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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />0008H <br /> <br />The San Juan River is not included in this environmental commitment and monitoring plan. <br />The June 2000 Biological Opinion for the ALP Project was prepared to address ESA issues that <br />would result from construction and operation of the downsized ALP Project. It superseded <br />previous opinions, One of conservation measures in the 2000 Biological Opinion for the <br />Project requires Reclamation to participate in the San Juan River Basin Recovery <br />Implementation Program (SJRBRIP). The conservation measure states: <br /> <br />Operation of Navajo Reservoir would mimic the natural hydrograph of the San Juan <br />River to benefit endangered fish species and their critical habitat. Mimicry of the <br />natural hydrograph would be achieved by operating Navajo Dam to follow the Flow <br />Recommendation and would be subject to completion of the Navajo Reservoir <br />Operations Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. <br /> <br />It is estimated that the modified operation of Navajo Dam will have greater effects to the San <br />Juan River as compared to the effects that will result from the construction and operation of the <br />ALP Project. It was concluded in the 2000 FSEIS that the ALP Project will have minimal <br />effects to the San Juan River; therefore, no mitigation and monitoring was proposed for the <br />San Juan River. <br /> <br />Threatened and endangered species issues specific to the ALP Project are included in this <br />environmental commitment and monitoring plan, although some of these issues are also <br />addressed under separate specific programs. Any additional threatened and endangered <br />species listed in the future and potentially affected by the Project will also be addressed <br />appropriately in accordance with the requirements of ESA. <br /> <br />Reclamation will develop specific guidelines or plans for the management of resources <br />associated with Reclamation owned lands associated with the ALP Project. These guidelines <br />will be developed prior to or concurrent with the construction of Project features, <br /> <br /> <br />5 <br />