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<br />OGJ~ul <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />the Upper Basin, in accordance with the October 15, 1993 Section 7 Agreement <br />(Revised March 8, 2000), The RIPRAP was developed In support of that Agreement <br /> <br />1.4 ESTI"~A TED COST OF RECOVERY ACTIONS <br /> <br />. ,. <br />The estimated total budget lor the Recovery Program from FY 20027:FY 2005 is <br />approximately S90 65 million (see Section 5.0 on page 51). Funding for the Recovery <br />Program is expected to come from the following sources: <br /> <br />a An annual operallng budget of approximately S3c-3 4.:a million (1td)tt~ <br />ennU!llIy fOI ;'1fl81il:ln;-1Mu5ie'lal~PDroxir:r'"Il';I, S2!..i::,1I11~tMI'OUgh-r-Y <br />2005-t--w*~nt!'lbuled-bv, totalinc much!y $22 million from <br />FY 2002':-FY 2005 as it' is adiusted annually for innalion. and increas-ea fOr <br />, <br />oDe ration and maintenance of caoital Droiects as they are comoleted. The <br />source of these funds will be;.Weslem Area Power Administration and the <br />U,S, Bureau of Reclamation (~tng hydropower revenues): the U.S, Fish <br />and Wildlife ServiCe, and the Stales of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. <br />Additional annual 'undlng will come from water development deplehon fees <br />Under the Recovery Program. proponents of new water projects which <br />undergo Section 7 Endangered Species Act consultation have agreed to <br />pay a one-lime depletion fee based on a projecl's average annual deoleli.on, <br />The rate is adlusted annually for inflation and as of October 1, t599 2Q01 it <br />IS $t..-,36 $15.25 per acre foot. The actual rate of water development has <br />not been projected <br /> <br />Annulll c~er:'tlion-and-TTt/Irnt=~U91e'andh8tehery-tIl:ClIHt~ 8nd <br />!isM'~"~flIcil,I",3 cO"3ine-red-m-SeetlOl'I'-5c&-r.J-~xpeet.,o-to C,)"I <br />IIPPf'O:oo'llltety-S6-:5--mrilton-through rv 20os, <br /> <br />b, Approximately $62 million 1'1111 be needed through FV 2005 for capital <br />prOJects, Including: acquisition of \/valer and waler rights to implement and <br />maintain adequate instream flows for the fish. bUilding fish passages and <br />hatchenes, and restoring ncoded bottomlands. LO'1g-!l!ffI'!.htndrng-~~!':Wl <br />1't-tI~~mln':lduced:ln C(}n1:l'~~~ to-eover--ttOO1'1~ttMl!3e~ts, ~billto <br />provide this fu'nding was passed into raw in 2001.: The capital funding tota-Ils <br />cappeo. howcver, the actual cost olany one capital projectwilldepe ndon <br />final planning, design and budgeting. Costs for individual projects will be <br />modified 10 more accurately renect expected costs as the work plans are <br />updated annually, <br /> <br />1.5 MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARD RECOVERY AND SCHEDULING RjPRAP <br />ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />To achieve recovery in the Upper 8asm, It will be essential to fully implement all 01 the <br />actions in the RIPRAP: thiS will be accomplished only through cooperation by all <br />Program participants. In general, actions will be scheduled such that recovery will be <br />achieved In the most expeditious and cost-effective manner poSSible. However, <br /> <br />J <br />