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<br />5. When - The Bureau 1ntends to expedment wHh short-term <br />man1pulat10ns to measure the cause and effect on hab1tat. Th1s <br />w1ll be a product of current negot1at10ns between the FWS and <br />the Bureau on unoff1c1al Sect10n 7 consultat10n. Research 1s <br />planned to take one to two years. <br /> <br />Regulat10n needs of Flam1ng Gorge could be def1ned based on <br />research results and 1mplemented after the two-year research <br />per10d. Ong01ng research and exper1mentat10n could ref1ne <br />regu1at10n over t1me. <br /> <br />C. Releases from Rued1Reservoir <br /> <br />1. Effect1veness - Sect10n Bon F1am1ng Gorge and Part III on <br />Releases from New Projects d1scuss the use of releases to manage <br />endangered species. <br /> <br />Releases from Rued1 could potent1al1ybe used to augment flows <br />1n the Colorado R1ver espec1ally 1n the reach between the roller <br />dam for the Government H1gh11ne Canal and the confluencewHh <br />the Gunn1son R1ver. Such releases w11l be effective only 1f <br />they areadm1n1sterab1e under Colorado water law. <br /> <br />2. Water 1moacts - There are a number of issues which must be <br />addressed before the use of releases from Rued1 Reserv01r could <br />be accomp11shed: <br /> <br />a. The author1z1ng legislation for the Fryingpan-Arkansas <br />Project and the OperatIng Pr1nciples govern the operat10n of <br />Rued1 Reserv01r. Changes to the operat1ng pdndples must <br />be approved by the Frylngpan-ArkansasComm1ss10n. <br /> <br />b. <br /> <br />Releases could reduce the y1e1d <br />bears the loss of income, since <br />are re1mbursab1e w1th 1nterest? <br />pay for th1s water? <br /> <br />ava11ab1e for sale. Who <br />part of the costs of Ruedi <br />Or alternat1vely, who must <br /> <br />c. The Colorado R1ver Water Conservat1on 01strlct, not the <br />Bureau, holds the water r1ghts for the reservo1r. The <br />Olstr1ct would have to be 1nvolved 1n any changes In the use <br />of Rued1. <br /> <br />d. Releases from Rued1 must be made adminlsterable under <br />Colorado law 1f they are to be protected from subsequent <br />downstream d1vers1ons. <br /> <br />e. There are trade-offs between, reservoir releases and <br />recreat10nal uses of the reservoIr. These have been a <br />longstanding source of controversy. <br /> <br />- 7 - <br />