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<br />., . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />INTROOUCTIO~J <br /> <br />The purpose of this report is to provide an analysis of fish and wildlife <br />impacts which would occur as a result of the authorization, construction, and <br />operation of the Price-San Rafael Salinity Control Unit, Colorado River Water <br />Quality Improvement Program. Recommendations to mitigate or offset adverse <br />impacts are made in compliance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 <br />Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and in cooperation with the Utah <br />Division of Wildlife Resources. <br /> <br />Impacts to listed threatened or endangered species are discussed in a <br />biological opinion required pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species <br />Act (attached). The biological opinion along with the Coordination Act Report <br />represent the Services assessment of project impacts to fish and wildlife in <br />the area. <br /> <br />Findings and Recommended actions outlined in the above reports will be used by <br />Reclamation in preparing NEPA compliance documents and to accompany <br />Reclamation planning reports during project authorization. <br /> <br />The Service's goal in analyzing project impacts was to mitigate losses "in <br />place" and "in kind" in keeping with Service mitigation policy. Further, we <br />have tried to ensure that "no net loss' of wetlands would occur. SCS <br />voluntary replacement of wildlife values foregone does not ensure that all <br />losses will be compensated or that replacement values will be of the same <br />quantity and quality. <br /> <br />"'""1 ,r"" \,: " <br />\.~'Ul; '0'. <br />