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<br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />San Juan! Dolores River Basin (pages 13-14) <br /> <br />. Dolores River Floodplain Tour. <br />. Animas-La Plata Project Escrow Agreement. <br /> <br />Yampa and White River Basin (page 14) <br /> <br />. Yampa Plan & Elkhead Enlargement <br /> <br />Attachments <br />. Summary of Resolved Cases <br />. De minimis Cases <br />. Loan Repayment Delinquency and Financial <br />Activity Report <br /> <br />. Design & Construction Status Report <br />. Cbntract Processing Report <br />. Marketing Update <br />. TMDL Rules Quick facts <br />. Colorado Farm Bill Conservation Coalition <br />. Colorado River Hearing Summary <br />. Blue Mesa Reservoir Letters <br />. Reclamation Letter Re: Demand Projections <br />. Deep Creek Wilderness Draft Language <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Federal & Interstatelssues <br /> <br />NRCS Provides Online Drought Data: The Natural Resour~es Conservation Service (NRCS) is making <br />information available online to farmers and ranchers to help tl:1em prepare for drought. A new publication, <br />Defending Against Drought (http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/drought.html) presents information about <br />drought conditions across the nation, animated maps, and ideas on how to prepare for drought conditions. <br /> <br />USDA Provides $17.5 Million To Protect Farmland: On June 5th the U.S. Department of Agriculture <br />(USDA) announced that $17.5 million is available to help 28 states protect farmland. Colorado has been <br />allocated to receive $540,200 ofthe total funding. <br /> <br />Through the Farmland Protection Program, the NRCS enters ;into agreements to protect farmland by <br />purchasing conservation easements. To qualify, the farmland must be: included in a pending offer from a <br />non-governmental organization, state, tribe, or local farmlan<;\ protection program; privately owned; covered . <br />by a conservation plan; large enough to sustain agricultural production; accessible to markets for what the <br />land produces; and surrounded by parcels ofland that can support long-term agricultural production. <br /> <br />Species Listing Agreement: On August 29th Interior Secretary Norton announced that the U.S. Fish and <br />Wildlife Service (USFWS) and conservation organizations reached an agreement in principle to enable the <br />USFWS to make listing decisions on 22 species. The parties must still negotiate a written settlement <br />document. None of the species are found in Colorado, however several are found in Arizona, New Mexico <br />and Wyoming. <br /> <br />Clarke Nominated to Direct BLM: Kathleen Clarke, the Executive Director ofthe Utah DNR, has been <br />nominated to be the director of the Bureau of Land Management. Clarke was instrumental in working with <br />the Utah legislature to secure $3 million per year in funding to protect and recover endangered species. <br /> <br />Norton Names Kimball Intergovernmental & External Affairs Director: On August 8th, Interior <br />Secretary Norton appointed Kit Kimball as Director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs for the <br />Department of the Interior. She served as executive directqr for the Western Regional Council from 1999 to <br />2001, a western advocacy group that works on federal issl(es with the Western Governors' Association and <br />western congressional delegations. From 1992 to 1999, she managed her own governmental affairs <br />consulting business. Kimball also served as legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. James A. McClure from 1974 <br />to1979. <br /> <br />Manson Nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Fish Wildlife and Parks: In Late July Craig Manson, a <br />California Judge, was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks. <br />Before becoming a judge, he served as General Counsel for the California Department of Fish and Game and . <br />worked as an attorney in private practice. If confirmed, he will become the first African-American to serve in <br />this position. . <br /> <br />2 <br />