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Addendum to Biological Assessment <br /> for the Proposed Long Hollow Reservoir <br /> 1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> This Addendum to the Biological Assessment (BA) for the proposed Long Hollow Reservoir <br /> responds to requests made in an October 22, 2003 letter (Appendix A) from the U.S. Fish & <br /> Wildlife Service (Service) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). <br /> 1.1 Requests by the Service <br /> 1. Provide an analysis that shows whether the water depletions for the proposed Long <br /> Hollow Reservoir will impact the ability to meet the San Juan River flow <br /> recommendations outlined in the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation <br /> Program (SJBRIP). <br /> 2. Address how to avoid escapement of non-native fishes from the proposed reservoir into <br /> designated critical habitat for Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker. <br /> 3. Clarify of the "Determination of Effects" for bald eagle and southwestern willow <br /> flycatcher. <br /> 4. Clarify the language used for "Determination of Effects" for Coloraado pikeminnow and <br /> razorback sucker. <br /> 1.2 Response to Service Requests <br /> Each issue is addressed below under the corresponding number. <br /> 1. Will proposed average annual depletions of 1,602 acre feet impact the ability to meet the <br /> San Juan River flow recommendations? <br /> "Determination of Effects" for the Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker included in <br /> Sections 11.3.1 and 11.3.2, respectively, of the September 2003 BA has been modified to address <br /> 991-077.080 Wright Water Engineers, Inc. Page 1 <br /> November 2003 <br />