Repayment

CHAPTER 4
011•ICR IMP.
NSDERATIONS
X. f1OCv I-cconu lcndations, NIIP and ALP could hillil fiir►her tribal water dcvelopnlellf in the San .luau
X, Basin. Addi ionidly, Illerc is a potential li r sill increased risk. ofan FSA SecliOn 9 Violati011 (Section 9
x. prohibits the "take" of any listed species) by any non - federal developer ol'Sin Juan River BasiII w;tcr.
% Because Se ion 9 of the I :SA prohibits n range of activities that include habitat ill( tic:alio", any null
X.
federally ri'l Ieil tribal water dcvclopnlc"1 activities will incur the potential lilr an increased risk of'`t;ike"
()fit listed sl •.cics.
X. 111itigitliun )r Itermed Alternative• 4 lnlpael 2: The fn(lowMg inimmums wuufd pirvmMe some
X mitigalii)u I )r the pl-0jected impacls.
While Recta ration ar,l'Cl'S Ihal. ILture..licarilla Apache "1'ribe wafer develop►ncnl play be adversely
46 affecied bee; use of Sectiini 7 cmwcrns, Reclamation also believes that it is still possible that some
X, licarilla Apa he Tribe water Cleve lopir►cnl could occur even ifassociated with it Icelc.ral action. The
% Scavicq wog big with Reclamation and odwr relevant lcilertl a.-gencics. could develop Other POtcnlial
%, measures, including water ntanagculcttl slralegics to , aP nowialc shortage sharing based oil actual
'% water use), tl ar can he undertaken as Itl'i\ `s that would allow development of future waler pr(_jccts.
Whether sac 1 RPA's exist is somcfhin;-; that will only be Cletcr'NIIII the ugh the section 7 c Onsult:.itiOn
process. Tlu S. iI. is premature to conclude that development of 'NIII' and :11,1' swill Precluelc lumber
Icocess. -gel toil water dcvelopirim l in the San .loan basin. fhc Section 7 consultation process, ineludin .
X. participation Of ou w1c seekhg h) owe. hater, will need to evaluate all potential Itl'As.
It hOUlil alsc be niNcd Ihat the Ailmini,tration Proposal, as rcpresetlted by Rclincd Alternative 4. was
Y. ctQ,,,& it pam lu ohnin:ile the wiflact or me original A! A' Pmjecl On the .licnOu Alniche UK. '1 he
'x. Original pl-qjI cl ctivisiolled the depletion Of 149.0011 ul , from the On Juan River Basin. Although the
X. full project h is not been cleared IC) proceed under ESA . the finality of be Admin ivilki Proposal
intended fo c tsure that both the .licarilla Alrtchc'll-ibc and Navajo Nation will not be compeling, with
x,
additional ALP I'rojCC1 dcplttions in the. liturc. 11) suns, this proposed action, in and of itsi E is a Partial
'Y'. mitigation m -asure for other water cicvelopnlcut in the San .lush Basin, inlc.ndcd to proteel the Iru;t assets
of the .licaril it Apache Tribe (as well its the Navajo N; +lion).
X. I lowever, R da"utlion recognizes that on, a minimal amount Ofwaler is available under today's
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circumstance i and Ihe. Pr'etcrred Alternative will have some effe.cl on the h-um removes of the .licarilla
Apachc'I'rib ,particularly if no RI'As at
eventually developed to uffscl or allow future additional
% depletions. Reclamation has thcreforc developed Other mitigation nlcasnl'es, including:
l.'onf title active participation in the San .bran River Basin Recovery ) Ill pfenlentalioll Prt.1gnull tti
x, prop te. the dual goals of recovery ofendangcrcd species and proceed with water dcvclopnlcrit in
x, the b isin. The SJRRI P is key In 1 wilhaling additional water development by the .licarilla
% Apac )e Tribc. Reclamation's participation includes:
Provide substantial technical support in file dcvelupntc:nt and rclinementofa
% comprehensive hydrology luodel to allow realistic. supportable pr(.jectinni of future.
water uses within the basin:
Continue. It) optic izu file Upsmiti lg rules Ibr Navajo Dalll IO pl•OVlde more clliM[
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fulfillment of, the flow recommendations necessary lug endangered species recovery.
Implement an adoptive nlilllaf;l'lllellt l)rOe l'alll associated with the operation of Navajo
N Resel-%.-oil to evaluate biologic responses to it "lore imiuratl hydmeraph.
4A ENVIRONNI NTAL JUSTICE AND
INDIAN TRUST SSE TS 4 -2-1