<br />INTERIOR ROLE' 12
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<br />Point ~OIHC(, ~.1hnily control
<br />.1{I'\'lli,'~ w''llld r,'mll\'" ~.lJt in1m
<br />loc..l,ll,rl.u.."....uch ......n\lrwr.11
<br />..prll1~... ,lb.lndnrwd oil well", and
<br />f;"Y""f" 1,\ ,llidll11'n /<:I1'.H<hh,~
<br />V,llln' ,II,d t..,... Vq~"" \V,l...h.
<br />r.l"nwcmd.l)nt<no Sl'rin~.. ,lnd
<br />:\11',,1.(,1 DOll,., L'nit<mCol"r"d<1.
<br />.IS \\'1'11.,...1 ,I "..rkin Srrjn~.. Unit
<br />In Ut"h, .1f'< pOint :<<l\lrn'..
<br />
<br />Dunnh v,'nlir.lllon .,lllo.1u'<" Ihn't'
<br />w('lI.. In Ifw \ll'd,l'r [Jpnll' ;1[(',' WI'W
<br />..ucC,.....hilly pJug,~(.d. reduCIng ...llt
<br />l{)i1dln~; by ~IUX)(J hon.. ,mnu"lty
<br />SttH'i,,'<, h,w,> b.....('l ,,,ndudt.J nn ltw
<br />1..1 V,'r\<ln Spnng.. UllIl. Coo;.ISO!
<br />qtmltv (ontrol rfll~r,lm.-; ,11 thl.. Sill'
<br />W,'I!' dt'!l'rnllrll'd 1(' tw b"\'I'nd .1n
<br />,1(H'pI.,l'!I' n,..t.df.'rl,v"lw",.. T,'ng..
<br />
<br />Dillu<,f> ~OUf{(' salinit~, wrllrnl
<br />.1fli,.itit,\ I!lvolv., w,'lt'f~hl'd m,ln-
<br />,ll{,'m.'nl, land tn',llml'nt. .md tht.
<br />collt...:I)"n .\I1d (h~Pll~,,1 of irri~"ttfln
<br />ft'lurn f111\\'~ Ul,lh'~ Dirty [)!'\'il
<br />Riv",.lnd l'riu'.S,ln R.:af.1eJ River..
<br />Unit, \\'\'''mln~'~ Big SJnJy I~in'r
<br />Unil "'(,\',H1,1-~ I OWf-'r Vir~il\ Ri"','r
<br />Unil, ,md "-,'W .\It',,co'~ S"n fU.ln
<br />Ri""r llnlt "'.' "knllt...d diltll~"
<br />
<br />~Ou!l"~
<br />
<br />Sdh,lt' "',\I..r u'!' .IIIU "i~ro~,11
<br />opl'llrIUtl,IIf''i: !';I~t Rl'cl.,m,ll\l>ri
<br />fl'~".Hrh ,1(tt"IIIt'" Indud,' ~uch
<br />1I.'m~ ,1~ It)l' U~.' of ..alim' wo\li'r (PI
<br />c""IIl1~: "\ ,h'm~, ""IUllIll' n'IIIII1';
<br />wllh ',1111"'\\",11,'! 1"'\\'t'II'l'oduCIU'"
<br />lll'm ..pl.u ,,111 gr'l<lt"nl rnnds, lOll
<br />".<Lh,ln;:... W,ll,'r "'ll,'nm;:. and u..,'
<br />(01~,ljI!WW,lll'1 m,\'ollt-lnt"I,lnl
<br />"ml'rg"nl pl~nl rrocess CUffl'nl
<br />,lCtl\ltll'~ .In' llmlll.d 10 !>t.'I'kmg Oul
<br />l"Il,t-sh,lrlng opporlunlllC'S 10
<br />br>n<'llclally u<;,' ~ahrlt' w,lll'r
<br />
<br />: ROO
<br />
<br />13 INTERIOR ROLE
<br />
<br />Bureau of Land
<br />Management
<br />
<br />all watersheds wIlhm th(' Colorado
<br />RI\"er Il,lsm 1(1 dct..rmml' sail
<br />conlrlbutlon>; from r,lngt'l,mds. Tt1l'
<br />w,ltl'rsh,'ds. whICh ar.'.l rflLlfl1y tor
<br />tr(',llml'nl. ha\"eb('t'n ld.'nl1ilt'd In
<br />",1(h Sl,ltt' ..\ ~lmil~T t'ft(lrll~ w,'ll
<br />umj"Tw.H' III \\'vl'mm~
<br />
<br />Pubhc Ll\~' '11l_%'l dlrt'ct(-d thl'
<br />";"crl'lJry to devp!or a cnmprt"
<br />1l"n~I~T rr"gr~m to mln,ml?,' ~,11l
<br />C,>nlflbutulOs horn land~ .H1mmt~-
<br />I,'rd bv fJL\1 Th,~ July 1"S7 Rep.'n
<br />~"C"n,l;lt.~", SlIll/lIly [OlllrolOlI
<br />flL\I- AdlllJlllSlflt'd Publzc Lallds l!1
<br />III.' [oh'rad,) Nwrr ft151/I, ;tddfl.'S~,'d
<br />lh,' {'xll'nl of !>all contnbuh'd from
<br />rubllc I,'nds. currt."nl olctlnn... ,1nd
<br />tUlUfl' rl'Comml:'nd.llions to ,Khlt.\,.'
<br />thl' ob)l'et"". "I mmlmlz1nl; ~hfl11y
<br />conlrlbutlllns v.'nlll' ll'Co,gfl1lln~
<br />mulllpl,'-u...' Clbll'Chvl'S ,md
<br />,1Ulhor1h'd u<.t.'~
<br />
<br />Geological Survey
<br />
<br />Th.' G''I']('glcal SUr\.-'l'y (USGS).
<br />\\',11t'r RI,<;t'urn's [),v,..,on, "I"'f" I."
<br />.1nd m,llllt,lIns ~ln'"mn(lW'gilu;;ln~
<br />,md w,llef qU,'!lty .,.lmplm;: ,1,1h,'n~
<br />m th.' Colorado RII','r rb~ln III
<br />pfll\'ld{' llll' d,'I.l n('n'~S,HV im
<br /><ln~Olflh ,m,lly~is of Iht' s,llimlY
<br />(onlwl prop,lm, [,1(h y'l'.1.T, Ih,'
<br />USGS \lpdah>s lhe m(lnlhly .md
<br />,mnual vahll'~ (,t sln',lmllow ,1nd
<br />~,\liml~' ;11 key slles Ifl ~hl' B;lsm
<br />Th"<.t.'V"lut,,,,H.' p;ttlof lhl'd,ll,l
<br />n'qUlrt'd by thl' COI0rad{) R,vl'r
<br />Slmulatl.lflS~.Slt'm III t'\',11ualt' tht'
<br />lmpa(t~ 01 curn'nl practices ,lnd Ih,'
<br />n.'t'd f{\r fUlurt'salinilY(tlfllrlll
<br />
<br />S"limlY conlrol I" ld,'nlllll'd il~ a
<br />rl'SlJurct>i"sul'l!l~vl'ral r{'sourCI'
<br />Iniln,lji';,'menl plans wllhln th('
<br />Colorado Rlv,'r BaSIn Throu~h
<br />thl' plannmg systl"m. a tntal of
<br />12 .1Clmty plan.. m ColClrado, UI,lh.
<br />,lnd \Vy('mm~ Wl'rt. de\'d(lpt'd SlnCl'
<br />1<,18:'1 In whIch s,\lInllY contwl ho\~
<br />b"t'n Id.'nlilH_'d ,1S nnl' of thl'
<br />llbJl'dl\"t'~
<br />
<br />In ,1dd'!iOTl, lh.' USGS conduct"
<br />h~'drolngle In\'l'shg,lllnn.~ lrl
<br />(''''r,'r.lllnn With 1\....,11. o..;t,lh'.'\nd
<br />nlh...r h'dl'r,,1 '\g,'ncl<'~ nn 'P'''';liK
<br />.1'r,.,,;I..ot thl'!>o\hnllyn1nlrol
<br />I'" ';:I.lrn Th,'"" ln~ l'''IIJo":~IIl>n~.
<br />typ,c.lllv 1,1(",11111 so.:"p".n'lnpll'l\U'lll
<br />lh.' rl'~I"n;tj ,Ind nJI"ln"llll\'.,~tt-
<br />).\.ltlnns ,1nd rl'sl'arch ~uppoft,'d by
<br />USGS f,'d,'r.l1 funds [',}sl m\'''~li;:.\-
<br />l,,'l\~ h:\\'t, mdudt'd .l!l"l~"",~ nt
<br />In'nd~ 1TI ~Ifl'"mfh,w .lnJ ~illinlt~' .11
<br />~1l"1l.,.. 111 ~Iw L'rf",r C.'!llf,ld,\ H1Vt'f
<br />1i,1"ln; d..!t'fmln,llwl1 "t ground-
<br />Wal('rn'nlribullOnst"s,lllnilY nt Illl'
<br />Cnlnradn, Grt'en, and Sdn Ju.l!l
<br />r~lvl'rs; ,1nd ~llldll'S of s.lllloadmg
<br />from publiC 1.lfld~ 111 N,'vad.l 10
<br />
<br />(UIII'nll\,. !ll./l.l,~ (t\n,,'nlf,1111l~
<br />nn dl"'t'l"pll1~ COmprt'hl'nSl\".
<br />\\I.ll,'r~h,'d [,lannll1h .l!ld FconomlC
<br />,\n"I~.~I~ prllcl'dur,'s whICh will p"
<br />It'~lt'd on Colnrad(l R,n'r Baslrl
<br />rangelands The ('mphJsls IS on
<br />pr>.ldllCln~; mulllrll'-u~t' bt'ndlb
<br />mcJtldll1,1; ...111 Tl'ducllon Tht,
<br />plitnnmh I'n1(""~,, wtll ,'''aluall'
<br />~'.ul~'US .lll<<rn,lllw',. mcJudll1g
<br />~rill,nJo": nlolnag.'menl tl' d,.t"rrnult'
<br />lht> m~l cosl-{.(fecllve meilsures lor
<br />olChleving multlpl('-u~' objl'ctl\'\'~,
<br />IlLM, wIlh ....sl!\l;lnn' from other
<br />agl'ncies, ho\!> c-omplell'd .m
<br />invenlory 1fl Color ad" ,1nd Ut,lh l,f
<br />
<br />Lilkl' \h'dd lh...ult" Iwm thl'"''
<br />siuda..; brm th,' b,lSIS i,'r.1 bl'ttCf
<br />und,'r~l.1ndmg nf s.lllml\'
<br />!lll'd1olnISrn~
<br />
<br />Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />
<br />Th,' FIsh ,l",j \\',ldllt'-'~l'r\"l{'l'
<br />(FWS)MlIVllll,~.ll""ni'n!t,\ntl"lhl'
<br />Impl,'n1l'nl.IIIl>r,.111cl pTl'glt,..~<o{lh,'
<br />CIH,'Oll' I\\'S prnY'ldl''' ~Uld,l!l<"l'
<br />l"r ,l\'""lln~.lnd/"f r,vl,kln>;
<br />h,\b,t.11 Il''''''' du.' 1"C,Ill.\1 ,1n.1
<br />1,1kr,1111l11ll;:.lnd..nl"nt.H\,1lIlt.H0l
<br />pW~r.lfll~
<br />
<br />r,~h ,lnd \\'l1dlift, (<~'rdln,lll"l\
<br />".-1 fl'p<lrl~. planlllng .1Id It-lh'r~.
<br />itnd ..omml'llb"n Jr,I!1 ,'IlVI((IIl-
<br />ml'nl.ll ~l,lll'n"'nh ,H,' ..,.lm"l1ll!w
<br />~"r\'i(t.s lh,ll f\\'S Pl<lnde, 'Ind,'r
<br />~lwClnVQlr F\\'S f'MIIl'lP,lh'S In
<br />t litblt.l1 [V"III.l11l'1' r(,,,-,.dur,'l"ilm~
<br />lh,lt Cl1l1ducl lwld work ,Inti <Hl.11y",
<br />lh"lmpilcts ot prn,o;f.lln lmrlt'nll'n-
<br />l.Jtwn Jnd c(\n~trllCll(lll on Ih.. .H".l'~
<br />h,lb,lal l.'St- pf l'nd,'llg,'rl'd ~rt"<.-tl'~
<br />In d rrnl"d .trt',l .uul QI111",o;1(;\]
<br />opmi(lm oH,' j.'((wlch'd \lV nvs
<br />und,'r pnwl""m""r th.' En,jan!".,,,,.l
<br />"r"(lI"'\'1
<br />
<br />r,~h ,In.1 \\'ddlir.- m",l'lIl<'~
<br />pl.1nrwd h' ,'11",'1 f"'~~lbl., Ill1p;KI~
<br />lIlclu(\e .1(quI~11Ion "nd ,h.\"t'!llp-
<br />rtlt'nl of wlldl,f.. h,lOII,ll, conslru(-
<br />ll<'n of w,llt'rtng rnnd~, .llhl
<br />1Il,1..ll,111<1flnttl.nn'..nr....c.1!'"
<br />~truehln'~ hlll'duo' bIg ",lnl\" In~',.~
<br />Vnlunl,l1\ L;:-;I):\ "llt,1Im IfllP!(l\'t"
<br />nWTlI~ ..uell ,1" ",-'1''>:1 pl.mllngs,
<br />slllp.hJlH'~hllg lIt ~'.Hllt' n,'I-'~,
<br />wlndbrt'.lk d"\"t'll'pm{'IlI, ,llld smJl1
<br />pond~ ,la' ,1b" pLlnnl'd
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