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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />Draft Willow Flycatcher Recovery Plan <br /> <br />Board staff reviewed the draft recovery plan for the southwestem willow flycatcher, which was <br />released by the U.8. Fish and Wildlife Service on June 6, 2001. Included in the Board folder is a copy of <br />the Board's comments for your information. The conunents on the draft recovery plan were due in the <br />USFWS Arizona Ecological Services Office in Phoenix, Arizona on December 10, 200 I. Additionally, <br />I have requested that the USFWS and members of the recovery team schedule a meeting with MSCP <br />participants and the Technical Consulting Team to evaluate potential conservation measures for the <br />flycatcher that are appropriate for inclusion in the MSCP. <br /> <br />Lower Colorado Water Suoolv Proiect <br /> <br />Work is continuing on the Lower Colorado Water Supply Project (LCWSP). As of Friday <br />December 7, 2001, the Board has received applications requesting over 4,500 acre-feet of Project water. <br />Ofthis amount approximately 500 acre-feet is being requested by current users and 4,000 acre-feet is being <br />requested for future use. It is anticipated that the initial set of applications, approximately 300, will be <br />forwarded to the Board for consideration and approval at its January 2002 meeting. <br /> <br />Also, staff is currently working with the City of Needles and Reclamation in the development of <br />the subcontract to be used for Project water users. <br /> <br />WATER QUALITY <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum <br /> <br />Mr. Jack Barnett, Executive Director ofthe Forum, has made himself available to discuss with the <br />Board members the current status of the Salinity Control Program and some of the issues facing the Forum <br />in the future. In his presentation, he will discuss the following items: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Salinity concentrations below Parker Dam: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Current salinity levels below Parker Dam. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Construction of salinity control features. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The purpose of the program is to prevent economic damages to Lower Basin users. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Economic damages are estimated to be about $1,000,000 per mg/1. (Hence, the control features <br />in place are now saving about $56,000,000 per year). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Salinity control measures are mostly in the form of improvement to irrigation delivery and <br />application (on-farm) systems and are rated by their cost-effectiveness (dollars/ton of salt <br />controlled). <br /> <br />6 <br />