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<br />San Juan Rin'r
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<br />The U"II~' COlo.aoo R,v'!' Bu,n "no Sen JUiln R'Vf!' R",covlt.y Impl"menl8unn Proq'am~ ,"f!
<br />c::oope.lttlv".lonq'INmprog'llmsoIFeoe'ltl. Tobal.ltndS1111f!agencles, env"onm""1'"
<br />oIOlln,zallons. and ...ale'OeV"ropmltnl,nte."stSII,me.:l1l1'"-,,SllIbhsh,ng Sltll.SlJSlalnm9
<br />populal,ons 01 endangl!ted Colo.ado AlveI hSh spec"~s ...1'0,1" p,ovld'ng 10' COnlmued ...BlN
<br />developmenl '" Ihese ''''0 f1v"'l baSins. Thfo UPP'!I COlo.lldo A'V"I P.og'um. a<lrn""Sle'ed bv
<br />the F,sh and W,ldllle Se'v'Clt'. A"'G,on 6. ern;ompll551!S Ihe Upper Colnr"do R,v.., up~ml"m
<br />I.om La.,.. Po""",II, I!~cludln\llh" San Juan R,ve, The> San Juan R,v", '~Ind"d..d In It~ o....n
<br />""OQ.am Ihar>sodmm,ste,edby the St!IV'C"'S A..gllln 2
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<br />An,mpo<\anllOPp.oaChtr,ot,scommon robolhlNrP.Dg.emslslhalthey..",;hcan"",v.."s
<br />.'eesonabl..andp'udent.lle",al,ves"lo,...all!.dev..fopm..n,ploposalsIRell,,"'610Iil"Y
<br />4e""" IRl!g'Dn 1> uoOe'go'ng 10lmal consullllUDn undl!' MCllon 7 ot Ihe Endange'ed Spec'e~
<br />ACI, ...hllr',I,sd..Il!lml""dlhulaPlOI!<lS4!d.ctlon'ShkelyIOI..OPa.dll..tOf!conllnuf'd
<br />"'''SlllncO! 01 the..ndangere.:l "51'0 01 COUll!<!. 11'0'1 ,nl".p.ela"onllpon'blf!onlv when II><>
<br />p'opos.ed P'DJf!ctOl aCI,onI5COnSISlcnl...,\h1he te.ms of Ihe ,,,,sp.ecllve R"covf'tv p,og,~m
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<br />The twO P.og.ams, by v"l"e 01 t1QI only th" I,m" 01 Ihfo.. "stabhshmllnl IUpp... Cololado RIP
<br />1988: and Sanjuan AIP- 1992l. bUIOI th" five' syst..ms, I.nd o""nllllh'pl. and
<br />dev..Jopm..'ttaCI""11..s""lh,n IhOl!<!lySlf!mS, dlll..r ,n 11'0.... ma"e up and In th"" apP'oach
<br />The UPp... Colorado RIP d..alS pllm.l;ly ""'II> thtl lIT'pacIs upon lho! tlndangll"td l'lh .nd 1M"
<br />df!Slgn.tadcIlUcalhllbltltllbloughlabou1Ih.oughd..pl"uonolllo....' fh"SanJ"nnRIP
<br />..ncompaSlllsotn.., aCllonl...h,chmllY allectlhll.""",valltnd'ecovl! ,yoftn..f!ndangll,ed
<br />hstlsPlle'es. ,nClud'ngt1Qlonly...alelQuanl'IY, bu'...ale'oualotyan dphy..calhitbltar
<br />modil,car'on. Tn..I" aspecllol ware' q"el,!y "nd .!latauon 01 phY'Slcal hab,lol a,,, 51,11
<br />subJ"ct 10 lull sectIon 7 comphance "'11'0<0 the Upper Cololadoba'Sln, but Ih..ye,.. "Ill
<br />cov"'"dbv 11'0", RacovII.ylmplf!mental><mP,og,am,
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<br />Anolrtfo, d,II","nc" bel...un llIe p.og.ams. .ft'Slng 110m InC.IIA111d ",Io'mllllon galhe,..d "neO!
<br />11'0" ,ncllpllonol lhll Upper Colorado P'og<&m." ,n., n.lI"e I,shcommu"'ty allo,oach IlI.en
<br />,n Ihe '"'lIalch and menag..menl aCllons 01 11'0" San Juan Pt09'ltln. Nal,vII ",h commun,!>cs
<br />"'" st,1I pflO',ly'esource ,ssueSln Ihe eCOSYSrllms 01 ReglDn6,bul 11'0 "vd,,,nOl,ndud"d,n
<br />1he coooe'a1lve Program
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<br />IIndanll"'f!d "50 10llC'1I1 OU"I1Ionl hav.. aft",n concernIng lhe lIe.,bohryol rrtfo praq''''''s 10
<br />adlJ'f!ssthll,ssueol8!lv",o;.emod,hcallonOld..SI'uc\!onolcntlcalhah,Utl...,lhln 111.."
<br />e.'91lng ltam.....o,ks. Th..Se,vlclI hos,nlo.medpal\IClpanlSolbolhprOll'a,nSlhal_ aslnn9
<br />u the O'09,ams Con"""" 10 maoe dOcume"led. on-Ihe'glound P'Oy'.S5 lowa,d ,ecovl'tY 01
<br />theSl!I,sh.lh"ye"n"",ven,"uon"hle"ndP.ud"r11IlIl..lna!lveslo<de1,.,m,n"l>onsol
<br />.d...,s"mod,f,cal,onotcr'llc"hah'lal"stl'>f!yhav",nth..past 10' leopa'dv <j..lp.rn1ln"""",
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<br />TI,.. 101l0w'nQ IS .", "bb'lIv,awd ~lI1e by ~,dll an"ly51S 01 thf! 1wll P'Ogl,'InS_ mud\ 01 u.., l<'.t
<br />ha~ I;....n talof!n ltOm the '.'1'....m"'nts Ihal IIS1ahl,shed Ill.. Ptoll,,,m~ 01 11'0.. ('o~U(""m,
<br />'l',,'J,n9 th"Onlh..gloun(lcontju<;toltheO'OQ,ams WO!IInCOlJ'''IIe rh"'ead,'<IO"h",,n
<br />thO!s..d<>ClJm..nIS 10' mo'" "..Ialls conce,,,,ng 11'0" coop..,at,v" eHo!1s01Ihp. U\lllel C, ,";"10
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