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<br />OOO~31 <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES WORK GROUP <br />STATUS REPORT <br />FOR <br />FISCAL YEAR 1991 <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />In 1983, the issuance of a jeopardy biological opinion on the <br /> <br />whooping crane for the proposed Narrows unit on the South Platte <br />River in Colorado led the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and <br /> <br />the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to initiate the Platte <br /> <br />River Management Joint Study (Joint Study). The study quickly <br /> <br />evolved into a federal/state effort with cooperation and <br /> <br />participation with environmental, conservation, and water <br /> <br />development interests. In addition to the Federal Government and <br /> <br />the states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, such entities as <br /> <br />the National Audubon Society, National wildlife Federation, <br /> <br />Nebraska Water Users Association, Wyoming Water Users <br /> <br />Association, Interstate Task Force for Endangered Species, Platte <br /> <br />River Whooping Crane Trust, and other participants contribute <br /> <br />toward this effort. The need for a Platte River Basin Management <br /> <br />Plan addressing both existing and future development under one <br /> <br />comprehensive plan was and remains necessary from both a federal <br /> <br />and non-federal perspective. <br /> <br />The information and data gathered since the beginning of the <br /> <br />Joint Study in 1983 has been funded as part of other efforts such <br /> <br />as the Narrows unit in Colorado and the prairie Bend unit in <br /> <br />Nebraska. Because of these efforts and their involvement with <br /> <br />the Platte River, Reclamation and the Service have maintained a <br />