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<br />sion of the Fish and Wildlife Services' (Fl-/S) activities <br /> <br />o <br />~ <br />"" <br />N <br /> <br />related to sal in i ty con trol. Therefore, the di s cuss i on has <br /> <br /> <br />been expanded to give some background. <br /> <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife Service responsibilities including <br /> <br />those set forth in the Endangered Species Act, Fish and <br /> <br />Wildlife Coordination Act, Clean Water Act, National Environ- <br />mental Policy Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act provide <br />for FWS partiCipation in the Colorado River Salinity Control <br /> <br />Program. It is mainly through these legislative authorities <br />that the FWS works toward meeting its objective to provide <br /> <br />the federal leadership to conserve, protect, and enhance fish <br /> <br />and wildlife and their habitat for the continuing benefit of <br /> <br />people. <br />FWS cur'rently is involved with 13 of the salinity <br /> <br />control uni ts under study in the Colorado Ri ver Basin. The <br />complexity and ecological isolation of the Colorado River <br />Basin is reflected in its biological diversity of fish and <br /> <br />wildlife resources and great number of unique species. This <br /> <br />river system has the largest list of threatened and <br /> <br />endangered fish and wildlife species in the United States as <br /> <br />well as Significant other resources including migratory birds <br /> <br />and waterfowl, non-migratory birds, big game, wetlands, <br /> <br />riparian lands, and other habitats that support wildlife. Of <br />the 13 salinity control units, 10 are located within FWS's <br />Region 6 boundary whose participating offices include Salt <br /> <br />Lake City, Utah; Grand Junction and Denver, Colorado Region 1 <br /> <br />participating offices in Reno, Nevada; and Laguna Niguel, <br /> <br />-27- <br /> <br />1_ <br />