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<br />MAY;; S ,";XlI <br /> <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />FISH .Au'ID WILDLIFE SER VlCE <br />.. VI AH FIELD OFFICE <br />LL'-;COL:-< PLAZA <br />145 EAST 1300 SOL"TH. 5lrTTE ~ <br />SALT lAKE em..I..',.....H &411' <br /> <br />In RC'jll~ Rtf.r To <br />FWSfR6 <br />o ES/UT <br />...... <br />.::. <br />r; <br /> <br />May 25. 2001 <br /> <br />Mr. Larry R. Dozier <br />Chairman. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council <br />Central Arizona Water Conservation District <br />P.O. Box 43020 <br />Phoenix. Arizona 85080.3020 <br /> <br />Dear. Mr. Dozier: <br /> <br />Thank you for the recommendations recently received as part of the 2000 Annual Report on the <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program (Annual Report). We have reviewed the Annual <br />Report and have the following comments. <br /> <br />Henry R. Maddux. Utah Field Supen'isor. will be the Fish and Wildlife Service's representative <br />to the forum. Lucy A. Jordan. Fish and Wildlife Biologist. will be the Service's representative <br />to (he Work Group. <br /> <br />The Service looks forward to a closer working relationship with the Bureau of Reclamation <br />(BOR) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to help v.ith development and <br />implementation of wetland and \\ildlife resource projects to fulfill responsibilities to compensate <br />for foregone values of these resources resulting from implementation of Salinity Control projects. <br />To that end. we have been attending meetings to discuss the status of wetland and v.i.ldlife <br />resource projects. We have also been collaborating with Mr. Travis James, recently appointed <br />NRCS Salinity Control Program Coordinator. and!\1r. Dave Trueman. BOR Salinity Contra! <br />Program Coordinator. to determine how we may best provide input to the process of project <br />development. prioritization. and implementation. We are encouraged by the interest and efforts <br />of these agencies to fulfill wetland and \.\ildlife resource compensation responsibilities. <br /> <br />Ifwe can be of funher assistance. please contact Dr. Lucy Jordan at the lenerhead address or <br />telephone t801) 524-5001 ex!. 143. <br /> <br />Sincerely. <br /> <br />710 ((. rrU.4c <br /> <br />Henry R. Maddu.x <br />Utah Field Supervisor <br />