WSP07668

• File Number: 8240.200.10.C.5
• Description: UCRBRIP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 3/21/1994
• Author: USFWS
• Title: Federal Register - Determination of Critical Habitat for Four Colorado River Endangered Fishes - Final Rule
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

13384. Federal Register I VoL 59, No. 54 I Monday, March 21, 1994 / Rules and Regulations
TABLE 5.-0wNERSHIP OF SHORELINE IN KILOMETERS (MILES) FOR CRmcAl HABITAT FOR 1'HE ENoANGEREIl COloRADo
RIVER FISHES '--continued

OWnership2 Razcrtlacl< Colorado H...~ Bonylait
sucker squawfisI> - -
USFS -------.......-............--.....................................................................-.... 380 0 0 0
, (236) ...........---... ..---.. .............._...
USFWS ..-.-............-....-...-..-.......................................... 159 35 l) 40
, (99) (22) ...-......---- (25)
Tribal ..-----................--....--..-..............................-...............--................ 894 451 444' fJ7
(555) (280) .l276l (60)
State l.arlds _.______.__mm__m_____mm_______........_____________________.m__.mm.m.____ 63 79 1 40
(39) (49) ld) (25)
PrMile ..--....---............-.........--.......................-..............._.....;.....-- 960 1.112 Z1 37
(596) (691) (17) (23)
ToIaI -.......................................-.-...............-.-..-......---.-..--.. 5,551 3,&96 1,220 " 1,llO5
(3,448) (2.296) (158l (624)

, The river _ shown In this 1abIe were compiled using total shoreline kilometers (assuming 1 kilometer of river c:enleriine has 2 kik>-
meters of shoreline) for each critical habitat reach. There Is considerable overlap of critical habitat reaches between species; lhus, total miles of
desianaled aiticaI _ for aD four Colorado River endangered fish cannot be obtained from this lable. . .
2i'lPs,-National Park ServiCe; BLM-Bureau of Land Management USFS-U.S; Forest Service; USFWS-U.S. FISh.and _ Service, .

Colorodo Squawfish : represents approximately 14 percent of
the historical habitat of the species,
The Service designates six reaches of CritiCal habitat for the bonytail chub is
the Colorado River System as critiCal designated for portions of the Colorado,
habitat for the Colorado squawfish, Green, end YampaRivers inthe Upper
These re8<:beSlDbil 1,848 Ian (~.U8mi) . Basin and the Colorado RIver in the
as measured akmg the <>;nter line d Lower Basin. The approximate extent of
each JlllICh lTabk!'411"8 '''''' t:.... <:tili<:al ha1>nat forthe bonytai1 cnub is
llboulthis. ,29 P"~7s,~~~ ~~,habitat presented by 1endoWDe:Shipd .
old ' SJl<"d[~porti'" ,..... ....fthe........COt I :d' shoreline in Table 5. .
eslgnate m ons 0 ora 0,
Gmen,.Yampa. :!/ihite, and San Juan . Available Conservation Measures
Rivers int!ili Upper Basin. There is no . Con..,m;\ion measures pro'fided to
criticalhabila1.l-ill"A'A<! fm this.. species listed as endangered""
species in the Lower Basin. The . threatened under the Act include
approximate """""'r of shoreline miles recognition, ~overy actions.
of critiCal habitat by landownership for requiremeJlls for Federal protection. and
the Colorado l\qII8wflsh is presented in prohibitions against certain practices.
Table 5, . Recognitian through listing encourages
Humpback anw. aildresults in conservation ections by
Federal. State, loc:al8lld private groups,
The Servic8 d8signates seven reaches end individull1s, The Act provides for
of the ColorsdQ River system as critiCal possible land and -water acquisitions in
habitat for the humpback clwb. These CDOperatiOI1 with States and requires
reaches total 610 kIn (379 mil as that recovery actions be carried out for
measured alongthe center line of the all listed species. The requirements for
subject reaches (Table 4). This Federal agencies with respect to
represents approximately 28 percent of protection of designated critical habitat
the historical habitat of the species. . of a federally listed species and
CritiCal habitat forthe humphack chub prohibitions against laking are
is designated forportionsof the discussed below,
Colorado, Green. and Yampa RiveTS in The Recovery Implementation
the Upper Basin and the Colorado and Program for End""lS~' ~d Fish Species in
Little ColoradO Rivers in the Lower the Upper Colorado River B.sin (RIP) is
Basin. The approximate extent of a cooperative effort to recover the
critiCal habitat by landownership of endangered fish in the Upper Basin
shoreline for the humpbeck chub is (Green and Colorado Rivers only) while
presented in Table 5. proViding for water development to
Bon'''"'' Clwb . proceed in a manner compatible with
:J'- applicable State and Federal laws, The
. The Service Is designating seven. RIP was implemented in January 1988
reaclies ofthe.Colorado River system as bv a Cooperative Agreement signed by
critical habitat for the bonytai1 chub. tlie Governors of Colorado. Utah. end
These reaches total 499 kIn (312 mil as Wyoming; the Secretary of the interior;
measured along the center line of the and the Anm;n;o.....tor of the Westem
subject reaches (Table 4). This Are. Power Administration. The

process for conducting section 7
consultations. on water projects was
outlined in the RIP and further clarified
by an October 15, 1993.flnal agreement
on section 7 consultatioli.
The RIP pro'rides the IllllSOnMiIe and .
prudent alternative to svoidth... .. : .
likelihood Of jeopardy to 1he'COntinued
e.vidpnr"A of the AnnAnrTBd fishes due _~
to depletion impacts iihiew projec:lli,;./,
and an existing or past impacts related
to historical projects (wilh.tha exception
of the discharge of poilu tents by
historical projects). Pt...._ .'" "
participants also intend that the RiP will
proVide the reasonable and pmdent
alternative that will avoid the'likely
destruction or adverse modiflcation-of
critiCal hsbitat currently being,.
designated for the endaligered fishes. A
Recovery Action Plan. (RIPRAP) that
identifies specific actions and lime
frames needed to recover the
endangered fishes was developed by the
RIP, The RIPRAP wiD be used by the
Service in determinlng'if the RiP is
achieving sufficient progress as a
reasonable and prudent alternative to
jeopardy. The RiP intends to analyze
and amend the RIPRAP as appropriate,
so that it can serve as the reasonable and
prudent altemalive to avoid the likely
destruction or adverse modification of
crili<:al habitat. The Service considers
that the RIP has made.sufficient
progress to serve as a reasonable and
prudent alternative to jeoperdy for
projects that deplete less than 3.7 cubic
hectometers (hm3)(3,OOO acre-feet). For
projects depleting more than 3.7 hm3
(3.000 acre.feet), the Service identifies
actions in the RIPRAP that must be
completed to avoid jeojl8fdy.
As a result of reasonable end prudent
alternatives to the Animas-LaPlata
Project proVided in the BiologiCal