RECOVERY PROGRAM PURPOSE. The purpose of the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Recovery Program) is to recover the humpback chub (Gila cypha), bonytail (G. elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) while existing and new water development proceeds in the Upper Basin (i.e., Upper Colorado River Basin upstream of Xxxx Canyon Dam, excluding the San Xxxx River; Cooperative Agreement, 1988) in compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.). Further, the Recovery Program is intended to serve as a reasonable and prudent alternative to avoid the likelihood of jeopardy to the continued existence of the endangered fishes and to avoid the likely destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat in Section 7 consultations on depletion impacts related to new projects and all impacts (except the discharge of pollutants such as trace elements, heavy metals, and pesticides) associated with historic water projects in the Upper Basin.
RECOVERY PROGRAM PURPOSE. The purpose of the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Recovery Program) is to recover the humpback chub (Gila cypha), bonytail (G. elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) while existing and new water development proceeds in the Upper Basin (i.e., Upper Colorado River Basin upstream of Xxxx Canyon Dam, excluding the San Xxxx River; Cooperative Agreement, 1988) in compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.), state water and wildlife law, interstate compacts, and authorized purposes of Bureau of Reclamation projects. Further, the Recovery Program is intended to serve as a reasonable and prudent alternative to avoid the likelihood of jeopardy to the continued existence of the endangered fishes and to avoid the likely destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat in Section 7 consultations on depletion impacts1 related to new projects and all impacts, except the discharge of pollutants such as trace elements, heavy metals, and pesticides, associated with historic water projects in the Upper Basin.
