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<br />lhc lTrpcrColorad<l River EmlangercJ F"h Rc.co~etyProgra!]J,
<br />[rnrlcmt'nt~lInn"f"lIt'ranyoflhc,cprojr<.'bha,,,f1ecleJandcnntl1lllCS 10 <IITccl lhc hurllan
<br />t"nvirunmcnllodutling hut ",,! limned In waIN 'llJalny. ",aler nghh, SOCU""WIlO!1lK' an<l \\'ildlik
<br />re,lllltc'CS. Increment") cumulat;"l' impat'l~ "'''JeI''IC.! "'lIh the illll'lcmcntall"ll ,,[the rn'I'>(N'I!
<br />a<.:li"nareal1\lcipalt'dWN-I""smilllt(lrn<.'",urc,
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<br />SUmnMTl' !lml Eo>irunnwnlal (~..mmilm,'nt'
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<br />In,ummary,tlH:rnmafyeffcctofthcrro['\"cdaclionwnuldtlt"tnimpT<l\'ch,Ihllatforlhe
<br />C"lorad" pikcminnow and Talmh".-k sud:.er allhe Ela Wlldhh, Sam-mary.
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<br />The prnp<),cd at'lI"I1S ""uld have no tlfed "" land U'i4'. watcf<jIJahly. walt'r nght,.lnJlan lru~1
<br />asset,. ,md h"lnnt"al ,rod cullural resources, The proposcd ,,~ltOIl w"uld al.., have 'll> dTcct on
<br />lJll'hald eagle,n' humpb:u.'I...:huh, fheprO('<lSed"':lInnsm;lvalfecl,hul"nollikclyul
<br />aJwr<clyaffccllhcColnmdnpikc'lllnnOW,ra/.<lrhud.sIKkl',andhonylal!, In ,,,l<hllon, the
<br />rrnp",cJal,tionv",uldnotaJvcr,c1ymndifydt',ignalcd...iti,'alhahlla!.
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<br />Wildlife w\luhl!'<' impa,'le,l by IIll'feu,cd nni,e and ;..:lIVlIY clunng l'''n<tnj~tln'', hown... Ih"
<br />wr'>rld IX' ,hon-lerm_ lmpa':ls a~'odatcJ .....ilh .'''Il,In.k:li''n "'''ukl r.., mitigalcd hy n.",(ril'tln!(
<br /><"O"'lru<;tlOn,ll'tlvilh"lu,"vOldthenorm..lne,tlng'<Cu,,,n. Klpananandwetlanddepcn<lclll
<br />.....Ildhfe and fish ,~l'ies would r..,m-fil frnrn ,jdr1ilional hahil"l a~ce'> and fr,'<hcning flow'
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<br />Vegclaliun r~,ourcc' tmpact' would he hmi'ed 10 tt'mporary COIl'trm'linn J,Slurh"ll~cs. ('lean
<br />Wlllcrr\<.'lScl't,nll.t().1aulhnri/lllion",ouldl>enhlarncdIOdL'chllrgenprapmlll<'li,tll"prl11I'l'l
<br />lheocwlycrcalerlnolchinlhclevce.
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<br />I) J\ulhDtt/allo" would he ohtaln.'u trom Gr:mJ Valky Audur.'n 10 notch the cxi,tlng Ievce,
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<br />If_ St".-Iwn .t()'l ,,,.Ilwril.alion would he <It-Iained from tht" C,,'I" pti"r w initialing ~"l\,trul't,,,"
<br />,wI,vill,". Rl."mo\'edlel'eel\lllter'al w<luldhedi'l"harl!edinupland'''lc~ilhrl'elheordin"ryh'gh
<br />water hn,' ,lIHt ~l>cd l~' ,'Un'lrul't the ofhd levee.
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<br />1\, CUll'irucli,'ll aml1c"l."l." rt'lll1lva] '1l'livilIC' """uld he limlll'd to berme ;rnd "he, Ihl' 'rnn~
<br />nlllnlfperi,..l whell river IcvcI,..rc I...",
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<br />5) ("On,m'd'"'' a.:llvilles would ocnn oUhi,k Ihe ""nn.l ne.;l,n!! '<'awn tll pr<llecl ne'tlllg
<br />walerfowl ""d m'gratory l>mk
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