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5 002709 updates to these documents will guide the use of floodplain ponds. These documents include: Reconnaissance Inventory and Prioritization of Existing and Potential Bottomlands in the Upper Colorado River Basin 1993-1994 (Irving and Burdick 1995); Levee Removal Strategic Plan (Lentsch et al. 1996); Genetics Management Guidelines (Williamson and Wydoski (1994); Genetics Management Plan (Wydoski 1995) and annual propagation plans prepared in accordance with this plan; Augmentation Plan for the Razorback Sucker in the Middle Green River 1996-1997 (Wydoski 1996); Stocking Plan for Razorback Sucker in the Upper Colorado and Gunnison Rivers (Burdick et al. 1995); and all future stocking plans prepared through the Program. 11, Ponds are considered to be outside a designated floodplain if they are naturally above the floodplain in question or if they lie in the floodplain in question but have FEMA approved dikes functionally separating the pond from the floodplain. 12. Concurrent with implementing these stocking procedures. the Recovery Program will conduct a peer-review study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Interagency Standardized Monitoring Program (ISMP) to detect changes in the survivability and/or abundance of routinely stocked fish. Unless the study demonstrates that the ISMP is effective for tracking nonnative fishes. a program would have to be implemented to do so, If it is determined, by peer review analysis by the respective State and the Service. that nonnative fish escapement is occurring from an approved location, then routine stocking of that species in that location would be discontinued, Subsequent stockings at that location would then require case-by-case review by the State wildlife agency and the Fish and Wildlife Service (until the escapement problems are corrected) to ensure that escapement has been adequately addressed. IV. ROUTINE STOCKING OF NONNATIVE FISHES THAT ALREADY OCCUR AND ARE MANAGED IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN 1. Nonnative fish species that occur and are managed by stocking in the Upper Colorado River Basin can be routinely stocked (i ,e,. are not subject to procedures outlined in Section IX) in the locations/situations identified within this section, Stocking of nonnative fish species in these locations/situations are considered to be consistent with recovery of the endangered fishes, Explanations of the terms/acronyms are provided in Appendix B, 2, Trout can be routinely stocked directly into riverine habitats upstream of critical habitat, Stocking of trout into private floodplain ponds is also allowed, Stocking of trout within riverine portions of critical habitat is not allowed under these procedures,