CWCB Repayment Contract ALP

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CONSIDERAI IONS
'X, flow rc munerdations, NIIP, and MI P c:ouId Iir►riI furlhcr fribaI water devcli,pm ell l in the San .luau
'X, Basin, AddhionaMy. there is a potmilial IN :m Awri::►seil risk of an I.SA Section 9 violation Nctiorr 9
%, prohibit • the --lake" of any listed species) by any non AdeaI developer of San .loan River Basin waicr,
'X, 13ccaus Seclirin 9 Of the I:SA prohibits :I range ol" activities that include habitat nmdilicalion, any non -
ledcrall rclatel Irihal wane• dcvelopn►enl activities Will incur the potential for an increased risk of `iakc"
ol'a list d species.
Y,. 111itil;al un for Refitted Alternative 4 (mp:►ct Z: The follnAng nimmi cs woOd provide same
X, ntitigal kill ftit' the projected impacls.
While. Reclamation agrees that Future .licarilla Apache I'ribe water devclopmcnl inay be m.1versely
Aided because ol-Seeliim 7 concens, Reclamaliun also believes that it is ;till possible Ihat some.
X, .licarilla Apache 'I'ribe waicr de.velopr►ne►( could incur even il'associaled wills a Federal action. I'hc
Service_ works, with Reclamaliim and Miter relevant I decal agemics. mould develop other potential
'X, merino- including water managcmenl simle;ies tea appropriate shortage sharing based in actual
waicr u_ cy At can he undertaken as RPA's that would allow development of lirtnre wale" projects.
\Whctlre such Itl'A's exist is surnclhin; Ih:11 will rnnly be detenninccl Ilu'r►ngln the section 7 cousuh,11 oil
'X) process. Thus, it is premature to cinrclude that development of NIII' and AI.P will preclude lurthe•
Icdcnlll - related water development in the San .Iuan basin. I'hc Scclion 7 consultation process.. inrluilin�.
X. parlicip: tion or the tribe seeking Wise water, will need ti, cv:du:itc all potential RI'A,
II shoul� also be ni>Icd that the Administration Proposal, as rcprescnted by Relined Alternative ml. was
Y. develop d, in eaw lu eliminate the impel oflhc original Al J, Project on the.licarilla Apache Tribe. 'I he
^,S. original xojccl envisionecl the depletion of 149,000 nQ A"n the San .loan River 1.3asin. Allhimah the
full proj °et has not been c.learcd to proceed under I;SA . the finality ofthc Adminislralii,n PropOsal
intenilet to ensure (hill both the .licarilla Apachc �I�ribc Anil Navajo Nation will not be eompctin ;� will'
u, ailrlitirnt rl \1.1' Project depletions in the tenure. In sum, this proposed aclkm in and of inset(; is a partial
°L miligali n measure for other water developnretnl in the San .loan Basin, intended to protect the trust assets
of the .1i •aril la i \paelle'I'ribe (as well as the Navajo Nil +lii,n).
% I loweve ', Rcclanrrlron recognvcs that only a nrinirt►al amount orwatcr is available under today,,
Circums anccs and the Preferred Alternative will have some clod on the trust re ;irurccs nl'the..lirarilla
Apachc I'ribc, particularly if no RPM are eventually ilevcicnped to offset or allow future additional
% depleio it Rec.lantation ha; lherclorc developed nd►e.r mitigation n►casurcs, including:
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.'untinue active participation in the San .luau River Basin Recovery I III pleuentation Program to
►romotc. the dual goals of recovery ofeulangored specie; and proceed with water developmenr in
he basin. The SWRIP is key In racilitating additional water development by (hc .licarilla
\pachc Tribc. Reclamation's participation include:
Provitle substantial technical support in the development and relincntcnlofa
Comprehensive. hydrology model to allow realistic, supporlablu projections ol' future
water uses within the basin;
Continue to optimitc the upwating rules For Navajo Darn to pmvide more efliUM
Fulfillment of the Ilo\v recornniendations necessary lug cndang.ered species recovery:
ImWcmmu an adaptive managenenl program associated with the operation of Navajo
Reservoir to evalunie biologic responses to a more natural hydrngraph.
4.6 ENVI ONMENTAI_ JUSTICE AND
INDIAN T UST ASSETS 11-2'1