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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 />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />000842 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 - A VOIDANCE, MINIMIZATION, MITIGATION AND <br />MONITORING PLAN <br /> <br />2.1 GENERAL <br /> <br />Through the planning process for the ALP Project efforts were made to avoid impacts where <br />possible, This avoidance concept has been carried through the design process and where <br />possible elements and procedures have been incorporated to minimize environmental impacts to <br />the extent practicable. It will be the responsibility of Reclamation, the construction contractor, <br />the operators of the completed project, and other ALP Project beneficiaries as well as third party <br />entities which include Colorado and New Mexico state agencies, local governments, and private <br />developers to minimize the impacts from project construction and operation, Some <br />commitments, such as monitoring or additional studies, will continue beyond completion of <br />construction of structural facilities. <br /> <br />The non-structural component of the ALP Project (i.e. the $40 million Resource FundI) will be <br />administered by Interior through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, In the event that the Colorado Ute <br />Tribes elect to fund alternative activities, other than that what was assumed in the 2000 FSEIS <br />with the Resource Fund or were to apply for water rights transfer, it would be the responsibility <br />of the Resource Fund's administering agency to detennine appropriate environmental protection <br />measures, <br /> <br />The use of ALP Project water by either the Colorado Ute Tribes or other ALP Project <br />beneficiaries, including third-party developers of the non-binding end uses, may result in <br />environmental impacts that would require implementation of avoidance design specifications and <br />mitigation measures, To the extent that Reclamation can require developers of ALP Project <br />water end uses to implement environmental protection elements into design, Reclamation <br />commits to requiring certain measures as discussed in Section 2,2 be implemented, However, all <br />compliance responsibilities and costs associated with end uses development will be the <br />responsibility of the third-party developer. <br /> <br />2.1.1 Project AvoidanceIMinimization Measures <br /> <br />The environmental commitments for the project require that certain features be designed to <br />minimize or eliminate impacts and require coordination with the Fish and Wildlife Service <br />(Service) and the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) for these designs. Also, Reclamation <br />will require the construction contractor(s) to implement management and <br />avoidance/minimization measures to minimize impacts as much as practicable. Many of the <br /> <br />I Although described in the FSEIS as an "Water Acquisition Fund", the Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments <br />of 2000 (P.L, 106-554) labels it the "Resource Fund", <br /> <br />6 <br />