WSPC06991

• File Number: 8408
• Description: River Basin General Correspondence
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/30/1993
• Title: Platte River Evaluation: USBR - National Audubon Society Comments on Platte River Management Joint Study Management Alternatives Work Group's Draft "Platte River Habitat Conservation Program"
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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budget, but it appears inappropriate that the U. S. fish and Wildlife
Service should be burdened with approximately half of the
Program's costs.

Recommendatiun
National Audubon believes that additional consideration should be
given to establishing a separate authority and a line item in the
Interior Budget to specifically provide any Federal funding for the
Program.

5.1.4 Water Project Contribution

It is entirely unclear how depletion charges would be spent. It
would not be appropriate for the depletion charges to fund the
ongoing costs of the Platte program, inasmuch as that would place
program staff in a conflict of interest in reviewing projects.

. Recommendation
The draft should be revised to clarify how the depletion charges will
be spent.

Under the upper Colorado River program, depletion charges
apparently go to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, an option
that is well worth considering in this case.

Pllge 14 July 30, 1993
National Audubon Society- Comments on:
PltM.JS-l\tIA WG IS Draft "Pblttc Uivcr Habitat Conservation Progr.lIn."