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<br />l <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORl\DO <br />r;j <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />, 313 Sherman Street, Room 718 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031866-3311 <br />TDD: (303) 866-3543 <br />FAX: (303) 866-2115 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />News Release <br /> <br />Ken Salazar <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Ron Cattany <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />March 10, 1994 <br /> <br />News Contact: <br /> <br />Chuck Lile or Peter Evans <br /> <br />For Immediate Release <br /> <br />(303) 866-3441 <br /> <br />STREAMFLOW POLICY ADOPTION IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD COLORADO'S <br />ENDANGERED FISH RECOVERY EFFORT <br /> <br />While the gridlock between the logging industry and spotted owl supporters in the <br />northwestern part of the country was capturing national news headlines, a cooperative <br />partnership in the Rocky Mountain states has been working quietly to avoid a similar <br />crisis over four endangered fish species in the Colorado River. <br /> <br />On Tuesday, March 8, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) moved <br />this effort forward by adopting a procedure for protecting the streamflow needs of the <br />endangered fish. <br /> <br />"This procedure is a significant breakthrough. It sets the stage for protecting the <br />instream flows necessary to recover the endangered fishes without compromising <br />Colorado's ability to develop the water it is entitled to under the Colorado River <br />Compact. This is a win-win situation for the endangered fish and for water developers in <br />the state," said John Hamill, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee who coordinates <br />the Recovery Program for the Endangered Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />Five years ago, Colorado entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of <br />the Interior, the states of Utah and Wyoming, and the Western Area Power <br />Administration to implement a program to increase populations of four fish species <br />which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had listed as in danger of extinction in the <br />Upper Colorado River Basin. The mission of the program is to recover the Colorado <br />squawfish, humpback chub, bony tail chub and razorback sucker while allowing water <br />implement to proceed. Water development and environmental protection interests also <br />participate in the recovery program as full voting members. <br /> <br />94C 0244 <br /> <br />Board of Land Commissioners. Division of Minerals & Geology/Geological Survey <br />Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation. Soil Conservation Board <br />Waler Conservation Board. Division of Water Resources. Division of Wildlife <br />