BOARD02096

• Board Meeting Date: 9/21/1998
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River Basin Issues - Ruedi Reservoir Round II Contracts and Annual Contract for Endangered Fish - Informational Item
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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The 21,650 afprovided through agreements will be reduced by the amount of water
provided from other sources pursuant to the programmatic biological opinion. Until such
time as this water is contracted to another party, it will be made available if needed, to the
Recovery Program for release to the IS-Mile Reach via short-tenn agreements.

REINITIATION OF FORMAL CONSULTATION

Reinitiation of fonnal consultation is required and shall be requested by Reclamation or by
the Service under the following conditions:

( a) If the amount or extent of taking specified in the incidental take statement is exceeded;

(b) If new information reveals effects ofthe action that may effect listed species of critical
habitat in a manner or to an extent not previously considered;

(c) If the identified action is subsequently modified in a manner that causes an effect to the
listed species or critical habitat that was not considered in the original biological opinion;
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(d) If a new species is listed or critical hllhitat designated that may be affected by the
identified action.

Reclamation will request reconsultation if any of the elements of this reasonable and
prudent alternative are not completed as detailed above. At the end of the IS-year period,
Reclamation will consult on the effects to the endangered fish andl or their critical habitat
of contracting the remaining 21,650 af.

CONCLUSION

Upon acceptance of this revised Biological Opinion by Reclamation, Reclamation may proceed
with contracting up to 6,135 af of water from Ruedi Reservoir. Upon signature of the long-term
Ruedi agreement by CWCB, Service, and Reclll111ation, or signature of the final IS-Mile Reach
programmatic biological opinion which includes a commitment for 10,825 af of water for deliver
to IS-Mile Reach for as long as needed for the endangered fish, Reclamation may contract for up
to a total of 17,000 afofRuedi water (6,135 afplus 10,865 af).