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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />~~P.RiMENT OF THE Iltr~ <br /> <br />~~..........~~ <br /> <br /> <br />/J~-:-- ~' <br />{j~E.4U OF RECLp.lAP.i\O <br /> <br />U.S. Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br />Eastern Colorado Area Office <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />RELEASES FOR ENDANGERED FISH: <br />RESERVOIR OPERATORS SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT <br /> <br />Some of the Colorado River Basin's native inhabitants are endangered: the Colorado <br />squawfish, humpback chub, razorback sucker and bony taiL Once an abundant population, <br />these fish now struggle for survival in their own native waters. <br />In response, a group of reservoir owners and water management entities have developed a <br />program to enhance peak river flows in order to assist the recovery of the endangered fish, At <br />7:00 pm, May 1, 1997 in the Teddy Roosevelt Room of the Hotel Colorado, G/enwood <br />Springs, the public is invited to come and provide input regarding the efforts of the Coordinated <br />Reservoirs Operations Team. The Team will be presenting operations plans which will depict <br />releases of inflow for the endangered fish from participating reservoirs, Reservoirs that may <br />currently participate in these operations include: Dillon, Green Mountain, Williams Fork, Wolford <br />Mountain and Ruedi. <br />This meeting is an important step in what will become an annual process for the Operations <br />Team, the public and other interested parties to consider peak river flow augmentation <br />possibilities. Because each year presents a different set of conditions ranging from dry to <br />average to flood, annual meetings are necessary to help direct the best course of action for all <br />potentially effected parties. This year the Team has determined that there is an opportunity to <br />provide improved habitat flows for the endangered fish. <br />If you have any questions or need more information about the Operations Team, please <br />contact Malcolm Wilson at the Bureau of Reclamation's Eastern Colorado Area Office, 11056 <br />West County Road 18E, Loveland, Colorado 80537-9711, telephone (970) 667-4410, or send <br />E-Mail to mwilson@gp.usbr,gov, <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />The Operations Team is comprised of major reservoir owner/operators representatives and water <br />management entities involved with water use in the Colorado River Basin of Colorado. These entities include <br />participating reservoir owner/operators, the Colorado River Water Conservation District, the Recovery <br />Program, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Weather Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Colorado Division of Water Resources. <br />