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<br />coordinallOn will h~ complete,<t \\,lhmon.' yearoflhc daleuflhls h,ologleal opmlOo <br /> <br />J. A ~lemordndum of Uode"'laodiog and Suppkme'Tltal Agr=enllO pfOlcrllhe rcle<\5CS for e'Tlllaogered lishe5 made from the :'\a\ajo <br />R"s"....'Olrto and through the endangered fish hani!al ofllle San Juan River 10 Lnke Po\\ell wa.~ s'gned In Oclol>cr 1')<)1, ThIs ~lOU remains <br />metreel <br /> <br />4. The Durango Pumpmg Plam ,"ll ~ operated m a mariner Ihal msurC5 Ihallls operations ,to nOllmerfere wilh meeting the larget flows <br />rcrommende-d for tlle San Juan RIver, Pumping \\ou]d be doxrease-d or SlOppcJ during cenain periods in on,kr 10 mttllhc re'Commended <br />targel flows, Iflhere ha\'c bt.-1'n no ellJangercd fish releases th.", ~avajo Dam for two COns{'Cutivc years and the planned release for the <br />currenl year is !he mmimum rde3M.' spet:lfied in the flu.... re<:omme-ndalion Il.'pm1. the Durango pumping plant ....ould be tumed ofT dunng <br />Juoe, allowmg an addillonal28Ucfs 10 help meet fluw re<;ornmendaliun5 for cndangeTt-x1 lhh in Ihe San Juan RI'er. Aller 5alisfymg all <br />down5trcanl !<CllIor wa\er rights demands am! downstream Arltmas.[..a Plata ProJCCI water demands. pumring Will be fun her hmlted to allow <br />the followmg bypass nO"S In the Animas Ri,,,, at the pumping P!"nt imake; Oo.:tubcr lhrough !"o,'ember - IoU cfs. Th.-.:cmber through ~tdl"l;h <br />-ll5 cfs.and..\pri]lhrollghs..-ptcmher- 225 cf.~. <br /> <br />5. Reclamamm will Implement all aellOns lIt'Ccss.ary 10 pll'h"nt esc-af"-'lTlent of IIOnnall"" tish~"1; from RH.lges H:L~m Reservo'r In any waler <br />lea\lng Ihe reser.olL R~"Clamdtiol1" ill ~onSldcr the escapement of eggs and laniac in the design of a esl'apemem devise or lOCI hod, <br />RI."Clamalion" III mOnil0r any waler leaving Ridges BaSIn Reservoir to ddem,;nc If cscapl.'lTlem of nOnnall\'C fishes is occumng. If <br />escapement IS (lCcumng. Rcclamat[(lfl will develop aod Implement a plan to SlOp escapement. The plan "'Ill hc approved hy Ihc Se.....iec prior <br />10 Implementation. <br /> <br />(, Reclamation will develop and Imr1cmenl a monitoring rl"O!;TaIlI for polenlial advcrsehioa~cumulallon ofrrdee clements in bald cagle food <br />items in Rld~C'S Basin ReSCT\Olr, If the monitonng program idcntifies a problem \\ilh tracc clements. Redamallon ",ill dndop and <br />imp1crnell1anactionplanlominilllllcimpoctslohaJdeaglcs. <br /> <br />7. Rcrlanlllllon wlllmcorpor<l\e bypass 110"'5 mlO ALP pmJc<:1 operahons 10 promote !\<ltura] r~"Crullmcrll of conoll".OO<1 lrt.-.:S along the <br />Animas River fhc-se 110\\S arc compatihle "'lIh the ~an Juan Ri\'er 110\\ rccoll1ml'TldatHllls for endangl.'rt.'I! fi~hl."; This should avoid Impacls <br />IOflllurchaldeaglehahitat <br /> <br />!t All ekctriral transmiSSIon hnes a~!'OCialcd with the rroJCCI will be designed to avoid mJuf)'lo raptors. mcludmg hald eagles <br /> <br />)0 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o <br />o <br />~ <br />w <br />00 <br />00 <br /> <br />. <br />