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<br />., <br /> <br />B. PURPOSE AND NEED <br /> <br />The purpose and need statement is confusing because it appears that protecting the <br /> <br />endangered fish and their designated critical habitat is subject to maintaining the authonzed <br /> <br />purposes of the Navajo Unit while making water available for current and future water <br /> <br />development is not. In addition, the PDEIS and the 80 need to be consistent with respect to the <br /> <br />purpose of the flow recommendations. Therefore, 1-2, lines 50-56, should be revised as follows: <br /> <br />The purpose of the proposed action is to u>vd;f} th.~ vp~.at;v,,~ continue to operatc <br />the decision criteria of Navajo Dam and Reservoir to provide sufficient releases of <br />water at times, quantities, and durations necessary to p.vkd bene/it two Colorado <br />River endangered fish (figure 1-2), and their designated critical habitat wtriIe <br /> <br />UIQ.;uLu;II;U,5 diG llu:thvl;L,l".d pUJ.pv~\"'~ u[tL"".. ~~u."u.ju U1I;( and Uh.J..~U5 to make <br />water available for current and future water development while maintaining the <br />authorizcd purposes of the ~a\.ajo Unit. The fishes' populations and habitat may <br />have been adversely affected or modified in part by the construction and <br />subsequent operation of Navajo Dam, and operating the dam under its historic <br />operating criteria could continue the adverse effects. <br /> <br />C. CONNECTED AND RELATED ACTIONS <br /> <br />1-8, lines 243-249, should be deleted. <br /> <br />ThG July 14, 199yl b;vlv~'al ~;)....".;UU'lIt ful th"" \"oVUlpk.t;VIl 6fNlIP ;u",lud(..;I ~ <br />(.vullu;b.lh..ul by tIn., DlA [01 R""",laJ.l.U:f.l;vlI tv vp""1(~h.. riavajv Da.uJ. Lv u.u.......t tl1'-' fluvy <br />l"OUllUl".UJl.I.t;vu.::J, IIVVYI".n..l, R,G!a.au,d;vlJ YYa.., Ilvl....vu"'ult'-'d '~lId 11c:\.5 llot (.vuu1.l;tt",d to <br />1........\,.( flv't'Y l'\"oVllUlh..1J.dd.l;vu3 p'lld~15 \",vulpk,t;Vll of tll;,:) CIS. TII\.o OP(.1I1t;011 of1iavajv <br />DaJ.u ......;11 uot bG d'~,",ud....ul ""pvu ""()J.u()kt~ou v[CS..\ S"Gtivu -; ""vu.>....lt&t;oll~ ful tlK ALr <br />FJ.vj""""t VJ. t(Hp, IJ.o~'''''''I, [....ll ""vlllpkti(hl v[tlav.>"" }o.llojcd..,;.., d""p'''''lIdc!u.it ........VLl thG <br />Outc.vun.. v[tl~~ r~a"'l.jv R""'>""I YV;I O....""I(\t;OIl.., CIS. <br /> <br />1-9, lines 258-259, should be revised as follows: actions to develop water rights <br /> <br />established in the 1986 Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the <br /> <br />Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of2000; <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />00728 <br />