4101

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 4101
• Author: Mobil.
• Title: Summary of Technical and Procedural Concerns.
• USFW Year: 1984.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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9. "1hat Type Of Additiona.l "Basin-Wide" Mitigation

Is Contemplated? ..................................... 22

10. Why Isn't ~VS Pursuing Project Sponsors Of
Existing Projects Viewed As Actually Causing

The Current Problem? ................................. 26

11. The Recovery Facilities Suggested As Part Of The
Present Settlement Consultations Based On
"llindy Gap"-Plus Represent, Beyond, Actual
Construction, l!ajor Access Land Problems. Is
FWS Willing To Participate In Assuming O&M
Responsibilities And Related Liabilities? ............ 28

12. Has The FWS Considered Use Of The Acquired
"Windy Gap" Settlement Funds In The Purchase
Of Or Contracting For Water Rights For The
Haintenance Of In-Stream Floy.7s? ...................... 29

III. ~lill FVIS Re-Examine The Status Of The Fish To
Determine wnether They Are Currently Properly Listed

As "Endangered. II ................. -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30

IV. Will The FWS Commit To Designating Critical Habitat? ...... 32

1. the ~vS Has Inf0rmally Advised That It Sees No
Reason Or Need To Designate Critical Habit~t. ........ 32

2. Besides Failing To Designate Critical Habitat, llhat
Other Problems Have Been Ice~tified With FWS's
Approach To Resolving The Endangered Fish Question? 34

V. Has The FWS Changed The Priority System Created In The
1981 Solicitor's Opinion M-369238, 88 ID 9031 ............. 36

VI. In Recognition Of State Water Rights, Does The FWS
Intend To Impose Stream Flow Restrictions On Junior
Appropriators (Already Through The Section 7 Process
Or tolhich Were Never Subj ect To It) Before Imposing
Such Target Flow Requirements On Current Section 7
Applicants Who Hold Senior Water Rights? .................. 38

VII. What Is The "Baseline" Of Existing And Approved
Proposed Projects Against Uhich The Parachute Project
Will Be Weighed To Determine The Cumulative Effects
On The Endangered Species (Or Their Critical

Hab i ta t)? ................................................. 39

VIII.

Ruedi Reservoir ........................................... 40.

1. Will The Bureau Of Reclamation Acknowledge
That Its Obligations Under The Endangered
Species Act Take Precedence Over Its