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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8220.106
Description
Animas-La Plata
State
CO
Basin
San Juan/Dolores
Water Division
7
Date
9/1/1997
Title
Animas-La Plata Project Summary Information
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Project Overview
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<br />ie <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />January 1990: <br /> <br />The Funding Agreement and Repayment Contract between the <br />United StaJes and the San Juan WaJer Commission, New Mexico, <br />is completed. <br /> <br />February 1990: <br /> <br />Reclamation re-initiates ESA consultation based on new fishery <br />infonnation. <br /> <br />May 4, 1990: <br /> <br />U.S. F& WL Service issues a Draft Biological Opinion on the <br />Project; a jeopardy opinion with no reasonable and prudent <br />alternative. <br /> <br />June 1990: <br /> <br />Reclamation met with a number of StaJe, Federal, and privaJe <br />field biologists who are knowledgeable regarding endangered <br />Colorado squaw fish and razorback sucker. The meetings focused <br />on the biological basis of the draft opinion and the availability of <br />stored waJer in Navajo Reservoir, after full depletions by <br />Colorado and New Mexico, to meet critical flow needs of the <br />endangered fish through changes in Navajo Reservoir operation. <br /> <br />October 9, 1990: <br /> <br />Meeting to discuss the process to develop a potential alternative to <br />the draft biological opinion for the Project was held in Salt Lake <br />City, Utah. Representatives from Reclamation, the Service, <br />Indian tribes, project sponsors, and waJer users, and Upper <br />Colorado Basin States were in attendance. Environmental groups <br />were invited but did not attend. Three teams; biological team, <br />hydrology team, and legal team, and their chairpersons and <br />respective first meeting dates were identified. <br /> <br />October-November 1990: Meetings of the biological team were held in Denver, Colorado. <br />The team detennined there was a defensible biological basis for <br />the Project thaJ would allow for the development of a <br />"Reasonable and Prudent Alternative. " <br /> <br />March 4, 1991: Reclamation transmits to Service a recommended reasonable and <br />prudent alternative to avoidjeopardy. The alternative contains <br />the recommendations of the biology team and includes the <br />development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) <br />between the appropriaJe parties to protect San Juan River flows <br />for the endangered fish and agree to participation in a San Juan <br />Basin Recovery Implementation Program. <br /> <br />March 21, 1991: Service issues revised draft Biological Opinion for the Project; <br />jeopardy with a reasonable and prudent alternative. <br /> <br />July-October 1991: Negotiations regarding the MOU continue including the <br />development of a supplemental agreement which provides <br />protection of flows until the MOU is signed by all parties. <br /> <br />October 22, 1991: <br /> <br />Notice of Intent to sue from the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund <br />et. al. The Notice of Intent raises questions about compliance <br /> <br />7 <br />
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