WSP07366

• File Number: 8220.106.I
• Description: Animas La Plata Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 5/13/2004
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Animas La Plata Project - Wetland Riparian Mitigation - 2003 Annual Report - Attachment B to Environmental Commitment-Monitoring Plan - Animas La Plata Project - CO and NM
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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]n the 200} AL.P I'roj~'C1 WellamliRill"ri,lO Mitigation and Monilming Plan (Plan) li,r the la
I'lala RiveT Corridor, Re..:lamalioll descnh.:d the dctailed goals and nhjcdivcs 10 mitigate for
wcllan,l'riparian hahitatln.s in II manner cOIhiSlcnl with an '&'(lSyslem Managmlelll' concept.

The ""crull goal of R,xolamlllion's Plan is to restore a naturally ,dr-sustaining ril'ari<ln <XO_1)"'ilcm
",ithinthcMititlllhOnArca(MAlthatsuprortstheheslfunctionaloonditions Ih,tlclln l>c
prnchcahly cSlahlish,'tl, The nhJectiv.,:s olllhn\'<! in the wetland/riparian mItigation pl:lll (and thi,
progress report) focus on the h"o manag\'tllt"nl areas coma\mog II tolal of si, facloTS th"llll't:
al1i...:tingwe!lim,L'riparianfurlC!ionalcoruJitions:

. ll)dr...loJllll~alth:
o 'lollitor 10 ensure adequate~sllllidellltu mamtain the c,isting;md <.:nhunce,!
areas) hydrologic eonditions arc maintairn...-l wllhin the MA anJ conti nucuscor
"'atcrn~hlsa",;oJt'iatedwiththeMA.
o Pl"IIkoct or slabilllc en"ling s!reambanl<s a.~ nl"C<lcd.
o Reston:Jcgradl"lll1oo<.lplainw'thin,trniiV1tenl'<1.amwTCllanJle\'cednver
n::ll'hcs.

. Intel!raft'd\'ej(elallonManal!~mt'nl:
o Remnv'" hl'cst<X"k gmzing and the negative ajfl><;t~ of lives lock b'TaZing.
o Re.illccrrolirerationoful1tl..sirahlc(FII',iollsw~dlrlalllsp..<.'i..san,1 I'qllacc ",ith
,ksir.lhl<,spt-'Cics,
o Impn.wcthcvcgctalivccnn.!ltlllnofuplandhlllfcrsadjoiningnp;.riauhahilats,

ActlOllS lakcn by Rl'Clamahon III 2001,21.1I12 a1ll121M)J have proc.lUCl-U a solid hc~innmg Inward~
th.. adUe\l,neFll of the AllImas-la Plata (....LP} Projed wo;tlanttriparian hahilal mlligation gnals
amlohjccti\'cs. Rl'Clamation made th.. must prll~CSS III ""'1'",,1 treatm..1ll ",.here nearly 25U a<:rcs
'''.IT<' treall't! for the control of Co 10m do listl'd noxious wCt.'d species to mclu,lc Russian ollv(' and
tamarisk.

Olher si!1'itkant2003a':honsl1lchlllclheplannlllgamldl'Slgnd.....clupm..ntlilrthen:slOrati"n
0('01 segment of the 1.01 !'lata River a.s .....clllhe ne~l phaseofplantmg and resceding I'lf the ~lA
~Il"th to O(:cur m 2(J().H. Rl'Clamation also laiJ the grtlun,I""ork tor ft.-nclllg lhc riparian area<; of
th.. M/\ an,1 complekd another year ofvcgc1all<lll momtming.

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