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<br />CONSERVATION GROUPS <br />COMMENT LETTER <br /> <br />cose COMenta <br />Round 2 Ru.cI..:. jia tn Sl.le <br />~oy..ber )0. 178) <br />Pa,.2 <br /> <br />P=oJ.c:t d..l~.&l. Rlled!'. pr1l1'l&ZY purpo.. .1 b,ln, the ...u.......ne. of . <br /> <br />16-2 <br /> <br />4's-nc!&bll, low-eolt II&t.r 11.11'1'11 to w..tern Colorado "aur uura. <br /> <br />t:al Ihould :.ot ,11a1nat4 IQUoll cona1dlratlon of rlcru,Uonal ,114 <br /> <br />n.hery Ilan. <br /> <br />COSC &F.n w1lh the Ih~.41 V.t.r Ln4 :Fbwu' Autl-4rH)' "to..." . COrt <br /> <br />p.nJd.lnt. and c:onlu.",t1v, approach \.0 RUld1 waul' 1&1" would bot to <br />d.t.~n. tt'.. :a1nllU11 uount and -...xl_WI rul1.nlc ..Ulne price of <br /> <br />Rl.l141 "at4r ~...l would ..It. In. rlpay..nt Obl1,IUOII of Uw project <br />a.nd u.. tho" C1cur.. .. . huh ror d.'lpllt1n, . ...aur sun prolT.... <br /> <br />II. E:ID.utCE:.".!:D Sm:::n:s <br /> <br />Th' S\lp~h"ntal ElS hal sivln l1.t.th condd..:rI.Uon to the thr.. <br />Ind.&n,lnCi" ....cl.. or n.h 1n tN Colora.d.o Rlvu--the Colorado <br /> <br />Iq\l&\lC1lh, C-.. bon)'t.&U chub. and. U. hUllpback chub. TI-",I ClIh UI <br /> <br />UZI1quI a.d.apw..lonl 'IIt\1ch hay, .vol....d 1n luc:h a It&1In.r .0 a. to .urviv. <br /> <br />ln th. turbu.b:lt, n\K:tlll.t1n. nOli' oC thl Colorado Rlyer and flU <br /> <br />an ..pty .c:ol~lle..l nlet-. In nat.un. COSC vt..1I1 t.~.. C:O:lt~nullld su.~lval <br /> <br />Or th... IplC:~U lt1t.h t.he U"-olt. priorlt.y. <br />Th. Supp:!....n~ ED ...... little ..ntion or hOIl Ru.di lI.tu ,.le' <br />~'1 arreet. ~.. endanc.nd ,~e1'I. but. rather ahply ,Utu that. no <br />actions 11111 cc:cur tt'.at II1ll i.pal:r prospec:ts Cor ecn.tl~.u.d ,ur"Jival or <br />~:-.u. ,~e1... v. lIoiUd like to e.pl'lo1S1:e tl'.at tr.e 'u.nau should not <br />'16-3 ':O:ltraet ror "Itor dellvuj' untll t~..re 1, Cull eo:o.pl1J,~.u "'ith nc:t1on 7 <br />of the E:r.d&::".r'ld :5ptc1.. Aet. The aetton at l1en1:1" I paFU' c:o:ltr;\.Ct <br /> <br />ror deliv.rj ~C "..tar 1, an 1rret.rl.Y;i,lb. C:OIlo..1t.=.nt. at :-'!Iourc... <br /> <br />ZUCh ac:.lon s~.ould hot b, \aJc..n Wlt1l the E'lqu.1:r'~'nt. DC t~.. er.:1anSuld <br />Z~c:l.u Acta.:e ..t. in Cull. <br /> <br />RESPONSE <br /> <br />16-3: <br /> <br />A Biological Opinion was issued by the FWS on <br />June 15, 1987. which provides for protecting and <br />enhancing Upper Colorado River endangered <br />fishes. Reclamation is committed to the <br />stipulations therein (see Chapter VI), <br /> <br />o <br />c:l <br />00 <br />(.v <br /> <br />...... <br />...... <br /> <br />.". <br />.". <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br />