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<br />Wu.i il'j:J <br /> <br />". . . whenever the waters of any stream or other body of water are proposed or authorized <br />to be impounded, diverted, the channel deepened, or the stream or other body of water <br />otherwise controlled or modified for any purpose whatever, including navigation and <br />drainage, by any department or agency of the United States, or by any public or private <br />agency under Federal pennit or license, such department or agency first shall consult <br />with the United States Fish and wildlife Service. . ," <br /> <br />Under this alternative the proposed rule would not be implemented and there would not be an <br />action that would trigger coordination under the FWCA. However, it is possible that off stream <br />storage credits could be developed between California and Nevada for interstate redemption <br />purposes without the proposed rule. Appropriate coordination with the Service would be carried <br />out to comply with the act on a case-by-case basis. <br /> <br />l <br /> <br /> <br />Preferred Alternative <br /> <br />The conveyance and distribution system for delivering Colorado River water in the Lower Basin <br />is already established, Delivery of water would be by existing facilities and within <br />Reclamation's current and projected routine operations consistent with provisions of the BCPA <br />and the Decree. Once the details of specific proposals are known appropriate coordination with <br />the Service will be carried out to comply with the FWCA. <br /> <br />No Action Alternative <br /> <br />3. Riparian Habitat <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Preferred and No Action Alternatives <br /> <br />Reclamation has considered the potential for impacts on the riparian habit located along the <br />Colorado River. Because the movement of water under the rule falls within the current and <br />projected routine operational criteria for the Lower Colorado River, and is consistent with the <br />BCPA and the Decree, Reclamation has concluded that there would be no impacts to that habitat. <br />This conclusion includes potential impacts to Indian trust assets along the Colorado River. <br /> <br />Riparian vegetation on the Colorado River mainstream is most prevalent in the Topock Marsh <br />area above Lake Havasu and downstream from Parker Dam for approximately 185 miles to the <br />southemly international boundary with Mexico. With the preferred alternative, any interstate <br />agreements between authorized entities in the Lower Division States would not change the <br />volume of water delivered downstream of Parker Dam. The Topock reach above Lake Havasu <br />would continue to be affected by similar flows under the No Action Alternative because <br />diversions to either California or Arizona would continue to be made at either the CAP aqueduct <br />system or the MWD aqueduct system from Lake Havasu. As mentioned earlier in the <br />description of operations these two systems are located within a short distance of each other and <br />draw from the same source. <br /> <br />LC Region DEAl I <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />12/97 <br /> <br />