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<br />1.0 INTROOUCTION
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<br />1.1 RECOVERY PROGRAM PURPOSE
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<br />The purpose of the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the
<br />Uooer,qolorado River 8asl~ .IRec9veryPrOQram).i~ tOJerr:ov~r!he:1;nr.ll'!~(!,,,d fisr,~
<br />humOback chub (Gila cVDhal. bonvtail (G. e/eaansl, Colorado oikeminqolV
<br />(PlychOCheilus lucius), and razorback suder (XyrauchJln.lexlJnus) while 11!9~!9,lng for
<br />e~lstinQ and_ new wat~r develoof"!1enl to oroceed In the.!,Jooer Basind"e.. UPDer
<br />Colorado 8iver Basin upstream of Grell Canyon Dam,e~c!uding the San_ JU~1l River;
<br />c::oooerative AQreemef).[, lQ_8~)~rl.C9.mp'lljlnce with the Endangered Species Act 01
<br />1973, as_amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 at. seq.) Further, the Recovery Progr<lm is
<br />Intended to serve liS <I reasonable and prudent alternatl\le \0 avoid the likelihood of
<br />Jeopardy to the cOntinued e~'slence of the endangered fishes and to aVOid the likely
<br />destruct,on or adverse modiflcallon of Critical habitat in Sechon 7 consultations on
<br />deple110n impacts related to new projects ilnd allrmpacts (e~ceplthe discharge at
<br />pollutants such as trace elements. heavy metals. and pestiCIdes) associated With
<br />hlstonc water prOfects In lhe Upper BaSin,
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<br />1 2 SPECIES RECOVERY GOALS
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<br />ftte'OVel'!t!tgoi!l! for-feeovery.oltl'te-~i!lflgefed_~~ lo-l'tChteVe Mlol"6Ity ~eff.
<br />Stl~larnmg-popttI8tion! llmi.to-proteeHt1e--tl8'btt81.Ol"twhtch-they-tlepe, rd. Alt8,n~of
<br />!""-gotti-wlll're:lo/hn1'eCOV'eTy'tmd'defmrngo+th~0f-1l'te--foor spuci~:--tolorado
<br />p'kemtnnI'JWilermerly-eaHer.I.thc COIO~'qtffl'Nf.mr~Pt.ChOCheffo.1"'~t;-fltl:Otb8ek
<br />~octer1)(Yl'!ttJehen.~mpback-ehob1~~8~rn:t-bonytatl-1Git..,.~~
<br />Tn... go..,1 QI-!tle-Recovery--Progr..,~recover"''''rnf~e!T!lmg-efthefour-end/t~ed
<br />fr#r~ tn!hetlp~c, b~~,I'1"'
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<br />fne.S"'I'Vl'Ce~developed--r-emverygo1tl~ 1or-~."'P"Gre~, ..l1lch lire d~et1bed-m-lh!l
<br />Se, '1C!';'3'1'eeove:ry-pfftn~+r~..ec')'dl plllr'lS;"dc,eIOpdtmd-er-Se:ehon-ol(fTo!lhe
<br />Endltnger-ed-5~Act:'provrde-lt b,olog;c,,1 er'ldr~ea~nled eppl'tlllO,lo
<br />~'e3"~end-'nclttde-ltreCOI"me"di!ltror'lorde:l1'trled_mlmIl>Jellr~"'t and-ai!e:-
<br />~peellle-+mple~i!ltI'Ol't-pl8n~, S",(."the.ecv,,,,ry-p/tI~teferto-~e-s're:eo.,.ery'if'r
<br />bol"'Ihe:.trpper-t'lnd--/owerbt'l~M!I"e~6"!ry- ~o"l! llppfy'lo-bolh-tnr~~T~
<br />R,.uv,e, rProgmrrrpl'tl\'Tde~'fm the coo, Jln1'Ited-.mplelllenti!ll1tln-Clfthe-se:-1'eeoveryf)l!m-s
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<br />A~ de~er,berl ,n-lhe-reeove:ry--p!M-s~p. In rur) -reeoo, c. y ;,jvtlb--loMheColollldo
<br />P*:emmnOVlt--8r'1d-flOmpb<lck cl1\Jb-l'I"": 1o-t"St!lbmh--1tnrl-mi!l'nt1t'n--1'tt!IOttt+-3'el~ti!ltntng
<br />po-pot/tl~"tmd.lhetr-""btti!lt, O"..."u~e-QHhe-ertllC~1 PCfJ\J!l'Ill'On"!'talo-s-of lhe~i!lrl'll'l
<br />lhe---upper.I'nts1n-;--thc ""..,!..d'ut~ '!j08!-frn'~Jm---speete:~-t-s-~~e>:MeIron-----1-heftl'st
<br />reeovery-pntlftly-tor--lhe-mtotbaek'~~.tO"'prevenHhe'r e:xtrrn::tiott.m-the-vrTId~'nee
<br />lhere-+r1't! bee,. I;mtled.e"de'rCe'O'h=~fof---1-een.mment-of-yoongf,m'mto-!~
<br />poptl+atton~M-ore-':!p'eeltre-reeovery-9O!l~for-&te-mur-endll' ,g".""j j~~ate: m
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