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<br />APPENDIX B <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer. Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> <br />DIVISION OF WI LOLl FE <br /> <br />AN EQUAL. OIlJQIlITl"HIT"t IM'1.0yEIII <br /> <br />Per" O. Olaon. Olrector <br />eoeo .,o.dw.y <br />o,nv.r. Color'dO 8021& <br />T,I,phon,: (303) 287.1182 <br /> <br />"[-e:- fO <br /> <br />July 25, 1990 <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. I"leeo Harrls <br />U. ~. dUreau of rteclamatlon <br />P.W. dox 11561:1 <br />~alt laKe ~lty, utan 1:14l47 <br /> <br />RECE1VED AUG 0 ~ 1990 <br />~ <br /> <br />;. <br /> <br />K~: UOlorado Ulvlsion of Wildlife lUUUw) Kesponses <br />to four Animas-La Plata (ALP) ~uestions Poseo <br />oy u.~. ~ureau of rteclamation <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />~~ <br />\Iii <br /> <br />uear Mr. Harris: <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Tne fOllowlny comments are ~ww responses to U;idt{ request of June 13, 199U, <br />for answers to tne four tecnnical questions. Ijitnout considering basinwide <br />impllC8tlonS, we offer tne fOllowing response: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />dased on your professional judgement and data collected to date, is it <br />your view tnat tne recovery of squawfisn or continued existence of <br />razorDack sucker in tne San Juan River are essential to the continueo <br />existence of tne speCies basinwide? Explain. <br /> <br />The recovery of tne squawfisn in tne San Juan ,Uver is proDaoly not <br />crltlcal to tne overall recovery of tne squawfisn 11'1 tne Dasin; <br />nowever, loss of tnis population could make that recovery more <br />OifflCU!t. Tne San Juan Dasin is important oecause: <br /> <br />t" <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />I:~ <br />~ <br />1!l <br />p~ <br /> <br />:0' <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />Tne San Juan fisn may De a genetic stock that is geograpnically <br />isolateo from tne upper UOlorado ano ~reen sUDDasins and <br />potentially may De quite valuaDle in maintaining genetic <br />diverSlty ana viaolllty in tne species. Tne San Juan population <br />must De evaluated to determi~ its genetic importance. <br /> <br />Tne San Juan population represents a tnird basin source for <br />ColoradO squawfisn lCS) and dHutes the potential damage of <br />catastropnic loSS to anyone of tne existing'oasin populations. <br /> <br />~; <br /> <br />~ <br />g'" <br />'" <br />i<.~ <br />~." <br /> <br />>~ <br /> <br />o. <br /> <br />''" <br />~. <br /> <br />c. ~iven tne recognized rare status of razorbaCk sucker (Kid) <br />occurring ln tne wlld tnrougnout tne Upper dasin, tne maintenance <br />and protection of tnis species' population in tne San Juan seems <br />of consioeraole lffiPortance. <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. Hamlal J, Sarry, Execuliva Ooraclo, <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION. Wilham 1'1, Hegberg, Chairman. Oe..il Lullren, Viea Cha.,man . Eldon W. Coopa" Secretary <br />'Ii. Cl'lavez. Member. Rabec:ca L, Franl<. Mamoer . LoulI SWIll, Membe, . Georga VanOenBerg, Memba, . Larry M. Wrlghl. Memoer <br />