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<br />OJ1383 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Navajo. Dam and Reservoir Update <br /> <br />December 1999 <br /> <br />Impacts, issues, and concerns that have been identified to date during public and internal scoping: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Endangered Species <br />Effects of flows on endangered fish food base <br />Other factors for recovery of endangered fish, not just flows <br />Implement a system to monitor effects of the flow changes <br />Concerns abputeffePtiven.ess ofthe 7~year research period (1992-1998) <br />Look atnativeandnon-'native fish interactions <br />Effeets onotherel1dangered spepies <br />Aesthetics and Land Use - effects of higher river flows and changes in reservoir water levels <br />Wetland/Riparian\Tegetation - effects on downstream and reservoir shoreline riparian areas <br />Fish and Wildlife Resources <br />Effectsofflows on trout fishery and impacts to wildlife nesting areas <br />Hydrology and wraterRights <br />Impacts to ,downstream irrigation and industrial diversion structures <br />Impactsto Piedra Park domestic water users <br />F1oodc()~trol issues <br />Eros+oneffects of higher flows in the San Juan R~ver <br />COn.cernabol1tdevelopment of very specific flow recommendations <br />Water Quality Impacts <br />CultutalResources <br />AssttrecOrnpliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Antiquities Act, Sacred Sites <br />Policy, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and Archaeological Resources <br />Protection Act <br />Indian TrustAssets <br />ASSUre complil;lt1cewithInq.ian TrustAsset Policy and consult/coordinate with Native American <br />tribestoidel1tifyimpacts and develop any necessary agreements <br />Environmental Justice <br />AssurecwnpliancewithExecutive Qrder 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental <br />Justicein Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations) <br />Social and Economic Impacts <br />Impacts to Navajo Dam Power Plant <br />Impacts. to concessionaires <br />hnpacts to area economy (trout fishery and flat water boating) <br />Concern about future water development under compact agreements <br />Concernaoout moving water from upper basin states to lower basin states <br />Recreation Resources <br />Impacts tolroutfishery <br />hnpacts to flat water boating <br />hnpacts to rafting/boating on San Juan River <br />Other Issues and Concerns <br />Removal of Navajo Dam as an alternative to implementing the flow recommendations <br />Consider modifying the dam <br />Concern that purpose and need and project scope are too narrow <br />Concern that adaptive management will not be incorporated in the process <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />