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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />The U.S. Fi.h ,nd Wildli'. S.rvic'I in 3un. 19S2 R.vi.ed Coordin.tion Act <br />RIPort, d.t.r.ln.d th.t th. affected w.tl.nd. w.r. oR'.aurce Category 2', <br />Thi. det.r,in.tion ....nti.lly .,ant th.t wetland. wIre to be replacld <br />acre-for-.cre and that no net los. of h.bitlt could occur. Th. .itigatlon <br />plan WIS dlYllopld a. i re.ult fir.t I.ph..il.d w.tland co.pens.tlon, The <br />wetland acr'l pr..ented above ,r. .110 the w.tland .crll to be r.placld <br />through .itigation. Thl rlplace..nt of terre.tri.l habitat .ff.ct.d will b. <br />Icco.pllshed through the i.prove..nt 0' habitat value on 6,417 acra. .t the <br />Alaeo.a Nation.1 Wildlifl R.fug. INNR), th. 81anca Wlldli'e Habitat Aria <br />(NHAI, the San Luil Lakl Yicinity, and tn. Russell Lak.. N.t.rfowl <br />"inag.elnt Are. (WHA)> <br /> <br /> <br />Thl following id.ntifle. the wetland. .crl.gl d.llgld, and the r"ldial <br />w.tlr d.llverie. to r.fuge. nlcl..lry to co.p.n.at. for .uch 10."" <br /> Co.pen- AUlct- RII.dl.1 IIlter (Aft) <br /> AH.ct- ..ted Id Ter- to.p.n- . ... .. .. .. .. ... ... - - <br /> ed lIet- Wlt- r..trlal ..tad Project Purch..tl <br />Shgll land. l.nd. Lands Lind. Trln.flr <br /> (AC) (111:) lllC) llle) <br />---------- .....--....... ............. ..------- ----.-. ---....-.... ......---------- <br />StAg. 1-2 601l 601l 1413 818 675 1101 <br />Stag. 3 3030 3030 4lI46 2628 2170 <br />Stagl 4 44S0 44S0 3635 2113 1745 <br />Shg. 5 3715 37!1 1484 8'8 710 <br /> ............ ...._111- .--.- -.... ----. <br />TOTALS 8460 8460 11098 6417 l5JOO 1107 <br /> <br />TOT~L REKEOIAL II~TER-6407 AF <br /> <br />Th' Mitigation plan Idlntifie. the Ala.o.. NWR, the 81anca WHA, the 9an <br />Lul. L.k. Yiclnlty, and thl RUI.III lake. HKA a. the .rll. wh.rl the <br />proJ.ct Ifflct. will bl II1.yllt,d. Th. proJ.ct ..lvlg.d wat.r froe the <br />conv.y.ncl eh.nnll and water rIght. tr.n.f.rr.d fro. land purch... will ~e <br />proYld.d to the AII.OII NWR Ind 81anca liMA for w.tland Ind t.rr..trlal <br />hlbitat eitlgatien. Hlter u.ed In th' S.n Lui. Lake ylclnity t. p....d <br />throughout thl w.tllnd Iy.tt. while wlt,r n,.dld .t th. RU..lll L.k.. WMA <br />I. to bl obtain.d a. appurtenant wat.r right. with land purch.... <br /> <br />3. Undlr the 1981 Solicitor. opinion, whln will dellYlrle. of wat.r to refug.. <br />to litiglte habitat 10.... actually co...nc.? Hh.n, and undlr wh.t <br />clrcu..tance. c,n the.e d.lly.rll' bl t.r.lnatld? <br /> <br />IInsw.r: Th. D.c..~.r 16, 1981, opinion of tbe A'loelate Solicitor, <br />Depart..nt of th. lnt.rlor, .tat.d thlt thl w.tlr dlllYlry prIori tIe. a. <br />lit forth In the .uthorlzing l.gillatlon did not rlcognlll nor p.r.lt . <br />.y.t.. of proportlonat. .harlng a.ong prloritlls, SIYln this d.cillon, thl <br />flr.t 60,000 .cr.~fl.t of wlt.r '1lvlgld fro. proJlct will. II to bl <br />'dellvlrld to thl Ria Br.nd.. Th. n.xt 5,300 .crl-fllt of w.tlr ..ly.gld <br />during. giv.n YI.r I. to bl u..d for proJ.ct .Itigation. Th. projlct will <br />not deYIlop 60,000 acr.~f.tt of lalYagld wat.r until .tlg. 4 I. conltruct.d <br />and in op.ratlon. <br /> <br />('" · '21' <br />-;.~; \) t/J. ' <br /> <br />14-9 <br /> <br />I <br />