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<br />i~'~- --'t' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ ~ , <br /> <br />- 17 - <br /> <br />The driving forces for items 1 thru 4 above are SCHEDULES. <br /> <br />Dan Israel asked the USBR and F&WS for the rationale behind <br />- <br />their agreement that there was more flexibility developed follow- <br />ing the no alternative opinion of May 4. The response was that <br />the flexibility is associated with use of storage water releases <br />from Navajo Reservoir to help the recovery of the Colorado squawfish. <br /> <br />John <br />projects. <br />available <br /> <br />Mutz asked why there should be consultation on existing <br />Rick Gold answered that if new information becomes <br />consultation can be had on any project. <br /> <br />On October 17 the Hydrology Committee met in the F&WS offices <br />at the Denver Federal Center for the purpose of delineating a schedule <br />of work tasks, developing a series of likely operating procedures for <br />the Navajo Reservoir, establishing water depletion assumptions, and <br />assumptions of downstream reservoir releases and flows of water in the <br />San Juan River for the endangered species and for trout. These pro- <br />cedures and assumptions along with available hydrologic data will form <br />the basis for a seri€s of computer runs. <br /> <br />The first series of these computer studies is expected to be com- <br />pleted by October 19. The summaries of the computer studies will show <br />the amounts of water available for the recovery of endangered fish <br />while, at the same time. permitting depletion of water from the river <br />by the A-LP and full depletions by New Mexico projects. The Biology <br />Committee is expected to utilize the amounts of water available in <br />determining reasonable experimental flow regimes for the mitigation of <br />the adverse effects of the A-LP on the endangered squawfish and for <br />their recovery, if recovery is possible. <br />