The Role of Science in Colorado River Management

Date: 1996-01-01

Categories: Water, Hydrology & Watersheds

Source: Sustainable Living Library

Summary

Technical report (1878-1972). Covers Colorado River, Colorado River Basin, Mexican delta. Topics: Colorado River management, water allocations, water diversion projects, water development projects. Agencies: Grand Canyon Trust, Bureau of Reclamation, Native American interests. Cites 27 external works.

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Local Knowledge Graph (41 entities)

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Stakeholders (16)

Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.

United States Bureau of ReclamationUnited States Department of the InteriorUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceSecretary of the InteriorWestern Area Power AdministrationU.S. CongressFederal agenciesReclamation

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Grand Canyon TrustState and local agenciesU.S. Western Area Power AdministrationGCESNative American interestsU.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries WildlifeGCDEIS Cooperating AgenciesTransition Technical Work Group

Concepts & Topics (42)

ecosystem function ecosystem function ecosystem function streamflow streamflow hillslope similarity visual ecology riparian zone

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riparian zone water resources water resources depositional growth habitat restoration habitat restoration water allocation catchment water storage irrigation irrigation ecological consequences stream restoration stream restoration ecosystem-based management ecosystem-based management wildlife and piscatorial culture and procreation Consumptive Use hydropower generation hydropower generation minimum flow reduction economic benefits conservation status conservation status conservation status re-inundation clinical severity Section 7 consultation Colorado River Storage Project Colorado River Compact Recovery Implementation Program best management practices National Environmental Policy Act Law of the River Colorado River Compact

Species (54)

not mentioned Atriplex canescens not specified Rushes native species endangered species fish and wildlife Ursus arctos

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fish populations flora and fauna Grizzly bear aquatic species fish species aquatic life bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Ptychocheilus lucius endangered Fish species endangered fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin endangered fish endangered fishes native fish native fishes native fish species threatened and endangered species Ptychocheilus lucius Girard Colorado Pike Minnow Colorado Squawfish passenger pigeon nonnative fish species Ectopistes migratorius Catostomus Razorback razorbacked sucker Catostomus latipinnis razorback sucker California condor Xyrauchen texanus Gila robusta roundtail chub bluehead sucker striped bass Gila cypha Gila elegans Humpback Chub bonytail catfish trout Pantosteus discobolus Rhinichthys osculus carp speckled dace Bluehead fishery species

External References Cited (27)

Works cited by this document, grouped by type.

legislation (12)

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (1973)
Clean Water Act (1972)
National Environmental Policy Act (1969)
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968)
Wilderness Act (1964)

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Colorado River Storage Project Act (1956)
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (1934)
Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)
River and Harbors Act (1899)
Colorado River Compact
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
ESA

article (4)

Reflections on the Endangered Species Act (1995) — Houck, O. A.
How Adaptive is Adaptive Management? Implementing Adaptive Management in Washington State and British Columbia (1993) — Cindy L. Halbert
Biophilia and the Conservation Ethic (1993) — Wilson, E. O.
Of Razorback and Reservoirs: the Endangered Species Act's Protection of the Endangered Colorado River Basin Fish (1993) — Bolin, J. H.

report (4)

Operation of Glen Canyon Dam: Final Environmental Impact Statement (1995)
The Killing of the Goose (1995) — Carrier, W. D.
Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement (1995)
GCDEIS

plan (3)

San Juan Recovery Implementation Program (1992)
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (1988)
Upper Basin RIP