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<br />Levees breached
<br />. Levees .have been breached af three
<br />sites totaling 123 acres along the Green
<br />River downstream from Jensen, - Utah.
<br />Now, endangered fi~hspecies can gain
<br />access to and use' these. flood" plain
<br />. habitats when"flows at Jensen exceed
<br />13,000 cubic feet per' second. . Sites
<br />where levees have. been breached are at
<br />. Bonanza. Bridge 'and "The. Stirrup,"
<br />both of which are. owned and managed .
<br />Angela Kantola . The. Service is by the U.S.. Bureau of Land
<br />recruiting. a new. . Management, ~nc! an area called "Old
<br />director and hopes to nave someone - . Charlie," which is owned by the Uintah
<br />hired by late summer. As. assistant . and Ouray Ute Tribe and leased by the
<br />director, I have served as acting pro- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Before.
<br />gram director since J.ohn's departure. Flaming Gorge Dam was built, these
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<br />By Angela Kantola
<br />Assistant Recovery Program Director
<br />u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service
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<br />Director Hamill leaves program
<br />The Recovery Program recently \)id
<br />farewell to long~time. Director John.
<br />Hamill, who .left in .late January to
<br />manageD.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />activities in Colorado. JohD had served
<br />as director since the program's incep-
<br />tion in 1988. Program participants
<br />held'. a dinner in
<br />John's . honor in
<br />. Denver and present-.
<br />ed him a 'resolution
<br />of appreciation for'
<br />his many. years. of
<br />service and contribu-
<br />tions to-Jard endan-
<br />gered fish recovery:
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<br />. In late April, this 'responsibility is
<br />. being rotated on a m'onthly basis
<br />among other Servjce staff.
<br />. For now, John has retained his lead
<br />on the Yampa' River Management Plan
<br />. and on Ruedi' Reservoir releases. He
<br />will continue his involvement in' the
<br />section 7 consultation on the 15-mile
<br />reach of the Colorado River.
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<br />sites would become flooded in two of
<br />every three years.. Now that the levees
<br />have been breached, they a're' once
<br />again available for use by the fish.
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<br />. Steamboat Lake releas.es
<br />In April,' Colorado's Division 6
<br />. water court ruled in favor of changing
<br />. the' Steamboat Lake. water right,
<br />adding in~streani flow enhancemeiti as
<br />a beneficial use. This change allows
<br />Colorado State Parks to .execute lease
<br />'. agreements with tlie U.S. Fish 'and
<br />. Wildlife SerVice.' and Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board to make available
<br />2,000. acre-feet of water from
<br />. Ste'amboat Lake io enhance late-sum-
<br />mer flows in the Yampa River.
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<br />Funding, iegislation update'
<br />Negotiations on legislation' to
<br />authorize a cost-sharing arrangement
<br />for the Upper Colorado and San iuan
<br />river recovery programs resumed April
<br />29. Members of the Ad Hoc Funding
<br />Committee met to identify, clarify and
<br />resolve issues and to agree on the next.
<br />steps in drafting legislation.
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