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The National Park Service is pursuing a Federally reserved water right for the Gunnison River <br />through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument. The Fish and Wildlife Service <br />is conducting studies of the Gunnison River under the Endangered Species Act. These studies <br />will result in a "Biological Opinion" on the operation of the upstream reservoirs of the Aspinall <br />Unit. The Biological Opinion is a report that contains recommendations on how the operations <br />(water releases) can be changed to protect and help recover endangered fish. Test flows have <br />been provided from the Aspinall Unit for the last 3 years to assist in determining fishery needs. <br />The Biological Opinion is scheduled to be completed in 1997, and a NEPA document will be <br />prepared to address any changes in Aspinall Unit operations which may be necessary as a result <br />of the Biological Opinion. <br />4 <br />