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<br />IV. CoordinatIon and Participation <br /> <br />A. State and federal Ap,encies and Interests <br /> <br />TIle Bureau of neclamation part1cipates wi th severa] agencies <br />to manage Lake Head's fishery and recreRtionAl rCf>ourccs. These <br />agencies include: the U. S. National ParI-. ServIce, U. S. fi sh and <br />\-lildllfe Service, Ariz.ona Came nnd Fls~' De.partmcnt, anl\ the nevndn <br />Department of fish and Came. In addition, tIll' Lo"er nnd Upper <br />Colorado !(egions, Bureau of Reclamation, coordinate with each other, <br />with the representatives of the many water uRerR, ns '.Jell 80 ...11th the <br />contractors for Colorado River energy in an attempt to prov1de adequate <br />water levels at Lake Head during the bass spavninr. season while still <br />serving the other multiple purpose func tJ.ons. <br /> <br />At present, the Bureau of Reclamation Operational Plans hnve .1S <br />one of the multiple purpose objectives the provision of a stable or <br />slightly rIsing "ater surface during the peak spawning season, so far as <br />poss1ble within the constraints of reasonable water and po"er operations. <br />This plan of operation is based on the results of partially completed <br />studies by the Bureau of Reclamation and the !levada Department of fish <br />and Game. As these studies progress (completion date is scheduled for <br />1977) it may be necessary to revise the method of reservoir operCltion <br />to more fully enhance the fishery. <br /> <br />The llureau of Reclamation in cooperation Hith the U.S. Fish and <br />\.JJld11fc ~crv1cp.) the Ar1zona r:;."l1Tle l1nd F1f1h Dcpnrtm('nt, nnd the Iltall <br />lliviRlon of Fish nnd \Hldlife Resources i.. nlRo acl.lv('ly Involv(.'! 111 <br />developing and m.,1ntn1ninp, n Bportn finlH'ry ill J.n~(' I'm.J('] 1. ^llhotl;',11 <br />Rchedulinr. uf re.lcnecs at r.lcn Cllnyon Dom 1,.; unwllly !lilt crt tJ c:d to <br />the spawn or ~urvIvnl of the fish in I.ake Powell, the mnl ntennnce '''Id <br />enhnncement must alBO he recop,nized in the overall multipurpose opcrHu <br />tionB of the reservoirs. <br /> <br />n. Concessionaires--Lake Mead <br /> <br />There 1lre six major concessionaires ",ith facilities on Lnke ~lead. <br />Their developments are located at Overton, Calville Hay, Echo Il,JY, <br />Las Vegas Beach, and Boulder Beach, in Nevada, and Temple Bar in <br />Arizona. <br /> <br />Prior to the construction of Glen Canyon Darn, ",'hicll regulates flows <br />into Lake :.Iead, these concessionaires ",ere at the mercy of natural <br />runoff conditions. Docking and mooring facilities were constantly <br />beinr. moved as water surface levels rose. <br /> <br />24 <br />