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<br />_ _ __,~~(!~(~~_~4 __t?: 20 9702598758 <br /> <br />)2/09/04' 10:40 FAX 197024S59~3 <br />- ....... <br /> <br />GO 18 u 4 WRIGHT WATER ENG It'lC <br />FISH & WILDLIFE <br /> <br />ijD 002 <br /> <br />I-'Alic. l::l:;j <br /> <br />.,~~:: <br />"~,:,,\1r?-~"". <br />~../"_- - --_.-.,~.... <br />~:'r:;"""~~\ <br />'''''l:'r:;;-----.:...~' " '':j, <br />" ,;,' '-"'l <br />~' ~'I'\.f~ <br />,. ~-"1""_ <br />~('~I: <br />~~:' <br />~.a;..~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />asH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />Eco~ Services <br />764 Horizon Driv~ B1U1ding B <br />Gra,ndJunction, ~o1mado 81506-3946 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />JNmLY REfER TO: <br />ES/GJ-6..c0-03-F.020 <br />MS 65412 G1 <br /> <br />FebruarY 5, 2004 <br /> <br />Lt. Colonel 'MichaeIJ. C.Qtl~ <br />u.s. Army CIJ'IPS of Engineers <br />SacmmeDto Distdct <br />1325 J Street <br />sacramen~ California 95814.2922- <br /> <br />Dear Colonel 'Conrad: <br /> <br />We are 'WIi1in~! you concerning De~t.ment of the Am1Y permit appHeation~er 200375243, <br />the proposed ,lJong Hollow Reservoir project in La. Plata County, Colorado. It has come to our <br />~ffeDtion that aoxne oftbe information in the addendum to the biological assessment you <br />provided wid:l a letter dated November 23, 2003, is twt~. The San Juan River Model <br />QutpU13 provided in the subject document did not consider the proposed NrmUo River Water <br />Development Plm in the mode1.mIL The Auny COIpS ofEnP1eers initiated Endangered Species <br />Act section 7 l::onsultation for the JicaIi1la Apaehe Nation's proposed Nawjo River Water <br />Developmeal Plan (permit application number 2003 00086) on October 1~ 2003. Therefore, the <br />water depletion affects oftbe N~o River Watet Developme:ntPlan need to be included in the <br />model prior to the Long Hollow Project model tun. ~ 'We requ8St that tbe project <br />proponent provide results of the Sanlua1i River Model OQ1~ with the Naw.Yo River Project <br />included in thI,model nm, and a description ofhowimplemeDtati011 ofdleLosag Hollow -~.' <br />Rese1Voit pIqject may affect the ability to meet the:flow JeC01'tIo~d~ns. .",,-- <br /> <br />AdeQ.uate infOrmation is requhed. to complete fonnal consu1tati~ tbarefore, when the <br />iD:foImation'Vie requested above is provided.. the 9O-day COJ'CI11nmt\J\ period will begin. If the <br />project descrl]mon or amount of depletion has ch$1lun- since you 'S111'cni~ the l'dd-"JI71 to the <br />biologica13SSttSSMIlnt, please provide this infotm~on 'When you. provide the updated. modell'dL <br />Also, if the anlOuut of depletion in the modelmn is di1limmt than ..hat is presented in tbe project <br />description (I ~.600 acre-feet)~ IS. detailed explauatkm should be provided. <br /> <br />If the Senice can be of further assistance, please contact Patty Schrader Gelati at the letterhead <br />address or (9J0) 145-3920 or 243-6209~ extension 26. <br /> <br />.~f?L <br />t\ \.t Allan R. Pfister <br />~ w_ Colm:ado SIZJlEO"'Ii= <br /> <br />