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<br />("', <br />t~"') <br />i", <br />r ~' <br />,t:~ <br />(,:-" <br /> <br />Agenda Item 9d <br />May 24-25, 1999 Board Meeting <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br />required to share a vote with another federal agency on those committees, If a <br />satisfactory solution can not be reached at the Coordination Committee level, the <br />"Program Document" will be referred to original signatories for appropriate <br />modifications as provided for in Section 5.1.1 of the "Program Document." Staff <br />continues to work on this issue, <br /> <br />AD HOC SECTION 7 COMMITTEE <br /> <br />This committee met on January II, 1999 and again on May 17, 1999 in <br />Albuquerque to discuss the development of, "Principles for Establishing the San <br />Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program as the Reasonable and <br />Prudent Alternative for Water Depletions in the San Juan River Basin," Areas of <br />discussion included the following: <br />. Endangered Species Act Compliance and Sufficient Progress (the <br />SJRIP will cover all existing depletions, 57,100 AF of ALP depletions <br />and 122,000 AF of new depletions) <br />. Minor Depletion Account (the existing 3,000 AF pool may be used up <br />and an Opinion allowing a 2nd 3,000 AF is being developed. The <br />second 3,000 AF would only cover all new uses less than 100 AF,) <br />. Indian Trust Responsibilities (would give tribes preference in the <br />Section 7 Consultation process pursuant to Secretary ofInterior Order <br />3206) <br />. Animas-La Plata Project Depletion Baseline Conditions <br />. Relationship of Flow Recommendations to the availability of <br />300,000 AF from Navajo Reservoir 96% of the time for <br />endangered flow needs. This will be revised in the next revision to <br />the ALP Biological Opinion. <br />. Incidental Take and Harm (will be addressed in a manner similar to <br />that for the upper basin program) <br />. Long Range Plan Implementation <br />. Congressional Appropriations <br />. Definition of SJRIP responsibilities for identification of Capital <br />Projects to include in a RlPRAP as RPA's versus requiring a project <br />sponsor to provide the RP A. <br />. Implementation of the Flow Recommendations <br />. Hydrologic Model Use & Maintenance (Reclamation will maintain <br />model in conjunction with the program. Use is still being <br />discussed.) <br />. Depletion Baseline vs, Environmental Baseline Issues <br />. Determination of whether or not the flow recommendations are <br />being met. <br /> <br />As you can see there are a number ofissues to address and we will keep <br />you informed as development of the Section 7 Agreement progresses. The goal is <br />to have a draft for consideration by the Coordination Committee in July, <br />