
Appendix H.)

Subsequent discussion by Board members highlighted several
important concerns, namely:

(1) Have studies completed thus far realistically defined
critical habitat for the whooping crane?

(2) Subsequent studies must be based upon state water right
laws and compacts.

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(3) Findings developed from this plan of action must not
propose state financial involvement.

Thereupon Mr. Robbins move, seconded by Mr. Jackson, that
the Board not accept and support the plan of action as drafted
and request the BR and FWS to redraft it to address the Board's
concerns. Motion adopted by unanimous vote.

Mr. Robbins moved, seconded by Mr. Getz, that Messrs.
McDonald and Danielson coordinate state input in redrafting the
plan of action. Motion adopted by unanimous voice vote.

Agenda Item 14 - Proposed Conservation Management Plan, Colorado
River Endangered Fish Species

Mr. McDonald essentially hit the key points in his October
26, 1983 memo to the Board concerning agenda item 14. (See
Appendix I attached.) Also a letter dated October 28,1983 to
Galen Buterbaugh, Director, USF&WS, from David Getches, Director,
DNR, was distributed during the discussion which requested close
coordination between the U.S. FiSh and wildlife Service and the
Board, Division of Water Resources, and Division of Wildlife, via
DeWitt John in addressing the issues outlined in the letter.

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