WSPC04984

• File Number: 8541
• Description: San Luis Valley Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 3/30/1981
• Author: Robert H Weimer
• Title: San Luis Valley Project Closed Basin Division - 1980-1981 - Results of Mitigation Meeting of March 10, 1981 and proposed Mitigation Plan for the Closed Basin Division
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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United States Department of the Interior
WATER ANn POWER RESOURCES SERVICE

IN REPLY
REFER TO: 720

SOUTHWEST REGION
COMMERCE DUlLDlNG, 714 S. TYLER, SUITE 201
AMARILLO, TEXAS 79101

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Memorandum

To: Regional Director, Region 6, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Denver, CO

From: Regional Director

Subject: Results of }litigation ~leeting of March 10, 1981, and Proposed
Mitigation Plan for the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley
Project, Colorado

We appreciate the progress at the suhject meeting in revlslng the mitigation
plan. With the exception of the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area (WHA), our offices
were in accord for predicting adverse effects caused by the project division and
for recommending related mitigation measures. These predicted effects and
mitigation recommendations were presented by the Fish and Wildlife Service
representatives during the morning of the subject meeting. TI1e basic elements
of that morning's presentation are enclosed.

In an attempt to resolve predictions for adverse effects and related mitigation
measures specifically for Blanca WHA, FWS and Bureau of Land Yillnagement (BLM)
representatives met during the afternoon of }illrch 10. A mitigation plan encom-
passing Blanca WHA was proposed and briefly discussed in the late afternoon of
March 10 by representatives of the FlvS, BLM, and Water and Power Resources
Service (Water and Power). In our opinion, logical methods were used in pre-
dicting the adverse effects and recommending the related mitigation measures for
the late afternoon proposal, but some of the calculations and resulting values
need refinement.

During the week of Ylinch 16 we have continued to work with the FWS and Bll1 to
arrive at a recommended total revised mitigation plan. Enclosed is a copy of
that plan. We are naturally aware that mitigation recommendations from the
field level will receive higher-level review before the Secretary of the Interior
requests concurrence from the Congress on the revised mitigation plan.

Other topics
copy of this
the meeting.

discussed during the morning of March 10 are also enclosed. By
memorandum, we are furnishing meeting results to those notified of
We thank all of the attendees for their time and assistance.

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Enclosures