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<br />The Rc..:'l\'cr)' Impkmcnt;lllOn Progrilm fw Entlilnllered Fhh Species IJI lhe Upper
<br />Coloriloo RI\e1 Basin IRII') IS IJIlendeu 10 ~ocol15lJer.lbly hcyonu orfscUlJIlI waler
<br />J.",'cI,vnlmp,u;tshyprll\hlong(orrbc(ullra:o\cryO(tbcrourcnJanllercdlishcs lltc
<br />RIP panu;'p;Ul1S 1.'Collni,e lhalllmrly rrugrc;~ I"....aal rccon:ry in accurJilnce 1<.Ilh:l "clJ.
<br />Jeftncd aCI'OIl rlall IS Cssenllal to the purpuscs \1(lh<, RII',lncllld,nll h mhlherCl;oH;ryor
<br />lhe .:ndangn.'\llishes ,md pro\,dlng (or "all'r delcll1prJ1<,nllo pruc~ In wmph.mec" Ilh
<br />State JiI", Jnt,'nl"l.: Cump~ls. ..nd lhe En,lilogercd SI'':CI':i Al."l I ESAI R.-co\'er)'
<br />aell\illW "Illdl fl."Slllt IJI sllInilkal1l prot.:ctlon al1,J Irnprul'cmcnl of Ihe l."ntlilngcrt"u lish
<br />rorulali"nsandlhclfhah'l.l1n\~llorCt:c"l\ehillhprillnlYlnrulureplanninj;,bu'!gehng,
<br />and ,k,'islol1 m"klnS The RII' pal1lclpanls acccpl1hal CC'l'bm po~II'I'e p<'plllalhlll
<br />reSI'"n<csloRIPlJlillamesarcnolllkeIYl,'hcmc.1sur",bJe(orman}'y.eallduc 10 Ihellme
<br />I'l:<julred lilrlhcen<l.1ng.:rcJlhhc.IOl'l:.1chreprudUt:lII'emalL,rilY, limned kn"wic.1Ileaboul
<br />lheir Ijfe Iuslory and b"bolat re<julremcnls, s.ounpllllll dlllkultj~~ and Imlll;ll"lJI~, and othcr
<br />f.I.l:lon TheRIPpMliclp.1l1lsalsnrccollnllelhal fUrlhcrdellr.War,onnr..,ndanllcr<:tJlish
<br />h,lb'I",'S ollld popubtions \\'111 make Tn:OleTY IJIcr=srnlll~' difficult.
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<br />The Rt"COICTY ,-\"'II(\n l'I,"IIRJPRAPlldcmlr1es aC11011>1 curr..,mly hellC\C\l 10 he: re<jlllrc<.llo
<br />r~"o\'Ctthe.:nddnlll'rcd lishcsrnthemo'lcxpa!'h"USI1l.1l1l1erpossiblcll11hcul'pcrb.1s,n
<br />II has bt:~'11 dnclOf'Cd u~inll Ihc besl In(ormation "\;litthle and lhcll:t.:o\cry Ilo:ils
<br />cst"hlished for the (our c:nd.1l1l1ercd fish ~PIXICS lly rClercllce, lhe RIPRAP IS Incorpur"ted
<br />;mJ cnnsidcrcd pJI1 o(lhlli 3.llrc.:mcm The RlI'RAP will he an :ItI:il"lwe managemenl plan
<br />",-ciluscaddll,onal In(orm.lUon..;h.1ng,nllPlinlilics,andlheJ,'\'clol''mcnlo(theSlalc~'
<br />cnlilleTll<'111 ma~' require rnod,fi.:allunl to lhe RIPRAI'_ The RIPR..\r ""111 he rl."\'lcwed
<br />,lIullIall" ;Jndmo:>Jlliednrup<l;Jlcd.lfnccess.1ry, byScplell1bn300f':lll;"h~'earnrl"f1"rIO
<br />,,,I"pl,on n(lhciIIllIuaJ wllfk pJd/I, whtche"er cornn first, The: RII'RAl' Will sen.'c 4li 4
<br />IlU"lcriJ,allfulu,eplanmng.rc,"""lfCh,.1ndrceo\'cf)'dfol1s,lI1CIuJll1111hcannuillwu,k.
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<br />ThcRlf'ISlIllClldcJlorrol-,\!clherColSOn,u,le;Jndprudclllal1em"II\'C'S forp<O)Cels
<br />undcrllDln1l SCt:ll<\n 7 eonsultJllOn m Ihe upper N..~ln While ""IIlC tC'COI~'T)' ;actions In lh.:
<br />RIPRAP arc e'\pecled III h.1\c moredlf~-c1 or jmm.....'alC hencJils (or the cndangere<l lish"J
<br />lh;molhcrs,JII uC'ctlnsld.:r.:d nC'CC'SS.1t}'lo Jecomrlish IhenhJoclilcso(lheR IP
<br />R....-o\,I:f) ""!lons which prOI~-Cl Dtlmpro\'C' hanil'" .:ondlllllns IUld fnult 111 more
<br />unmoo,alt.I'OSlli\'epOI"IlJillIollresponscs"ilJbefllllstllnpOl1antlndClermlllmglhccXlerll
<br />to whl~h the RIP proln!cs th.: rc:noflJblc "nd prutlent alh:mali\C'S rOt rmJlXls umlcr!:OIlIIl
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