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Table II-1-B <br />Comparison of Recovery Actions That Will be Undertaken Under Each Alternative <br /> Action will be implemented under <br /> Alternative 1: Alternative 2: <br />Recovery Action Proposed Action No Action <br /> <br />A. Habitat management <br />1. Determine necessary instream flows Yes Yes, but at a slower pace <br />2. Evaluate alternative means for providing instrearn <br />flows: <br />a. Allocate and release water from Federal <br />storage projects, e.g., Ruedi Reservoir. Yes Yes <br />b. Refine operations at Federal reservoirs, e.g., <br />(1) Ruedi Reservoir Yes Yes <br />(2) Flaming Gorge Reservoir Yes Yes <br />(3) Blue Mesa Reservoir (Aspinall Unit). Yes Yes <br />c. Purchase or lease existing water rights on a <br />willing seller basis, convert to instream <br />flow rights. Yes I?bl/ <br />d. Acquire "excess" water from agricultural water <br />conservation and salinity control projects, <br />convert water into instream flows. Yes Yes2/ <br />w e. Change point of diversion for senior water <br />rights to downstream locations. Yes Yes <br />f. Acquire nontributary ground water that could <br />be pumped and put into streams. Yes No3/ <br />g. Apply for original appropriation of instream <br />flows in surface stream. Yes %3/ <br />h. Federal condemnation of water. No Unknown <br />3. Once obtained, instream flows will be appro- <br />priated, acquired, and administered under <br />State law. Yes Unknown4/ <br />4. Section 7 consultation: <br />a. Depletion impacts: All project sponsors will Each project will be individually <br />be allowed to offset depletion evaluated to determine the best mix of <br />impacts by making a monetary measures to offset depletion impacts, <br />contribution toward the Recovery e.g., change timing of diversions, <br />Implementation Program. Funds provide flows and/or contribute funds <br />will be used to finance re- for conservation measures. <br />search and recovery measures. <br />m <br />H <br />fti <br />n <br />r <br />M <br />z <br />C <br />M <br />N <br />z <br />C-) <br />r <br />c <br />0 <br />z <br />M <br />70 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />N <br />M <br />0 <br />D> <br />M <br />-_4 <br />0 <br />z