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<br />.....-'t_:., <br /> <br />I <br />(a) <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />/(c) <br /><(d) <br />(e) <br />(f) <br /> <br />(g) <br />(h) <br />(i) <br />(j) <br /> <br />(Ie) <br />(1) <br /> <br />(m) <br />(n) <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />present irrigation water would be in jeopardy from <br />A-LP; <br />the proposed by-pass of water at the Durango Pumping <br />Plant would be too small; <br />the high quality water would be removed from the stream; <br />Animas Riveris complicated and difficult to regulate; <br />Animas River has not been studied enough; <br />some non-Indian priorities for water use may pre-date <br />the Ute Mountain Ute reservation of 1895; <br />wild geese would be injured; <br />aesthetics of the Animas River would be jeopardized; <br />return flows will diminish with A-LP; <br />~ounty commission passed a resolution against the <br />proposal; <br />criticized meetings without representation; <br />peale releases of water from Navajo Reservoir for <br />squawfish would damage river banles, and who would be <br />responsible for damage; <br />loss of wet lands; <br />spring releases of water would have adverse effects on <br />trout and Farmington's power plant. <br /> <br />During August and September, the USBR forleing closely with the F&WS1 <br />developed a draft "reasonable and prudent" alternative process. It was <br />believed that this draft had some support by the Secretary of the Interior. <br />The USBR alternative process consisted of four major elements: <br /> <br />(1) Initiation of a San Juan Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Pro- <br />gram similar to the one on the Green and Colorado Rivers. <br />Under this plan the fish would be protected and recovered <br />by habitat management, development and maintenance of habitat, <br />stocleing of native fish, management of non-native species <br />and sport fish, and long-term monitoring and research. <br />