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<br />,.... <br /> <br />- 11 - <br /> <br />10. He is not sure that the A-LP can go forth satisfactorily <br />with the amounts of water specified in the USBR-F&WS agree- <br />ment. The 5-year research plan is supposed to answer that <br />question. <br />11. Biologists know that the river can be made better than it <br />is now for the squawfish under the proposed process by <br />establishing a more natural flow regime. Left alone, the <br />river system would be worse for fish. <br />12. In response to a question, Rich does not know what "reasonable <br />progress" under the implementation plan is, or under what <br />criteria it is to be measured by the F&WS. <br /> <br />My aSsessment of the Valdez interview is that he does not deviate <br />very far from the philosophy and analysis of existing evidence of other <br />competent fishery biologists, which is as it should be. <br /> <br />At 1:00 PM, a meeting was convened in the conference room of the <br />USBR in Salt Lake City for the purpose of initiating work on a "reasonable <br />and prudent" alternative to the May jeopardy, no-alternative biological <br />opinion of the F&WS. In attendance were representatives of F&WS, USBR, <br />Durango, Farmington, San Juan Water Commission, Navajo Indians, Ute <br />Mountain Ute Indians, Southern Ute Indians. Hew Mexico, Colorado, <br />Jicarilla Apache Tribe, and Kogovsek & Associates. A detailed list is <br />attached. Environmental organizations were invited to send representatives <br />to this meeting but failed to do so. <br />Prior to this meeting, an informal general agreement had been <br />reached by Colorado and New Mexico interests that differences between <br />the two States would not be aired at the meeting. <br /> <br />Rick Gold of the USBR was a competent chairman of the meeting. <br />He started the meeting by displaying a proposed agenda that, in <br />general, was as follows: <br />