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<br />. The FI~h ~ml Wildlif~ Ser\le': (FWS) ",ill detenllllle \I'hetber progress by Ih~ RIP pr,,\'idcs
<br />..l re""(>n~hk and prudenl ~Itcm~lll'e ha.cd on the foJlul'o'l!1g f..lelors:
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<br />a :ktlul\; ",bleh resulllll a !1Ic~sur~bk pllpUJ~li(l11 respollse. ~ mcusuruhle
<br />IllIpnl\I'rnelll'll h~hllat fO! the nshc~, kg..l! prOlectltlll ofl1o,,"s nn'ticd Ii" rC'c"'ery,
<br />ora reducthJn 111 thc threat of'lIlm,'d,ute C\Unelllln.
<br />b St.ltu. "f /ish P()PUI~llon
<br />c. ",le'lu,lCyofnol'o's,
<br />d ~1.';;nituJc ...flhe ill1p~ct ofprujc<:ts.
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<br />TlH:relorc. these facturs were e0l1siJerc,1 in lhcJe,'clop!1T('n tandpnoritll;lllUnoflhe
<br />rCCO\CI)"lcllon5 III the Rlf'RA!',
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<br />The t(lll"\lin~t!cscnhcstheagrcell1enl;lm"nsRll'purt"ip;u)lsl'lnafrOlme"ork fur
<br />C<1ndu,'hngScetI0117ClltlsllltU!lUllSOndeplclionilnpUl..tsrebtedIPIlCI' pro)C't:Is(us
<br />ddilled in .S'\:t'<lll 4 LS ~ !lfthe RIP) and impuct.' a,sociat<.'d with hlstum: Pt<ll,..:ts In the
<br />Upper Col"raJ'l Rller H.!SIIl, This tlgreemelll is meant 10 supplement an,l clarify the
<br />I'n'eess "ullmed In S,'<:lIon5 >1,1.5. >I 1.1l ~nJ 5.3.>1 of the RIP, 'nlis agreement al'pIies only
<br />11.1 tile four Colorauo RI"cr endangcr.'l.! fI"h~'S iUlhe LTpl'er Colorado Riler B;uIII.
<br />e~du,ilng the Sanll.1Jn Rnl'r, ~11<1 is 11"1 a prceei!cnt for olher endangereu species or
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<br />I. Aemllles alld acn'l11plrshlllelltS under thc RIP arc intendeu to pro\ide the
<br />re;\sullahleJlldpfl,.lentaltcmalll'esl'hlchl.llul.llhclikehhoot!ufjcupard"t<lthe
<br />C<>lllIllUede\ISICnCeuflhccndangl'redC'oloradoRt,'crfi>hcslhereLual!erlhe
<br />Hrc....""n~hlc~lld IlfInlcnt altcm.ltiveHjr..-';l.Illlllg from deplellon rrnpaclsornew
<br />projl.'l'tsLlndaI1C\lstrngurp.lstlIllI'I.ICISrclJ1CdtohIStoricpmjCl:t."wllhth...
<br />c\ee)ltl"n"flheuls~'harg"hytustorierrojc~ISOrpollutantssuCha5lrneeeklllellls.
<br />hCJ\'.\ metals. .rnd pesll~'id,,\ flnwe'cr. where ~ pnJ!lr~mmalic ha,loglcal orinaJil
<br />applics.lbeal'l'ropriJtepnWISlonspfsuchanoPllllunWIII~PPlyt<l tUlurellllli"ldual
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<br />The RIP pal1,.lp,1ll1S Ullel,d IheR1P also I"pru\ulethe rcasllllable '1l1,lprudclll
<br />allcmJlI\cs Which a"oiJ tbe b~e1, deslrudioll or Jdverse rnoditi-'alion ofuitieJ]
<br />hab'l"t, to the S~!1TC e\tcnt JS it docs to Jloid the li~elihood ofjcopardy, Once
<br />cnticLllh~hlt.ltlorlhcel1dan;;ercJfi'h''SlsfomMI1Yd<.'slgnale<l.thcRll'par1tcipants
<br />willllla~e an,' 1l~\:esSJI) amendment.\ to the R1PRAP 10 fuUilI Such ;nlent,
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<br />2 The RIP IS \IltemkJ to Omd both the dlrl....l 'llldt!"plcIIUIl imp~els orh"lo,,\'
<br />pr"jc.ts \'<:eUlTll1g prl<1r 10 Jal1lUfY' ~~. 1<)88 (lhe dale "h~n lh~ ('ooper,ltl\'e
<br />AllreerncntforlhelW'wasC\l"Cutcdllfsuch"lr~t5arenccdedtoreeo,etlhe/i,he.
<br />UnJcreeT1;11n circumstances, hi~1<lrre projc<:ts rnaybesuhjeellocollsultaliOll un,lcr
<br />SeCll<l1l 7 "fthe res,\, An 'nereOlS<.' In ,!eplctl()n~ l'wll1 ~ hlstori~ pm)ee! occurring
<br />,Llkr!~nllary ~2, 1988. "'ill hC5UhJcCl to the dcplclJOn charge E\ccptlorlhc
<br />clrcumslOlnccsdcserihcJ111 ilem II bC!.ll\'. dCl'ktlull <:hargcs or other meOlSure.\ will
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<br />All imr"ets ~~ecl'l the ulscbarge <Jfp()l1utal1l~ s\lch "" lr~ce elcm..nls. h.."vy met~I" OI"d
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