Reinitiation of Consultation
Fish and Wildlife Agencies Find CALFED Program is Making Progress Toward Conserving Species
The Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) and the Environmental Water Account (EWA) together form the foundation for
the CALFED Bay-Delta Program's efforts to meet its environmental commitments. To make sure the CALFED Program made
adequate progress, the CALFED Agencies agreed in 2000 to reinitiate consultation under the Endangered Species Act
by September 30, 2004 - the mid-point in the CALFED Program's Stage 1. The
Letter Requesting Reinitiation
outlines the background for the reinitiation process.
The agencies embarked on a lengthy and comprehensive evaluation of the ERP milestones and EWA that culminated in an
assessment package submitted to the regulatory agencies on July 16, 2004. The ERP Implementing Agencies (U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and the California Department of Fish and Game) also provided
a 30-day input period to the public regarding this assessment package; the supplemental information generated by this
input period can be found in the Responses to Input document.
After reviewing the information in the assessment package, the regulatory agencies presented their determination in
their Letters Responding to Reinitiation.
News Release - Fish and Wildlife Agencies Find CALFED Program is Making Progress Toward Conserving Species
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