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<br />002.;)14. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. USfWS suggests that the long-tenn program provide for the maintenance stocking of <br />6,000 razorback sucker above and below Parker Dam; <br />. The long-tenn objective of the LCR MSCP should be the establishment of a razorback <br />sucker population of 50,000-70,000 fish below Parker Dam; <br />. USFWS suggests that the LCR MSCP assume the responsibility for establishment of a <br />population of 100,000 bonytail in Lake Mohave, with annual maintenance stockings of <br />4,000-6,000 fish <br />. Similar to the Lake Mohave effort, the USFWS suggests maintenance stockings of <br />bonytail in Lake Havasu, and an additional 8,000 bonytail stocked in the mainstream <br />below Parker Dam <br />. USFWS suggests that the proposal include an additional 60 acres of mesquite habitat <br />restoration to ensure utilization by other LCR MSCP covered species; and <br />. USFWS generally concurs with the backwater restoration and management strategy <br />articulated in the Proposal. <br /> <br />In summary, the USFWS indicated that the combined States'lReclamation Proposal was <br />generally acceptable and would provide significant benefits to the species and habitats within the <br />LCR MSCP planning area. The suggested habitat restoration acreage additions resulted in increasing <br />the total package by approximately 9%, to a total of 8, 140 acres. <br /> <br />The States and Reclamation have asked the USFWS to provide some clarifYing infonnation <br />related to several of their suggestions. Specifically, the States and Reclamation are concerned about <br />issues related to the "protection and maintenance of existing habitats" within the planning. area. <br />Also, the USFWS has essentially doubled the amount of bonytail that were proposed to be stocked <br />and maintained through the LCR MSCP. It may be very difficult, in the short run, to produce <br />significant numbers of bonytail, given the current state of knowledge related to this particular <br />species. Currently, there may not be enough hatchery space in the southwestern United States to <br />raise significant numbers of bonytail and razorback sucker. <br /> <br />The CT is scheduled to meet again on February 13,2003, in Ontario, California, to continue <br />discussions related to the next draft of the combined Proposal. This meeting will not be attended <br />by any staff from the USFWS and CDFG. The meeting is intended to fmalize the next iteration of <br />the Proposal and identifY total program implementation and maintenance costs. <br /> <br />Currently, the total Program implementation costs are estimated to be in the range of$500- <br />600 million over the 50-year period. Even if all of the USFWS suggestions are accepted and <br />incorporated, the total cost should not significantly change. The CT and Technical Consulting Team <br />are presently re-evaluating the cost assumptions and are preparing a revised cost estimate based upon <br />the modified Conservation Strategy Proposal. <br /> <br />The CT and applicable agency technical and legal staff are reviewing and finalizing the <br />covered projects list. With respect of future flow-related projects, the current LCR MSCP Impacts <br />Assessment report utilizes the 1.574 maf value as the maximum change in points-of-diversion. <br /> <br />9 <br />