Repayment

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OTHER IMPACT COIJ5IDERAI ION:3
U IZCChunalioll will work with the. Navajn Nation and the .lica villa Apachu. Tribe to colnlbinr
resources i.n evaluating nyinns liar proceeding with Me Naw o-tiallujl Project, the Navajo River T,
wafer Developulenl plan, aid res(orattnn tllll►e I1llgback l'Qct to try and Whritize to
likelihood thni any kirigle frolic bears a di3proporti0na(C burden 161. the ctmservaioin of listed '%
species under the FSA.
0 Reclamation will initiate all independent review of tl►c hyth•ologic model to ensure its accuracy
and valor as a told in future water Maiming ndbilies.
❑ Reclamation will consult with die Navajo Nation on the implementation ol,111C above nlili -pati,w '�,
measures and will ew"MCllce Omsullatioll early in the implementation process.
The following info adon measure; play aiflcct the ability of Ihc. Navajo - Gallup Project to I,) Orwaid. hilt
are beyond Ilse con rOiof Reclamation as a part of Ow AU' Prhjcct:
U An nhernate projerl design that would lake water lrm" Ills tiara .luau River below its collllurncc
with the Animas River may increase the potential yield for the pl-gjec.t while protecting Ilows Cor
endangered fish. In this case, releases front Nawyo lA n► would be supplemental w river Ilows,
leveraging file linlited s(oragc voltnrrc alvailable and making use of times when there arc. Ilow•s in
rxcrss ill Ii,h nods in the river.
U The Navajo - Gallup PrOICC) could be Illodilred to reduce demands.
❑ 1 he. Navajo Nation could elect to Ohm a portion ol'the NIIP allocation to mod thew needs,
Refrain Alternalive 4 Imp"! 4 - Significaul: Refined Alternative 4 reduces file water supple
available for restoration of' (lie I- logback I'ro.iec( iu Ihc tiara .loan River.
WIN to no action. RWhwd Alreniative 11 reduces the prescnt supply available (o the Navikio Nation to ;G
allow utilization of its hater rights consistent with the FSA. Section 7(a)(2)uf file FSA stailcs Thal each
federal agency shall, in consultation with Ihe. Secretory, insure that any action authorii.ed, linlded, or
carried out by that agency shall not.je.opardire the Continued existence hl'a listed species or result in the
destruction or adverse Illndlllcation of critical habitat. For luicral actions in ti►e San Juan 13asin, such as
ALP Pip "ci, the Service has issued reasonable and prudent allcnimives which have allowed the action to "b
"o forward. In the recent pas(, these RPA "s have rcquired Reclimlaiicnl to participate ill rescarch-lo
determine the Ilows needed to recover endangered fish species and then Ito operate Navajo Dann to mimii:
a natural hyo rograph. 'Thus, full rrllplClnCnlaliou of the Ilow recommendations. NIII', and the ALI'
Project could potentially liralil further Iribal water devclopnicnt in the Sal Juan basin. Additionully. there
is a potential Ibr all increased risk of nn I ?SA Section 9 vinhOon (Sectitln 9 prohibits the -lake" olany %
listed species) by any non- lcdervil developer of Sall .111311 River Basin water. liccause ticction 9 ol'the '
I SA prohibits a range olract airs that include haWI modification. Jiffy non-ledcra►lly related lribal ,
water development netivities will incur the potential for an increased risk ol" tats:" ol*a listed species.
il7itigattion for Itefiued Alternative 4 Impact 4: The WinwNg measures would provide solve
mitigation for Ihc projected impacts. %
Again it is reiterated that be Administration Proposal, as represented by Refined Allernalive el. was
developed. in part, to eliminate the impact ofthe original AI-•P Pic: PO on the Navajo Nation. The
a•itiinal project envisioned the dCplction of 1=19,000 airy trout the San .loan River Bash. Although file
4 G ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
4 -27 INDIAN 'TRUST ASSCTS