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JUL -08 -2002 MON 0911 AM FAX NO, P. 09 <br />�T 1 l of Pros any watcr, is intended to ``determine and prevent new water <br />lr-ackut� and stcrauuUt � _r <br />rc�lated aaivides From increasing shortages to target flows" (Cooperative Agreement, 1997). <br />�L <br />o micstller or not a specific project is "covered" by a p:irticlllar depletion plan will be decided its <br />( Co W,11-t or the fiSA Section 7 consultation process. A flow chart and explanatoly text describing the <br />U1 ti basic stel)s 01'1110 eollsulttttioll process for proposed projects, once a Progrartl is in place, was <br />Lbw• �L re;comme laded to the Governance Conantittee by a "depletion plan subgroup" of the Water <br />1,� Mttn,ti;emctlt C�OiY1111itlCC 111 2l)(a 1 (Af.iryCllmG'nt F). This flow chart addresses the requirenlcilt P,n�s Q��k <br />Ci W <br />,4� � (uncicr ltlilctotles Wl -cxt, W2 --exl, W4 -ext and W10-ex t) that state and federal future cicplc:tiou n, Vv' <br />>✓c �� lil�lns hlChido analysis for "potential eflccts the plan may have on pulse flow frequency and V <br />�j X•^ 111 "1( ?111tudc ". 13ox 15 of' the flow chatt .5peei.fics tilat when the FWS, the state, and the project �Ae��jJ•� �''/`�`i'��r/{A <br />proponent review whether - a proposed project is covered by the corresponding state or federal t(1 q <br />e� li, �llctioll elan impacts of the proposed project oft VIII pulse flows, including peak flows, will be <br />c ,1 1 p <br />r„ .:111 lniport irit consideration. That is, si stantial reductions in the lnagn'' ode and/or frequency of QE� <br />c 4 lleal� flatus restYlth1g fronn tl osed project may be considered a bs sis for deternllning that ���5t v f <br />tilts project is l cred by any state or federal depletion plats. 5 . fck et, <br />M,1 �J�S� <br />Major now >torage projects are the inost likely projects to not be covered because of their likely N� <br />ir►lliact 111 ak flows. 011icrwise, llie depletion plan subgroup anticipated that the vast majority 01� <br />6 n ' oltoseti. projects will be covered., as descrihed in the text accompanying the flow chart: <br />� w <br />"i3n0a11sc the Staic's depletion plans were each designed with an eye towards the majori <br />C� <br />of potcnt't.al new developments /actions that are anticipated to occur in that State, it is <br />tlliticipttlod that the vast majority of new depletions will be viewed by the Service and <br />Slate as bcinv covered by the State's existing plan. if the Service or State potentially <br />thought it was an anomaly, or "outside" of a State's plan, then the respective State and �'�;�5i�" <br />Service would 11111tually decide if the proposed project fit within the State's plan. Tn t110s <br />irI5tC1riccs where disagreement renla111s tile Service will first brills" the issue to the <br />C avorriailce Committee". <br />cZ:I,►crillcT1t Obligations Mulder State and f eder�tl Future D letirnt Flans, for_ Proie_c.ts <br />f `.cyve.rcc:t l?Y_I?lati - -_ . <br />a <br />l3ocausc 111:1ny flow re- regulation activities of benefit to target species in the central Platte River <br />lttay ll<avo solnc nuc;ative effect on the frequency and /or magnitude of peals flows, FWS has %Gk <br />r <br />agreed that replacom ut oblig�:ttioils forpr•vjects cover "ed by ca corr"espv�lcling.stralc� or'fecleral R� <br />e rky)1elion plan will be cletermincd on the basis of the extent to which they create or increase <br />sliorlages to species flows and annual pulse flows only, on average, relative to pre -1997 <br />Ctl1ldl.tiC)C1S. "('here are no repIncement obligations relative to peal: flows for projects covered by a <br />futiu-0 dellle,lion plan. <br />Cr)..JAS "171(1 i3iolp.(ict11 Clpitlion RC)) cvaluatio>ls of ills Pro_ t sod Erpgraill . <br />The 01lvir011111cnt,11. impacts of't11c Proposod Prograun will be analyzed in ail 74"nvironnlelltal <br />. Impact ,S1.tte;tllent (EIS), and compliance orthe Proposed Program with the requirements of the <br />1i11dattgerCd Spccies Act will be evaluated separately in a Biological Opinion (130). <br />0 <br />