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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Title
Operation of Flaming Gorge Dam Draft Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary.
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2004.
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Salt Lake City, UT.
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Narrows Project, Price-San Rafael Salinity Control Project, and other water development- <br />related projects in the Colorado River Basin also rely on the operation of Flaming Gorge <br />Dam to provide flows for endangered fishes. <br />On February 27, 1980, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requested consultation under <br />Section 7 of the ESA for projects currently under construction in the Upper Colorado <br />River Basin, and for the continued operation of all existing Reclamation projects in the <br />basin (including the CRSP). Formal consultation on the operation of Flaming Gorge <br />Dam began March 27, 1980. Issuance of a Final Biological Opinion by the U.S. Fish and <br />Wildlife Service for the operation of Flaming Gorge Dam was delayed until data <br />collection and studies related to habitat requirements for the endangered fishes could be <br />completed and used to recommend specific flows in the Green River downstream from <br />the dam. Dam operations were initially evaluated for potential effects on endangered <br />fishes from 1979 to 1984. Reclamation served as the lead agency for this consultation, <br />with Western becoming a party to the consultation in 1991. <br />Additionally, on February 27, 1980, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a Final <br />Biological Opinion for the Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System, a major feature <br />of the Central Utah Project. The Biological Opinion determined that Strawberry <br />Aqueduct and Collection System flow depletions from the Duchesne and Green Rivers <br />would likely jeopardize the continued existence of the endangered Colorado pikeminnow <br />and humpback chub. This Biological Opinion included a Reasonable and Prudent <br />Alternative stating that Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir would compensate for those <br />depletions and be operated for the benefit of the endangered fishes in conjunction with its <br />other authorized purposes. <br />Both the 1992 Biological Opinion and the 2000 Flow and Temperature Recommen- <br />dations were designed to account for the impacts of depletions mentioned above. The <br />2000 Flow and Temperature Recommendations as implemented under the Action <br />Alternative would offset the impacts of water depletions on these other projects. <br />S.5.1 Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program <br />The Recovery Program was initiated in 1987 as a cooperative effort among the States of <br />Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming; environmental and water user organizations; Federal <br />agencies including the National Park Service, Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service, and Western; and the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association. The goal <br />of the Recovery Program is to protect and recover the endangered fish species of the <br />Upper Colorado River Basin so they no longer need protection under the ESA, while the <br />Upper Basin States continue to develop their 1922 Colorado River Compact entitlements. <br />Under the Recovery Program, five key elements are needed to recover the endangered <br />fish species: (1) habitat management; (2) habitat development/ maintenance; (3) native <br />fish stocking; (4) nonnative species and sport fish management; and (5) research, data <br />management, and monitoring. The operation of Flaming Gorge Dam is essential to <br />successful implementation of two of these five elements: habitat management and habitat <br />development/maintenance. Operation of the dam is one of many management actions <br />described in the 1993 Recovery Implementation Program Recovery Action Plan <br />(Recovery Action Plan). The plan is periodically revised to accommodate programmatic <br />S-6 40- Operation of Flaming Gorge Dam Draft EIS
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