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<br />tran: Demea lIilJey 10; lJOug 1I000Ulilfl1 <br /> <br />vale: llllM> lime; ~;t.l;:lll I'M <br /> <br />t'ageool ( <br /> <br />-- <br />, '" JUN-0?-B6 14,34 FROM, TROUT & RALEY PC <br />. c ., <br />...... <br />'=' <br />o <br /> <br />10.303B324466 <br /> <br />PAGE 6/6 <br /> <br />PIan states that water yields could be Inaeased from the ament level of 1.9TT million acre <br />feet to a maxlmlllJl of 2.08 million acre feet. Routt Forest Plan at n-21 (1983). Likewise, <br />the Medicine Bow National Forest Management Plan conclndes lhat &veiage annual water <br />yields from the forest could be increased by over 48,000 acre feet by the year 2010. <br />Medicine Bow Forest Plan at n-12 (1985). Beca\lS~ a significant portion of the Arapaho- <br />Roosevelt. Routt, and Medicine Bow National Forests are within the Platte River basUt, a <br />significant portion of the approximately 400,000 acre feet of additional water which will be <br />produced from vegetation and $I1()w management progtamS 00 these forests will accrue to the <br />Platte River and its tributaries. The Jem3inder of the 238,000 acre feet of additional flows <br />determined to be required by the Fish & Wildlife Service can be produced from other <br />National Forests located In the Platte River basin.6 <br /> <br />6. The activities n~ry to attain these fncteased water yields have not occurred. To the <br />contrary, these National Forests have been and are proposed to be l"""l\ged in a manner <br />which has increased forest density and decieased the quantity of water produced by these <br />foreSts. These m""~gement practices are not only in violation of Section 1(aXl) of the ESA, <br />but also are contrary to the requirements of the OIganic Ad.. The implementation of <br />vegetatioo and mow M"""gement programs for the purpose of enhancing otherwise existing <br />flows Is consistent with the two primary purposes of the National Forests. FIrSt, the primary <br />ptupose of timber production will 'be achieved.. Second, the primary purpose of providing <br />water supplies for use willll1so be achieved beC"tl$e the quantities of water deemed necessary <br />for E$A-Iclated purposes In the Centt3l Platte region can be sa1isfi.ed from vegetation and <br />snow management pIOg!ams I"<!food of thIOugh the megal Interference with or taking of valid <br />existing righl$ to the use of water.? <br /> <br />mll1protcelec1 ~five loddat Ueo-hc4fdslltdiamtUl". aad Iboattivuo eidat~ <br />apirI, <br /> <br />S<< tdso Ilibbelt.lltmagirrg v~ to ~ lWw$ ill the Colonz4oRJvq Bamr. Geuenl Tcc!lnical Rqlort <br />RM-66. USDAFotcst Scmce (1979); I.,e,f, Waur.s1ud JliDrIzg_lIcrkI?ocq IlOU1lt4iJcSubalpiM2::oM: ~ <br />$t41u$ of o.rr ~. F~mtd. l'tpCl" m-137, USDA FOltS! SenJce (1975); lIhrtixldli. Water Y"Wd <br />lhoy'-,_ FI'OIII A{piM ~ 71w: St4Iris of Orir Birowkdg... R=m:h Paper RM-138, USDA FDre$l Semoc <br />(197S); Galy, W~ Mmuze- Probkms llIr4 OpportunilU$for 71w: ~FTOtrt Range POtl4m1sa PW <br />~ 2M St4Iris of Orir ~ R~ s:ttcL l'tpCl" RM-J39. USDA FOICSt Senice (197S). <br /> <br />6 MoRaVe<, If the FISh & Wilc11ife Servb as=I$ lIIat flows m Rqldrcd for the rcoway at the pallid <br />~_ vegeution 1IdZIOplCDll<> ~ iIlCleacd waIer ,felds "'"T We> be ~ for NaliOAal F~ Illllds <br />l/I1Ol2ghour: the ~ IDd MissmfppI_-...... <br /> <br />1 Erl";~g _ cupply bcIIilies 011 NaliOll.ll FOfeSlladds ae "VII.i4 ~.,;"& dgllts-lhal 11:111$1 be pl'OIeCtOd <br />III the COIaSC at 11le...-dsc of fdleallaDd _ mthodl)'. See 16 U.s.c. f 1604{I), md f 701 (g) md (h) of the <br />Fcdenl Lmd PoUcy IIl4 M"'~~f M. MotWVa', I<> 1he _lhallht: dglus to the _ of water from these: <br />pdlides wae IdjwliCOltld III ~ 10 wfdch the UDilCd Stales was joined as a party pIttS1WIt 10 43 U.S.c. <br />f 666, the UDikd Slates Is bo1llld by the lI1ocadon of. 1114 ckt~""";ft"';on of the rdlfive ptiority for, the use of <br />- established III th= l'lO""""lftgs, aa4 it may not !eatlocale Wile!: for ESA pazposcs wilhom \he payntCDl of <br />JdSl compeusaliOD. <br /> <br />5 <br />