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<br />" ' <br /> <br />o 0 0 ~5'1~7 <br /> <br />~ ,- . <br />" <br /> <br />2.1.5~AnnuaI:l.aml:~anagement ~llII!. ;>'1(;\ . " · , <br /> <br />~ ,..:tS:l~ ".t:: i7,:..-"';!~ ~;~ ~'."l'" <br /> <br />.,.'j .,..' <br /> <br />~ .. : I J <br /> <br />.,..; <br /> <br />Prior to the beginning of each Program fiscal year, the Program will develop an annual land <br /> <br /> <br />m~n:lop.mp.nt nhan' ThP. m:ln::lop.mp.nt n1::1n will ~p.t nut ~~ifir. nhlP.r.tivp_~ fnr the fi~.:tl vp.:tr in <br />------0-----.-- r.--. ---- ...---0-.------ c--- ..--- --. -~- -r------ --..----- -- ~-- ---- ------ J --- - <br /> <br />terms of land acquisition, and land management, such as maintenance of existing lands, channel <br />shaping and modifications, clearing, island development, and other management activities <br />appropri~!e 'for the PIl)g~~..The lIDIJual'plan will be lsubj~t)o review and ,approval by the <br />. . - ., '. '.' - , <br /> <br />Conservation Committee.' " ' , ' , .. <br />. . <br /> <br />~ . . <br /> <br />2.2 WATER MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />The water management element will create the conditions needed for recovery and conservation <br />of habitat for threatened and endangered species in the central Platte River in a manner that is <br />consistent with Federal and state laws, aDCI the interstate compact and U.S. Supreme Court <br />decrees apportioning water among the states <Appendix 6.1); , <br /> <br />Various estimates have been made regarding the timing and quantity of water needed to recover <br />and conserve habitat, however, those estimates do not incorporate the positive habitat impacts <br />of implementing land management methods (see Section 2.1) to ,improve habita~. ,Implementation <br />of these methods, including land clearing, maintenance" an~physical modification of the Platte <br />River .channel to make it more suitable for threatenedan~ endangered species, may result in <br />. , .. <br />modification of previous estimates of water requirements. <br /> <br />,2.2.1 Approach <br /> <br />The approach to meeting water needs of the threatened and endangered species will incorporate <br />concepts of flexibility, phasing, and prioritization. Flexibility for meeting water needs means <br />considering ail potential sources of water for threatened and endangered species habitat. Phasing <br />means using those sources as they become available. Prioritization means establishing priorities <br /> <br />11 <br />