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\. ll"U As part of the test, the following monitoring will occur: . Aerial photos will be taken and evaluated from the dam to the confluence of the Animas River, . Water temperatures before, during and after the test will be monitored at six locations from the dam to the Hammond Diversion, Water quality data will be collected downstream from Navajo Dam. . New Mexico Game and Fish Department will document fisherman use and catch rates in the trout fishery downstream from the reservoir. . The river will be floated from the dam to at least the Hammond Diversion to observe and document changes in the river; including navigability, impacts to diversion structures, and recreation, . The river will be accessed at several locations between the dam and Shiprock, NM to visually assess flow, habitat conditions, and impacts to the operation of water diversion structures, and recreation, Recreation impacts will be considered downstream to the Clay Hills takeout. . Flow data will be compiled from existing gage stations along the river. . Stage (river elevation) and wetted perimeter readings will be taken along the river, . Resource specialists will document observations in memoranda. The test is of a much shorter duration than would occur under the SJRBRIP flow recommendations, so Reclamation believes impacts will be of a short-term, reversible nature, However, Reclamation will maintain the option of ending the test early (or increasing releases somewhere between 250 and 300 cfs) if significant problems begin to occm with water diversions, fisheries, or other resources, The following events would be considered by Reclamation in any decision to terminate the test: . Notification from the New Mexico State Engineer that 250 cfs releases were not sufficient to protect senior water rights downstream, . Notification from the New Mexico State Office of the Fish and Wildlife Service that endangered species were being adversely affected to the degree that the test should be terminated, . Notification from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish that significant trout losses were occurring within the downstream trout fishery or determination that water quality criteria such as oxygen, temperature, and pH were being exceeded as described in the final EA. . Notification from the New Mexico State Office of the Fish and Wildlife Service or the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish that native fishes between Navajo Dam and the confluence of the Animas River were being affected to the degree that the test should be terminated, ' . Notification from responsible governmental agencies that public health or safety was being compromised by the test. . D,S.G,S, gage data showing flows below 500 cfs downstream from Farmington, 3