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I he 2 340 aly depletion provided tinder the ALP Project would only satisly it portion or the watcr needs
of IIIe Na Qu Nalicnt. "Ile new NNIv11' would help mccl Cfu•renl water demands in the Shiprock area.
Nlitigatio t I'm- Refilled Al(twilalive 4 Impact 3: The following, Iileasures would provide some
mitigatio for ifte projected in►p:los.
While Rec lantsttion agrees that luturc Navajo Nation water development stay be adversely allccled
bec.au;e. oi Section 7 concerns, R damatioa► also helieve.s that it is still possihIc drit siame Navajo Nation
water dcv lopn)c,t could occur C:ven ifas,ociatul with it federal action. I'l)c SCivice, working with
Reclartfali ut and olhcr 1.0cvaul lodeml ;agencies, Could develop uIlICI' polenlial n►casures, inC.ludin;; wake
manage,) fit slratcgics, that can he linderlakcu as RPA's that wui.ilil allow development of luturc walcr
projects. Vhcthcr such RPA's exist is son)ethin- tat will only he dclern►incd through the Section
consultatif n process. Tiflis, it is 1)1'cmalurc to wnclutic that development of NIIP fond ALP will preclude
further Ice orally - related water developn)t:nt in the San .limn basin. The Section 7 consultation pioccSS,
incloidin ; )articipmlion of the tribe sucking to use. water, will need to evaluate all potential RVAs.
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reiterated that the• Administration Proposal, as represcnlccl by Rclint:d Ahcroalive.4, was
in part, to climinalc the in►pact id'the oril;inal AI.P Project oil the Navajo Nation. The
eject envisioned the depletion of 149,0011 a(`' lion to San .luau Rivt r li;)sin. Although the
has not been cleared to proceed finder FSA , the Imahly oflhc Administration Proposal
ensure that boll) lite Nav;ijo Nation and .licarilla Apache Tribe; will not be with
ALF Project depletions in the. tirlure. In surf, this proposcd action, in and of itself, is
to the trust assets of the Navajo Nation (as well as the ,IlCilrlN Apache 'Tribe). ()!but-
includes:
minttc. active parlicipalJon in tile San Juall River Basin Recovery ht►plementation Program to
inlote the dual goals or recovery (if cndangercd species and proceed with water dcvckpuacnt in
basin. The SJRBRIP is key to hicililating MIAMI water de.velOpment by the Navajo
limn. ReclantarioWs participation includes:
Provide substantial technical support in the development and relincmcilt ofa
con►prehensive hydrology model tie allow realistic, supportable projcclions or fulnre
water uses within the basin;
Continue to oplin)im the operating rule, Ar Navajo Darn w provide Inure efFicienl
fullillme,l of we Iluw reconuitenilations necessary liar Clidan Bred species recovery:
Implcntc:nl an adaptive management program associated whh the iapemlion of Navajo
Reservoir In evaluate biologic responses to normative hydrogvoph.
crate the Ilurango Pumping plant to Ih"h pumping during tlry years, allowing, afore water Io
available in Navajo Reservoir to ,feel project ilcntand, (sec Section 3.2).
% I_1 1--;Icililme discussions hetween Be Navajo NMhm and other parties with intcrests in the San .loan
% Rker Basin. Interesled parties will include, bait not he limited lo, (Ile Colorado Lite Tribes.
% .lit arilla Apache Tribe, the Service, and private parties with Wsling contracts Iron Navajo
% R servoir. Discussions will ainl to develop options IS obtaining adcduate water Or the Navajo -
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