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<br /> <br />Oi'IJ3tl:J <br /> <br />The oVl:lralJ ooal fo~verv ollhe four endanaeredrcihe";'ls to achieve nat~v self~ <br />sustaininq coculations and 10 prolect the habitat on which those ooculalions deoend" <br />Recoverv olans for these soecies have been develooe<! under Section 4(0 of lhe <br />-, <br />Endanoered Species Acl fU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 19903, 1990b, 1991, 1998), <br />and !he final rule detenninina critical habitat ....as oublished in the Federal Reoiste, on <br />March 21, 1994 {59 FR 13374, Aooendix\. The recovery olans orovide a bioloaical and <br />research-oriented approach to recovery and include a recommendallon for detailed <br />,.., <br />manaoement and site-specific implementation plans. Thev refer to speCies recovery jn <br />both the Upcer and Lower basins, but fail to Include soecific demoafaohic criteria for <br />self.suslainino. viable populations and Site. specific manageme(llactionsltasks to <br />minimize.or remove threats. <br /> <br />- -,- ~ . <br />On Seotember 10, 2001. the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service (Service) released, lor <br />public review and commen!. draft recovery anals for the endanaered fishes that wi1i <br />serve as supplements and amendmenls to lhe existino recovery plans fU.S. Fish and <br />Wildiife Service 2001a. 2001b. 2001c. 2001dl. Accordino to Sectipn 4(fHl) of the <br />Endanoered Soecies Act. lhese draft recovery ooa)s describe what is necessary fo~ <br />downlistino and dclistino each of tho species bv identilvinQ Site.soecific. manaqomom <br />achons/lasks necessary to minimize or remove threats: establishino obiective; <br />measurable criteria that consider demooraohic and oanetie needs for self-sustaining' <br />viable PDoulations: and orovldinQ estimates of the time to achieve recovery....J:inal <br />recovery goals are e~pected by spring 2002, <br /> <br />-- - 1IIIII!IIIf'" ~ ~ -: <br />In the conlext of the draft recovery ooals, recovery of humooack chub. bonvlall. ana <br />razorback sucker is considered across the UOPer and Lower basins (each basin is <br />. <br />treated as a "recovery unin. with separate recovery crileria developed for each of the <br />~.'iO recovery units. Recovery of Colorado plkeminnow Is considered necessary only for <br />the Uooer Colorado River Basin (includinQ lhe San Juan River subbasin). The <br />Recovery ProQram and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Imolementation Progra~ <br />orovide lor the coordinated implementation of rnanaooment acllonsllasks thaI <br />contribute to recoyery in lhe Upper.Basin recovery uni!. <br /> <br />\,3 RECOVERY ACTION PLAN PURPOSE <br /> <br />ThiS Recovery Implementation Pr.oo/alp Recovery Action Plan (RIPRAP) has been <br />developed using the best. mOSI current information available and lherecoverygoats <br />bemg.~tl:tbt~ht!'d lor !he lour endangered fish species The RIPRAP is mtended to <br />provide an operallonal claQf9r Implementing the Recovery Pr09ram, including <br />developmenl 0' lhe Recovery Program's annual work plan and luture budget needs <br />Speclficaliy, the RIPRAP identifies lhe feasible actions wi'net! thal are necessary to <br />recover lhe endangered fishes, Including schedules and budgets for implementinQ <br />'-'" <br />Ihose actions. The RIPRAP also Identifies the specific recovery actions whte/'r VIal must <br />be accomplished in order for the Recovery Program 10 serve as the reasonable and <br />~_,,,,,~,,,.,,,,- '''~'', -' ,- <br />prudent aiternative to ayold the likeILh~.of Jeopardy to lhe continued existence of the <br />endangered Ilshesand to avoid the likely destruction oradv6rse modlf!cationolcntlcal <br />habitat in Sectlon 7 consultations lor depletion impacts at new projects and all eXisting <br />or pastlmpaCls related 10 hlstonc water projects (except impacts trom COntaminants) In <br /> <br />1 <br />