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.~.... ," 3 annually to be delivered threugh the IS-Mile Reach of the ColoradO' River en a schedule determined by the Service and another 5,000 af of water through the IS-Mile Reach in 4 years out of5. Environmental commitments are listed in detail in chapter 6 of the 1989 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement fer Ruedi Round II water sales (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT#FSES 89-19) and the Record of Decision signed January 16, 1990. . 2. Threugh short-term and/or long-term agreements developed in cooperation with the Service and CWCB, Reclamation will make up to 21,650 af efRuedi Reservoir water available to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program fer a total of 15 years to improve flows in the IS-Mile Reach of the Colorado River. This water is in addition to the current commitment of 5,000 af annually and 5,000 af every 4 out of 5 years. a. The combined term efthe short- and long-term agreements will be for 15 years beginning in 1998 or the first year that the Recevery Program pays O&M costs fer water made available fer release to the IS-Mile Reach efthe Celorade River. The only cest fer this water will be O&M expenses which will be paid for by the Recovery Pre gram. b. Until Reclamation can develep and execute the leng-term agreement, they will continue to make up to' 21,650 af efwater available to' the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery ?rogram through I-year contracts among Reclamation, CWCB, and the Service. The term of the long-term agreement (2.a above) will be reduced by the length of the short- term agreements. Water made available through these short- and/or long-term agreements is in addition to the already committed 5,000 af annually and 5,000 af 4 out of 5 years. . - C.-Reclamation will devdup-and1lresent~ropused-:leIIg-t,,"U agreementtO'the-€W€B-and-- - -- the Service by May 1999 and take the lead in finalizing the agreement. 3. The amount, timing, and rate of the releases from Ruedi Reservoir shall be determined by Reclamation in consultation with the Service and CWCB. Hewever, Reclamation will continue to' operate Ruedi Reservoir in the manner anticipated in the 1989 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Ruedi Round II water sales (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT# FSES 89-19) and the Record of Decision signed January 16, 1990, and consistent with all operating constraints associated with the authorizing legislation for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. 4. A programmatic biological opinion is being contemplated to address all current depletions and some amount offuture depletion in the Colorado River. Nothing in this reasonable and prudent alternative precludes identifying Ruedi Reservoir in a ColoradO' River programmatic biological opinion as a source of up to 10,825 af of water for as long as needed by the endangered fish to improve flows in the IS-Mile Reach efthe Colorado River. It is intended that future depletions from Ruedi Reservoir will be addressed in the Colorado River programmatic biological opinion. Once fina1ized, the Colorado River programmatic biological