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38 Potential degradation of water quality resulting from Project action that compromises conditions essential to the health, reproduction, and survival of endangered bald eagles and Colorado squawfish should be assessed and monitored and are a part of the research that will be a part of the reasonable and prudent alternative for endangered fish. Corrective measures designed to restore water quality to the conditions required by endangered species should be implemented. If new information becomes available, new species listed, or should there be any changes to the Project which alter the operation of the Project from that which is described in this biological opinion and which may affect any endangered or threatened species in a manner or to an extent not considered in this biological opinion (see 50 CFR, Part 402.16), formal Section 7 consultation should be reinitiated. Incidental Take Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, prohibits any taking (harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct) of listed species without a special exemption. Harm is further defined to include significant habitat modification or degradation that results in death or injury to listed species by significantly impairing behavioral patterns such as breeding, feeding, or sheltering. Under the terms of Section 7(b)(4) and Section 7(0)(2), taking that is incidental to and not intended as part of the agency action is not considered taking within the bounds of the Endangered Species Act provided that such taking is in compliance with the incidental take statement. Because Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have agreed to the implementation of the conservation recommendations contained herein, the Service does not anticipate that the proposed Project will result in any incidental take of bald eagles. Accordingly, no incidental take is authorized. Should any take occur, Reclamation must reinitiate formal consultation with the Service and provide detailed circumstances surrounding the take. CONCLUSION This concludes our biological opinion on the impacts of the proposed Project. The Service has determined that the impacts of the Project are likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the Colorado squawfish; however, a reasonable and prudent alternative which offsets jeopardy to the Colorado squawfish has been identified as a result of this consultation. The reasonable and prudent alternative includes: (1) an Animas-La Plata Project that results in an initial depletion of 57,100 acre-feet, (2) 7 years of research to determine endangered fish habitat needs, (3) operation of the Navajo Dam to provide a wide range of flow conditions for the endangered fish, (4) a guarantee that the Navajo Reservoir will be operated for the life of the Project to mimic a natural hydrograph based on the research, and (5) legal protection for the reservoir releases instream to and through the endangered fish habitat to Lake Powell. In order to preclude jeopardy, all five elements must be implemented.