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<br />updates to these documents will guide the use of floodplain ponds. <br />These documents include: Reconnaissance Inventory and <br />Prioritization of Existing and Potential Bottamlands in the Upper <br />Colorado River Basin 1993-1994 (Irving and Burdick 1995); Levee <br />Removal Strategic Plan (Lentsch et al. 1996); Genetics Management <br />Guidelines (Williamson and Wydoski (1994); Genetics Management Plan <br />(Wydoski 1995) and annual propagation plans prepared in accordance <br />with this plan; Augmentation Plan for the Razorback Sucker in the <br />Middle Green River 1996-1997 (Wydoski 1996); Stocking Plan for <br />Razorback Sucker in the Upper Colorado and Gunnison Rivers (Burdick <br />et al. 1995); and all future stocking plans prepared through the <br />Program. <br /> <br />11. Ponds are considered to be outside a designated floodplain if they <br />are naturally above the floodplain in question or if they lie in <br />the floodplain in question but have FEMA approved dikes <br />functionally separating the pond from the floodplain. <br /> <br />12. Concurrent with implementing these stocking procedures, the <br />Recovery Program will conduct a peer-review study to evaluate the <br />effectiveness of the Interagency Standardized Monitoring Program <br />(ISMP) to detect changes in the survivability and/or abundance of <br />routinely stocked fish. Unless the study demonstrates that the <br />ISMP is effective for tracking nonnative fishes, a program would <br />have to be implemented to do so. If it is determined, by peer <br />review analysis by the respective State and the Service. that <br />nonnative fish escapement is occurring from an approved location. <br />then routine stocking of that species in that location would be <br />discontinued. Subsequent stockings at that location would then <br />require case-by-case review by the State wildlife agency and the <br />Fish and Wildlife Service (until the escapement problems are <br />corrected) to ensure that escapement has been adequately addressed. <br /> <br />IV. ROUTINE STOCKING OF NONNATIVE FISHES THAT ALREADY OCCUR AND ARE MANAGED <br />IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> <br />1. Nonnative fish species that occur and are managed by stocking in <br />the Upper Colorado River Basin can be routinely stocked (i.e., are <br />not subject to procedures outlined in Section IX) in the <br />locations/situations identified within this section. Stocking of <br />nonnative fish species in these locations/situations are considered <br />to be consistent with recovery of the endangered fishes. <br />Explanations of the terms/acronyms are provided in Appendix B. <br /> <br />2. Trout can be routinely stocked directly into riverin&habitats <br />upstream of critical habitat. Stocking of trout into private <br />floodplain ponds is also allowed. Stocking of trout within <br />riverine portions of critical habitat is not allowed under these <br />procedures. <br /> <br />5 <br />